I (and most players in my area) have always approached hornpipes more closely to what you're calling "heavily swing". it's not a fully "dotted eighth/sixteenth" relationship, but more of a "tied/ single triplet" feel. Great lesson, in any case.
Lovely wee tune that. This may not be the place for this question but, when I play some tunes I want some notes to be played quieter than others. I guess this is about 'feel'? I found myself playing some of the longer notes louder. Is this 'wrong', or for another lesson? 🙂 I'm sure in pub sessions mandolin players are playing as loud as they can over fiddles and guitars!
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I (and most players in my area) have always approached hornpipes more closely to what you're calling "heavily swing". it's not a fully "dotted eighth/sixteenth" relationship, but more of a "tied/ single triplet" feel. Great lesson, in any case.
Excellent lesson Mike! I’m using it for learning Irish tenor banjo (GDAE).
Thanks for teaching me this amazing song
My pleasure 😊
Toujours aussi pédagogique . Un professeur né !
Merci Beaucoup!
Lovely wee tune that.
This may not be the place for this question but, when I play some tunes I want some notes to be played quieter than others. I guess this is about 'feel'? I found myself playing some of the longer notes louder. Is this 'wrong', or for another lesson? 🙂
I'm sure in pub sessions mandolin players are playing as loud as they can over fiddles and guitars!
Yeah, it's all about personal feel (in my opinion). If you want to play some notes quiet and others loud then go for it!