More Tunes of the Week

In our effort to bring more groovy reels in, here's the one that we've twice called "that one on the Lunasa CD that the guitar player wrote". And we've only played it in bits and pieces at that. This transcription seems more of an approximation, but here you go:
1st August

And more slip jigs that got played Saturday night:
Hardiman the fiddler
A Fig for a Kiss

And if anyone knows of a video clip of the Lunasa set that includes that Fleur de Mandragore tune, could you please post it?
And some of those neat Breton tunes with them extra beats in 'em

This guy wants to come to the session

He seems keen...

Tunes of the week

Here`s a few that came out nicely:

• Hunter`s House, a classic by Ed Reavy, pobably his most popular tune.
• 6/8 du Petit Sarny by Eric Favreau.
• The Tailor's Thimble which we played a lot in Vancouver at the Heather. I think we got this one from O'Neill's and from a visting concertina player from England called Andrea. There is an old Scottish jig called The Banks of Allen which this is based upon.

Anyone remember some of the better sets that got thrown together?

Thanks everyone for making it over to the dark depths of Adams Road for the session last night - somehow you all made our freezing house toasty for the first time in weeks! Many great tunes were played that I of course didn't write down any of the names of....so if anyone did make some notes, could you put them up here?  Also, someone left a hat here - I think Hugh.  Does anyone know how to get a hold of him?

More Slip Jigs please

Nah, the tune of the week should really be a tune. We don't really play that many slip jigs and so I humbly submit is one for consideration: Ryan's, aka Fisherman's. Most of us probably know it already. It's one of those pretty ones that sounds good fast or slow. Cheers

New musical Friends, Tempo, and Expectations

The Tune of the Week is actually a song, the Log Driver's Waltz.

For the life of me I cannot hear the double-entendre that everyone was giggling about at session when I hear this song! It's a beloved NFB Animation short, not a tune about the nasty. Someone will have to take me aside and explain.

Thanks to Lyn and Emily for this one, and if anyone can suggest great Canadian tunes to Margaret to take home to Ireland, pass them along!

It was great having some folks make the long trip from town to join us this weekend. I really enjoy playing with new people. It's great fun watching players squint and cringe as we adjust intonation, listen to new settings, and settle into a group tempo that might be a bit different than what might have been set initially. And the punters don't seem to notice because they invariably are shocked to hear that we haven't been playing together for years.

So cheers to Margaret, Brenda and Hugh for coming out. I associate Margaret's guitar so strongly with Annie and Jes' fiddle playing that I can almost hear the three of them when only one is present. It's likewise with Keona's playing; I hear Neil's guitar with her even when he's at home.

The portable pub

Perhaps we can chip in and buy The Snug a retrofit.

See you all tomoorw night!

New Calendar

Here's a new calendar for ya, Emily. It needs a bit o tweaking, but I think it'll work. I've put the sessions down on every other week. But I'll edit these as we go along.

Slainte

Tune of the week

Another one from Mike, Just Cruzing.

Next Session: Saturday, October 4th

We seem to be on Saturdays for a while now, and some of us will be out tomorrow...
Does anybody know of a way to have "Next Session" appear in the sidebar (or a little editable calendar/whatever)?

Here's a set that I've always liked, from Tipsy House out of San Francisco.
The first tune is incorrectly called The Godfather, but that's the title of the Brian Rooney cd from which it comes.

The Road to Garrison/John Kelly's/John Brady's

www.tipsyhouse.com/listen.html

another tune....

I know there's already been a tune for the week, but here's a "if-you've-already-learned-the-other-tune-of-the-week-tune-of-the-week".  It's groovy.

Missed you all last night!

Lochaber Badger

And here it is prefaced by Farewell to Uist

Tune of the week: Ormond Sound

The one Mike insisted on playing...

Ormond Sound

Here's an audio clip of the tune too from a band called Pitch the Peat.

The Snug Session Goes Techno

...and not-so-techno, as the skill behind the videographer becomes apparent...
but never mind. Here's a little piece of tonight.



I resolve to get some female representation on this page. Vieve? Keona? Really we're not all men, here! And actually some of the kids seem to be making themselves heard on this video, too.