What a nice gathering we had this year. I've got some field recordings up on my tunes site. I'll be working on editing more so check in from time to time.
I've firmed up some more opinions over the past few months. One being that I'm not the sort of fiddler who likes to play the same old stuff for the sake of being comfortable. I've been in numerous jams, in the past few years where the unquestioned framework is to aim for tunes that everybody knows. You know, after the 5th Over The Waterfall in a weekend, I just feel like screaming. I mean that in the nicest way, but I don't care how well played it is, the challenge is gone after awhile. I love a new tune that catches my attention with its freshness and curiosity. Yep, I know not everyone is up to jumping in on a jam to play by ear, but golly gosh, I wish more folks could take that leap to find out that it's way easier than they think. A work in progress, no doubt. That said, I so don't want to make anyone feel badly about their abilities or what floats their boat. We're all in a different lane on the music highway, I guess.
Here's some of the new (to me) tunes that are up on the tunes site...
Moon Over the Hill, a Melvin Wine tune *Edit - See the comments below. Thanks, Brendan*
Old Greasy Coat, a variation of the old standard
Hard Road to Travel, still looking for a source
Old Billy Hell
Lucy Neil, from Norman Edmunds
Hey, so play nice. Learn some new tunes, eh?
3 comments:
> Moonlight Over the Hill, a Melvin Wine tune
Melvin actually called it "Moon Behind The Hill".
Oops, that was part typo, part what the player told me. If you listen to the recording, another player says it you way. She also says it was written by Melvin Wine and Howdy Forester.
Thanks for the correction. I'm always interested to hear from folks and keep things accurate.
You're right, it was a great gathering! Especially for my first!
In a way it's good to be the n00b, since I didn't even know the COMMON songs. And the ones I like that I'm learning to play, most aren't even represented on the FHO media list, just a few are.
And when I went to the Lyons event I seemed able to at least get (most of the) last round of any of the easier tunes, and at least some of the harder ones. That one was slower in general though, I must admit.
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