Alistair Hunter's

reel

Key signature: Eminor

Submitted on November 21st 2007 by fiel.

This tune has been added to 15 tunebooks.

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Heard on:
Muriel Johnstone - Roy Goldring Dances [CD]
Music for 15 Scottish Country Dances played by Marian Anderson (accordion), Keith Smith (fiddle), Muriel Johnstone (piano), Ronnie Currie (bass) and Gordon Smith (drums).

# Posted on November 21st 2007 by fiel

""Another boring non-irish tune here on THESESSION"" ;-P

# Posted on November 21st 2007 by fiel

Hmmmm

I guess we'll have to wait until an Irish musician records a hot version of it before its acceptable here...

# Posted on November 22nd 2007 by Sean MacOda Criobhan

The last straw

Congratulations, "fiel". You've just persuaded me to quit this website.

# Posted on November 22nd 2007 by Kenny

Kenny, check your e-mail.

# Posted on November 22nd 2007 by Dow

non-irish yes, but not boring celtic.......

# Posted on November 22nd 2007 by ceili

Harmonies

Hi, fiel, thanks for this tune, I appreciate it a lot. I know that harmonizing is not part of the tradition and I also read the respective thread. Still I think this one calls for harmonies, due to the vertical structures in the melody. My version is slightly different to fiel´s:
A ||:e |G |D |D |e |G |D |e :||
B ||: C |G |C |e |G D |e |C D |e :||

# Posted on November 22nd 2007 by Reelin´ man

Author

I forgot to ask who composed it. Muriel Johnstone? Or is it "Traditional"?

# Posted on November 22nd 2007 by Reelin´ man

Congatulation Kenny

But why? There is a lot of good Irish stuff here!
WahAllah!

# Posted on November 23rd 2007 by fiel

Reelin´man:
Thank YOU!
Those who add good SUGGESTIONS to tunes have a place in heaven. ;-)

# Posted on November 23rd 2007 by fiel

if some ppl would spend more having fun playing music they love rather than attacking the music they dont, everyone would be alot happier.

# Posted on November 23rd 2007 by saxwhistle

To try to strike some balance, as unbalanced as I am, Kenny has never said he didn't like a particular tune or melody, he has just tried to call for 'balance' in tune submissions in keeping with what most of us take as the main heart of this website ~ Irish music...

There are those of us here who could flood the site with endless other things, early music, country dance pieces, Breton, French Italian, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, American, Latino ~ for any one category there are 1,000's of tunes... For any one character there is the possibility of a website with that focus, and for some such websites already exist, if not for all? But, this website, as some know it and respect it, and as is it's focus and seed or origin, is about Irish music ~ not Balkan, not Scandinavian, not French, not Icelandic...

So, yes, a little of this and that is fine, choice morsels. Kenny, as far as I can remember, and 'mostly', has not attacked the tune but the submission, and that when an Irish tune is rare, either in a given week or one-after-the-other as driven by one persons passion for other things. So, it isn't about the music, it is about the people doing the submitting and not showing any attempt at 'balance'...

Even in most mixed sessions you won't find Klezmer music or Balkan mixed meters. If you do, they are rare and few, unless that's what the session is about. In Ireland, in Irish sessions, despite the bozouki, they remain rare to non-existent... Well, this session, this site, is about Irish music, it is an Irish session, with the grace to welcome the occassional tune of other origins...and favouring Scottish as the second choice, close ties as they are, and inclusive of that tradition's other homes ~ the Isles and Cape Breton, etc...

Kenny puts a lot of effort into supporting the music in his own community. He doesn't need my support, but I, personally, am not fond of 'interpretation' that is way off the mark and sweeping statments of judgement raised from that lack of understanding...

Now, as I'm sure Kenny is doing, I'm going to go enjoy some music...

# Posted on November 23rd 2007 by ceolachan

Great Tune.

Fiel I like the tune you have submitted. It is a tune that lends itself to adding your own variations.

# Posted on November 25th 2007 by JACKB