Posted by Tam Givens on November 23, 2009 at 12:43am
I like to play Irish songs on my CBG.
Songs like, The fields of Athenry, Raglan road, Roddy McCorley ect.
Also some fiddle tunes on my 3 string tuned DAe,
Anyone her play Irish music?
Tam
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Ive just about to make my first 3 stringer. I usually play either 6 or 12 string folk/country music.Irish and American.The Dubliners,Furies,Neil Young etc. Do you use a fretted CBG for the Irish songs? Ive been toying with the idea of a Dulcimer type CBG. Only because the chords would already be set out. What is the general feeing on this?
Two of my favorite groups are the Dubliners and the Clancy Brothers (& Tommy Makem) whose records I bought back in the 80s and have listened to a lot. I have also purchased their song books a long time ago, and for some of their simpler songs I have done some simple tabs for ukulele and stick dulcimer. Most of my work is on my PC in China, so you'll have to wait a couple months before I get back there. But, I think it would be cool to create some kind of archive for Irish tunes / songs, with lyrics and tabs done for various stringed instruments commonly implemented with cigar boxes (e.g. guitars, 3-stringers, ukes). I know there are lots of places on the Internet that have Irish music, tabs, and lyrics, but often it's not in a format that we can easily use. Most of the time when I research a song, I have to collect several versions of the song, pick the music and lyrics I like best, and then find a key to transpose it to that works well for Ukulele and stick Dulcimer (but usually it's a different key for each instrument because the notes available on the fret boards are so different). I like to write a simplified version of music notation coupled with lyrics and tabs, one version for uke, and another for stick dulcimer. I use MS Paint for this as I am (in my later years) extremely technology challenged, it you know what I mean. But, I'd be happy to share what I have. Some of my tabs are also of Scottish, English, Australian and Appalachian mountain music. So, maybe we shouldn't limit it the music archive to Irish Music, or even folk music.
Most of the Irish songs I play are done the mandolin, Irish tenor banjo or tin whistle. All for me grog, Fields of Anthenry, Jug of Puch, Wild Rover are some of my favorites. I just built my cbg (3 string) a short time ago. I haven't set to learning Irish songs on it yet.
Hi Rob, sorry for not replying earlier, I haven't been on for a while.
I Do not have a vidioe camera yet.
The Fields of Athenry is easy enough, if you know the tune in your head you should be able to knock it out.
Tam
I started off playing tunes primarily and have now gotten more into songs, since the primary session I go to has switched leadership and changed focus from the traditional tunes to songs. I've uploaded a couple of vids of me playing some tunes on a CBG, and I still grab one once in a while for plunking out one of the old rebel or drinking songs.
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Songs are one thing Tunes are another.
Irish Traditional Music (ITM) is mostly dance music (tunes) that are played in Sessions.
The usual forms are reels, jigs, slip jigs, Irish polkas, and a few others.
It generally gets played at fast tempos and people who do it seriously (on stringed instruments)
prefer short scales that allow two octaves to fit under your hand.
Mandolins, and tenor banjos (19" scale) seem to be bog standard.
If you don't play with others speed is not important and you can play anything you want.
I play standard instruments for ITM and I still haven't worked up to session speed after 7years.
Probly never will. Its a tough genre, if your not born to it.
Hi Tam.
Ive just about to make my first 3 stringer. I usually play either 6 or 12 string folk/country music.Irish and American.The Dubliners,Furies,Neil Young etc. Do you use a fretted CBG for the Irish songs? Ive been toying with the idea of a Dulcimer type CBG. Only because the chords would already be set out. What is the general feeing on this?
I apologise in advance for my ignorance.
Slainte mo chara.
Two of my favorite groups are the Dubliners and the Clancy Brothers (& Tommy Makem) whose records I bought back in the 80s and have listened to a lot. I have also purchased their song books a long time ago, and for some of their simpler songs I have done some simple tabs for ukulele and stick dulcimer. Most of my work is on my PC in China, so you'll have to wait a couple months before I get back there. But, I think it would be cool to create some kind of archive for Irish tunes / songs, with lyrics and tabs done for various stringed instruments commonly implemented with cigar boxes (e.g. guitars, 3-stringers, ukes). I know there are lots of places on the Internet that have Irish music, tabs, and lyrics, but often it's not in a format that we can easily use. Most of the time when I research a song, I have to collect several versions of the song, pick the music and lyrics I like best, and then find a key to transpose it to that works well for Ukulele and stick Dulcimer (but usually it's a different key for each instrument because the notes available on the fret boards are so different). I like to write a simplified version of music notation coupled with lyrics and tabs, one version for uke, and another for stick dulcimer. I use MS Paint for this as I am (in my later years) extremely technology challenged, it you know what I mean. But, I'd be happy to share what I have. Some of my tabs are also of Scottish, English, Australian and Appalachian mountain music. So, maybe we shouldn't limit it the music archive to Irish Music, or even folk music.
-Rand.
I Do not have a vidioe camera yet.
The Fields of Athenry is easy enough, if you know the tune in your head you should be able to knock it out.
Tam
I started off playing tunes primarily and have now gotten more into songs, since the primary session I go to has switched leadership and changed focus from the traditional tunes to songs. I've uploaded a couple of vids of me playing some tunes on a CBG, and I still grab one once in a while for plunking out one of the old rebel or drinking songs.
Gitty
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