This month's Slow Session is in two days. Wednesday, Oct. 10 (My friend MaryAnn's birthday!) at 7:30 PM. $3, $4 if we make a lot of photocopies.
I'd like to propose, in the absence of last month's notes, that we work on Boys of Ballisodare and The Five Mile Chase (a couple of reels we should have been working on since August), the waltzes -- let's go over Josefin's, but also do the others listed on the Sept. list. Also, let's do Colerain jig, and, when people send me their replies from tonight's frantic e-mail request, I'll post up what people suggested.
I'm also doing a survey: "What were the first ten tunes you learned?" Please answer that by posting a reply to this post!
I'm looking forward to seeing everybody, and I'm pretty sure George will be back, as well as Karen White and hopefully Colleen!
Happy Fall Everyone! -- Hilary
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My co-leader (l) and me (r) at a party at Jose Malone's in Troy, NY!
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75 Commonly Played Irish Session Tunes
Slow Session Sets O' Tunes
Gentle Maiden (G) (Waltz) Munster's Cloak (Waltz)
The Mountain Road (DMaj) Swinging on a Gate (GMaj) Merry Blacksmith (DMaj) (Reels)
Tobins (D) Morrison's Jig (Emin) Out on the Ocean (G) Brendan Tonra's (D)
Father Kelly's (G) Speed the Plough (D) (Reels)
Swallowtail Jig (Emin) Gallagher's Frolics (Emin) Mist Covered Mountain (Amin)
The Swallow's Tail Reel (G) Cooley's Reel (Emin) Come West Along the Road (G) (Reels)
Kesh Jig (G) Father O'Flynn's (aka Top O Cork Road) (D) Blackthorn Stick (G) (Jigs)
Her Long Golden Hair Flowing Down Her Back (Amin) (slow tune)
Eagle's Whistle (D) (slow tune) Inisheer (G) (waltz)
The Mountain Road (DMaj) Swinging on a Gate (GMaj) Merry Blacksmith (DMaj) (Reels)
Tobins (D) Morrison's Jig (Emin) Out on the Ocean (G) Brendan Tonra's (D)
Father Kelly's (G) Speed the Plough (D) (Reels)
Swallowtail Jig (Emin) Gallagher's Frolics (Emin) Mist Covered Mountain (Amin)
The Swallow's Tail Reel (G) Cooley's Reel (Emin) Come West Along the Road (G) (Reels)
Kesh Jig (G) Father O'Flynn's (aka Top O Cork Road) (D) Blackthorn Stick (G) (Jigs)
Her Long Golden Hair Flowing Down Her Back (Amin) (slow tune)
Eagle's Whistle (D) (slow tune) Inisheer (G) (waltz)
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My co-leader (l) and me (r) at a party at Jose Malone's in Troy, NY!
Tunes to Learn for Nov. 2007 -- Start Now and You'll Be A Champ!
- Gentle Maiden (Waltz)
- Father Kelly's | Speed the Plough (Reels)
- Kesh | Father O'Flynn | Blackthorn Stick (Jigs)
- The Peacock's Feathers DMaj & Minor (Hornpipes)
- Morghan Meghan (O'Carolan)
Tunes List from Sept. 2007
- Swallowtail Jig (jig)
- Swallowtail Reel | Swinging on a Gate (reels)
- Josephine's (waltz) + listening party -- bring a recording of this if you have one!
Tunes List from August 2007
- Inisheer (waltz-ish slow tune)
- Contentment is Wealth (aka Carty's Jig)
- King of the Fairies (set dance)
- Out on the Ocean (reel)
- Kesh Jig | Stool of Repentence (jigs)
- Father Kelly's (reel)
- Tonra's (jig)
Tune Links
Some links of interest
- Capital District Celtic Cultural Association
- Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eirann Sean O'Riada Branch (Albany, NY)
- Riley School of Irish Music -- great link for tunes
- East Coast Pipers
- Catskills Irish Arts Week
- The Dance Flurry
- Jose Malone's Mexican Irish Restaurant
- The Session
- George Ward
- Skidmore College
- Old Songs, Inc.
2 comments:
First 10 tunes? Let's see...
Haste to the Wedding,
She Bag She Mohr (never did learn how to spell it),
Planxty Irwin,
Whiskey Before Breakfast,
Morrison's Jig,
Behind the Haystack (Munster Buttermilk),
Kesh jig,
Road to Lisdoonvarna,
Banish Misfortune,
and a waltz that I think is called Come Give Me Your Hand?
Thanks, Dave! I think it's Si Behg Si Mohr, but I could be wrong...
I'm trying desperately to remember what my first ten were -- I expect they would've been Bothy Band tunes that my teacher gave me.
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