Out on the Ocean [Jig] - Tune of the Month with Shannon Heaton
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- Опубликовано: 1 июн 2016
- Here's "Out on the Ocean," a jig for June 2016. Here are a few new ideas for this old chestnut, played on my Patrick Olwell Pratten-style flute.
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Having learned it by ear I only knew the playing of the variation both times in the B part. So it's nice to see another version of a tune I have been playing for some time.
BOTH ways of playing it (the variation just the last time... or both times) are lovely. I will go with whatever is happening around me, though I love saving the ascending bit for the last time...
Go hálainn!
I like that leagan.
Who inspired you on that version?
I am learning the tune from Mando Lesson, but I'll work out so good backing on the guitar with your version 😉
Hi Shannon, haven't seen you for a long time! Great stuff..... Quentin
Quentin! Love seeing your videos, and love that you stay busy being ever creative. I hope we can meet again and play some music together before too long. My best wishes to you over there in Clare. xo
Ps thanks for these variations...I’m going to do just what you suggest as I was in fact doing the same for Rolling Waves when I stumbled upon your vid for out on ocean! Strange synchronicity of Irish music sometimes!
ps: great to talk about variations.It's good to learn how to be flexible in seisiún.I wonder, Shannon.Who are your -2-3-4 main flute heroes?Cheers!Looking forward to the next video 😉
Ah! How did I miss this nice note? Big influences on me early on were John Creven, Brendan & Siobhan McKinney, Kevin Henry, and Geraldine McNamara. Other major flute heroes: Conal O'Grada, Matt Molloy, John McKenna, Josie McDermott (played, sang, and composed!), and Frankie Kennedy. On a more modern front, Brian Finnegan is a really beautiful player. Also great music from Louise Mulcahy, Marcas O'Murchu, Claire Mann, Mike McGoldrick, Kevin Crawford, Colm O'Donnell, Nuala Kennedy, Cathal McConnell, June McCormack, Sean Gavin, Emer Mayock, and Catherine McEvoy. That's 2-4 players, right?
And here's WHY:
Matt Molloy for his fluidity and tone
Josie McDermott and Cathall McConnell for their spirit, character
Conal O’Grada and John McKenna for their fearlessness
Kevin Henry for his strength and charm
Marcas O’Murchu for his humor and elegance
@@ShannonHeatonMusic And, Jean-Michel Veillon (every flute student should listen to his timbre), and Harry McGowan (every flute student should observe his hands), and esteemed piper Máire Ní Ghráda (who could teach us all a thing or two about style), and, and….
You rock Shannon!
Hi Shannon, I have a problem that crosses over to my other instruments. I can't remember lyrics as well tunes tend to run together and I'll be playing one and slip into another on the B part. How do you focus your memory to delineate between many jigs and reels that often sound the same in many parts? I will learn a tune well and then the next morning I have forgotten it! How do you file these correctly and accurately in your memory?
What a thoughtful question. Part of the journey is figuring out HOW to file the tunes correctly and accurately. And we all think differently. When I learn a tune carefully and revisit it over several days, it usually feels distinct to me. Sometimes I will write out the first notes of the A part, and the first notes of the B part--just letter names on a piece of paper--so the next time I sit down to play I'll have that prompt. Once I've really imprinted on a tune, it's great reinforcement when I have a chance to play it with other people... Yes, playing with other people and listening to lots and lots of trad recordings is probably the biggest way that I make sense and meaning out of all the different threads.
If I may, I have one more question. Can you recommend a jig or two that would make good set with Out on the Ocean? I love the ride from major to minor back to major. This question is also in response to your videos on session etiquette. Because of your videos I am inspired to start a local ongoing session for my community in the bluegrass area of Kentucky and want to build sets for us to work on. Thanks. You're a very gifted teacher who carries the ability to translate inspiration to others.
Great that you will organize a session--and great that you want to have some group tunes in mind. That helps get things going! I love putting tunes together in sets, and there are many great choices of pairings. Going from Out on the Ocean which ends on G into, say, a D tune that starts on an A would be nice (like Hag at the Churn, Hag with the Money, Trip to Athlone). Or playing a minor jig like the Killavil (ends on an E) INTO Out on the Ocean which starts on a D, and which a lot of people know so can jump in on... this could be nice, too. Let me know what you come up with!
Shannon would you please do Christmas Eve on totm? I need clarity on how to do the ornamentation. Thanks!
Hi, Matt. Thanks for the request. Why not consider Christmas Eve in October! I'll focus on the A rolls in the first two parts, and the G rolls in the third parts. Stay tuned...
Ive always played the B part the same way both times, going up to the high G, because I just learned the tune from the first setting listed here thesession.org/tunes/108 thanks for the clarification!