It kind of drives me crazy how Irish trad supposedly doesn't have any swing but here we are. I've read that the closest thing to swing is heavy and light notes but both styles of rhythmic devices are found all over the place. Thanks so much for mentioning the swing and ending aspects!
Good explanations, Chris. I have been playing that tune on and off for years, but had forgotten its name! I've now given it a bit of extra growl on the viola :) Now, at around 08'03 you compared the "stop" (lifting the bow) to flute players taking a breath, then you said (if I understand you correctly) fiddle players tend to imitate pipers. Did you mean to say "imitate flute players"? Also, I came up with a little variation on the repeat. Not sure if I invented it, or inadvertently nicked it from elsewhere in the past, but it works quite well, I think, especially if you lift the bow to his the bottom two open string. It's on the 1st 2 bars of the A part, and it goes, in abc notation, A2AB AFED | B2 [G,D]A BcdB | Thanks for another good video!
Hi Jim. Regarding my comment at 8.03, my point was that trad fiddlers tend to imitate pipers- ie, the bow never leaves the strings. So the lift off (copying the flute, instead) makes a nice change.
This is a great lesson! Thank you!
Thanks Bob!
Woo Hoo! Thanks Chris. Wonderful version.
Thanks Dale.
It kind of drives me crazy how Irish trad supposedly doesn't have any swing but here we are. I've read that the closest thing to swing is heavy and light notes but both styles of rhythmic devices are found all over the place.
Thanks so much for mentioning the swing and ending aspects!
Glad you found this interesting!
Good explanations, Chris. I have been playing that tune on and off for years, but had forgotten its name! I've now given it a bit of extra growl on the viola :)
Now, at around 08'03 you compared the "stop" (lifting the bow) to flute players taking a breath, then you said (if I understand you correctly) fiddle players tend to imitate pipers. Did you mean to say "imitate flute players"?
Also, I came up with a little variation on the repeat. Not sure if I invented it, or inadvertently nicked it from elsewhere in the past, but it works quite well, I think, especially if you lift the bow to his the bottom two open string. It's on the 1st 2 bars of the A part, and it goes, in abc notation, A2AB AFED | B2 [G,D]A BcdB |
Thanks for another good video!
Hi Jim. Regarding my comment at 8.03, my point was that trad fiddlers tend to imitate pipers- ie, the bow never leaves the strings. So the lift off (copying the flute, instead) makes a nice change.
@@TheFiddleChannel Ah, right. Thanks for the clarification.