Sorry to disagree, but this tune has everything I hate about some new compositions -- rambling, contrived and with two parts that seem to owe nothing to the other!! The better 2nd part sounds too much like it's made up of bits of better tunes. That's not too say it is doing it little justice to judge it from the Midi. Still, I remain dubious ...
The A part of this tune owes much to the Scottish tune "Charlie is my Darling". I like the syncopation of the B part. Overall, a worthy addition to the repertoire.
Thanks Dow - I really like this tune as you all know. But I must clarify - It is heaps more fun to play than to actually listen to. Does that make sense? its soo much fun - except when you have Dow purposely playing wrong chords!! No seriously Dow - good on you
I can't believe I'm disagreeing with you two, as normally I would be like minded, not very fond of contrivance and the 'see-what-I-can-do' tendency of a lot of 'new' composition. As Nong put it, "rambling and contrived", etc... While I don't like the tune particularly, finding the A-part ('B' in the comments) a bit "na-na-na-na~", or mostly stuck noodling between a third, it has 'agreement', though as Nong says, not much between the A & B. But even there, though not a direct tie, there is a 'noodle' here and there between the same third in the lower octave of the B-part ('A' in the comments). All that said, it ain't a half bad try and I can see where the fun is, but I'll bet you Dow/Mark ain't playing it anymore. It is one of those that I think would eventually grate on you like some commercial dittys. I still don't think it's a 'bad' tune in structure and with some fun changing the emphasis bow wise, syncopation other than intended, it has some laugh factor in it, especially if you've someone like Dow playing the wrong chords in the wrong places and maybe a 6/8 or 9/8 bodhran rhythm bubbling underneath it ~ just so long as no one takes it seriously...
A few points of 'agreement':
A (B comments) ~ measures 1 / 3 / 5, with a classic change for 7, and similar for 2, 4, 6 & same note for 8.
B (A comments) ~ same as previous.
Between the two ~
already mentioned, the noodling between gfe & EFG/GFE, and not forgetting agf & FGA. It is like poetry, the rhyme doesn't have to be strictly iambic pentameter rhyming couplets, always at the end of the phrase...
Up Downey
A gorgeous tune from Diarmuid Moynihan from Calico. Cranks every time, it's lovely to play.
# Posted on August 22nd 2002 by b2jay
Sorry to disagree, but this tune has everything I hate about some new compositions -- rambling, contrived and with two parts that seem to owe nothing to the other!! The better 2nd part sounds too much like it's made up of bits of better tunes. That's not too say it is doing it little justice to judge it from the Midi. Still, I remain dubious ...
# Posted on August 24th 2002 by LongNote
Up Downey
What he said.
# Posted on August 24th 2002 by Mad Baloney
Up Downey
The A part of this tune owes much to the Scottish tune "Charlie is my Darling". I like the syncopation of the B part. Overall, a worthy addition to the repertoire.
# Posted on August 25th 2002 by wightmana
Up Downey
Sorry, my earlier comments on the A and B parts need to be reversed. I learned the tune the other way round from how it is printed here!
# Posted on August 25th 2002 by wightmana
Up Downey's
I think it's a grand wee tune, but i always thought it was written by Tola Custy???
# Posted on August 29th 2002 by Fiddlin Mad
This is SirNose and bb's version:
K:Emin
B|EFGA B2dB|BAGB AGFB|EFGA Bdef|gfed eaz2|
EFGA ~B3d|BAGB AGFB|EFGA Bded|BAGB E3:|
|:e|gfeg fegf|egfe a3b|gfeg fegf|egfe B3e|
gfeg fegf|egfe a3g|ba (3gab agfB|egfd e3:|
# Posted on September 17th 2003 by Dow
Thanks Dow - I really like this tune as you all know. But I must clarify - It is heaps more fun to play than to actually listen to. Does that make sense? its soo much fun - except when you have Dow purposely playing wrong chords!! No seriously Dow - good on you
# Posted on September 17th 2003 by bb
It's the car horn effect that he plays on the concertina on the a3 and B3 that I think *really* makes the tune.
# Posted on September 18th 2003 by Tish
Tabache - Waves of Rush
This tune's also on the Tabache album Waves of Rush.
# Posted on February 20th 2004 by drizzt
NongLote & Bad Maloney
I can't believe I'm disagreeing with you two, as normally I would be like minded, not very fond of contrivance and the 'see-what-I-can-do' tendency of a lot of 'new' composition. As Nong put it, "rambling and contrived", etc... While I don't like the tune particularly, finding the A-part ('B' in the comments) a bit "na-na-na-na~", or mostly stuck noodling between a third, it has 'agreement', though as Nong says, not much between the A & B. But even there, though not a direct tie, there is a 'noodle' here and there between the same third in the lower octave of the B-part ('A' in the comments). All that said, it ain't a half bad try and I can see where the fun is, but I'll bet you Dow/Mark ain't playing it anymore. It is one of those that I think would eventually grate on you like some commercial dittys. I still don't think it's a 'bad' tune in structure and with some fun changing the emphasis bow wise, syncopation other than intended, it has some laugh factor in it, especially if you've someone like Dow playing the wrong chords in the wrong places and maybe a 6/8 or 9/8 bodhran rhythm bubbling underneath it ~ just so long as no one takes it seriously...
# Posted on February 25th 2006 by ceolachan
A few points of 'agreement':
A (B comments) ~ measures 1 / 3 / 5, with a classic change for 7, and similar for 2, 4, 6 & same note for 8.
B (A comments) ~ same as previous.
Between the two ~
already mentioned, the noodling between gfe & EFG/GFE, and not forgetting agf & FGA. It is like poetry, the rhyme doesn't have to be strictly iambic pentameter rhyming couplets, always at the end of the phrase...
# Posted on February 25th 2006 by ceolachan
Up Downey
I brought this setting home from a contradance players workshop run by Jeremiah McLane:
X: 1
T: Up Downey
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K:Emin
| EFGA B2eB | BAGB AGFD | EFGA B2ef | gfed fa (3aaa |
EFGA B2eB | BAGB AGFD | EFGA B2ef |1 gfed e4 :|2 gfed e3f ||
| gfeg fegf | egfe a2 (3aaa | gfeg fegf | egfd B2 (3BBB |
gfeg fegf | egfe a2 (3aaa | bagb agfd |1 (3efg fd e3f :|2 (3efg fd e4 ||
# Posted on April 5th 2007 by joesmith
Here's the original version:
X: 1
T: Up Downey
C: Tola Custy
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
D: Calico - Songdogs
R: reel
K: Emin
EFGA ~B2ed|ABGB AGFG|DEGA ~B2ef|gfeg fazD|
EFGA ~B2ed|ABGB AGFG|DEGA ~B2ed|1 BAGF EB,~B,2:|2 BAGF EB~B2||
|:gfeg fegf|egfe a2~a2|gfeg fegf|egfe B2~B2|
gfeg fegf|egfe a2~a2|bagf agfg|e3e e2ee:|
1st time thru the fiddle plays the following variation on bars 7 and 8 of the A-part:
|E^DEG GFGA|BA (3Bcd edBG|
# Posted on May 18th 2008 by Dow