Help: Waltz Recommendations...?

Subject: RE: Help: Waltz Recommendations...?
From: CarolC
Date: 24 Dec 01 - 01:21 AM

(heh heh heh)

Subject: RE: Help: Waltz Recommendations...?
From: Mark Cohen
Date: 24 Dec 01 - 12:36 AM

[biting my tongue...] :-)

Subject: RE: Help: Waltz Recommendations...?
From: CarolC
Date: 23 Dec 01 - 08:21 PM

No, I don't like the way that piece sounds on my accordion. Although I have the music for several of his pieces, the only one I like the sound of on my box is Ashokan Farewell, and that one only occasionally. Maybe if I had a sweeter sounding box.

Subject: RE: Help: Waltz Recommendations...?
From: Murray MacLeod
Date: 23 Dec 01 - 03:18 PM

Carol, do you play his "Wizard's Walk" ? Very clever tune, but one which I found very hard to commit to memory. I still have to sneak a glance at the music sometimes when we play it.

Sorry, this is thread drift, I know.

Murray

Subject: RE: Help: Waltz Recommendations...?
From: CarolC
Date: 23 Dec 01 - 02:26 PM

I don't particularly like "The Lover's Waltz" either, Murray. But I love most of Jay's other stuff.

Subject: RE: Help: Waltz Recommendations...?
From: Murray MacLeod
Date: 23 Dec 01 - 01:58 PM

Harbara, I guess I am the only person on earth who can't abide "The Lover's Waltz". We play it at the insistence of my fiddler, who thinks it is wonderful.

To think the same man also wrote the immortal "Ashokan Farewell". ( Which could also be played as a waltz, come to think of it)

Subject: RE: Help: Waltz Recommendations...?
From: CarolC
Date: 23 Dec 01 - 11:03 AM

Website for Jay Ungar and Molly Mason...

http://www.jayandmolly.com/

Subject: RE: Help: Waltz Recommendations...?
From: Barbara Shaw
Date: 23 Dec 01 - 08:53 AM

Jay Ungar and Molly Mason have two albums with beautiful waltzes on them: Lovers' Waltz and Waltzing With You.

Subject: RE: Help: Waltz Recommendations...?
From: GUEST
Date: 23 Dec 01 - 01:20 AM

Check out the five CD's by Timothy Seaman from the Williamsburg living historical society...all instruments are exceptional arrangments but the hammered dulimer is particularly excellent.

Subject: RE: Help: Waltz Recommendations...?
From: GUEST,.gargoyle
Date: 23 Dec 01 - 01:18 AM

My grandmother's favorite, played by her..."The Blackhawk Waltz."

Subject: RE: Help: Waltz Recommendations...?
From: Sorcha
Date: 22 Dec 01 - 10:44 PM

In the BATH Chance???? THE BATH??? YOU HAVE A COMPUTER IN YOUR BATHTUB?????

Subject: RE: Help: Waltz Recommendations...?
From: Sorcha
Date: 22 Dec 01 - 10:19 PM

Red Fox Waltz
Green Valley Waltz
"state" waltzes--Tennesse, Missouri, etc.
Fins Jenta Waltz
Southwind

Check out JC's Tunefinder and put Waltz in the search box....might time out, though.

Subject: RE: Help: Waltz Recommendations...?
From: GUEST,fortunato in the bath
Date: 22 Dec 01 - 08:34 PM

My favorite is Waltz Across Texas by Ernest Tubb.

Subject: RE: Help: Waltz Recommendations...?
From: Stewie
Date: 22 Dec 01 - 08:29 PM

In my previous post, it should have read 'White Rose Waltz' (or 'Sundowner's Waltz'). My apologies.

--Stewie.

Subject: RE: Help: Waltz Recommendations...?
From: Stewie
Date: 22 Dec 01 - 08:20 PM

There are several lovely waltzes, including the exquisite 'Wild Rose Waltz' ( or 'Sundowner's Waltz'), among the 32 tunes on JP Fraley's 'Wild Rose of the Mountain' Rounder CD 0037. A review of this beaut reissue CD may be found here:

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Beautiful renditions of 'Over the Waves' and 'Wednesday Night Waltz' may be found on a CD reissue of superb fiddler, Clark Kessinger: 'The Legend of Clark Kessinger' County CO-CD-2713.

--Stewie.

Subject: RE: Help: Waltz Recommendations...?
From: dick greenhaus
Date: 22 Dec 01 - 07:20 PM

Well, there's Black Hawk Waltz. Also Goodbye Old Paint, Goodnight Irene, Streets of Laredo, ROse Connoly.

Subject: RE: Help: Waltz Recommendations...?
From: Ebbie
Date: 22 Dec 01 - 06:31 PM

According to what I just found, Ookpik was written by Frankie Rogers; BlueMont by Rodney Miller.

Subject: RE: Help: Waltz Recommendations...?
From: Ebbie
Date: 22 Dec 01 - 06:23 PM

I never get tired of 'Ookpik' or 'Blue Mont Waltz'.

Subject: RE: Help: Waltz Recommendations...?
From: Mark Cohen
Date: 22 Dec 01 - 04:39 PM

About 12 years ago (before CDs and MP3), a friend gave me a tape called "Last Band on the B Side", which is a collection of instrumental waltzes. I have no idea whether this was an actual published compilation or a home-grown one. But the waltzes are, for the most part, lovely. Here are the titles and artists (the ones I can read, anyway!). I know some of these folks now have 21st-century access to their music.

Keegan's Waltz and Jig -- Cathie Whitesides
Cabri Waltz/Midnight on the Water -- Bill Spence
Katrina Valsen/Brondums Hopsi -- Spelimenninir (?)
Nerissa's/Larry's Waltz -- New England Chestnuts
Waterfall Waltz -- Marshall Barron and Phil Merrill
Margaret's Waltz (one of my favorites!) -- Trapezoid
Joyous Waltz -- Jean Carignan
My Home Waltz -- Strathspey
Westphalia Waltz -- Arm & Hammer Stringband
Kiss Me Waltz -- Bill Monroe

There are also two beautiful waltzes, "Gaelic Farmer" and "Rowan Davies", on Harbors of Home, the latest CD by Gordon Bok, Ed Trickett, and Ann Mayo Muir, which is available through Timberhead Music.

Waltzes are wonderful!

Aloha,
Mark

Subject: RE: Help: Waltz Recommendations...?
From: CarolC
Date: 22 Dec 01 - 04:18 PM

I believe Sam Rizzetta has some good ones on hammered dulcimer.

And I know these guys do, although their renditions are slightly tweaked and not strictly in the traditional style... Morning Star Consort.

If you scroll down to the bottom of the page, you can click on some sound samples from their first CD.

Subject: RE: Help: Waltz Recommendations...?
From: breezy
Date: 22 Dec 01 - 04:08 PM

go Irish and do a medley with Wild Colonial Boy, Black Velvet Band then The Wild Rover and at Christmas stick in Fairytale of New York.When you get to the end start again and see if anyone notices, get the tempo first and play the tunes accordingly so the dancers dont get too knackered, good luck.Happy Christmas.

Subject: RE: Help: Waltz Recommendations...?
From: Banjo-Flower
Date: 22 Dec 01 - 04:00 PM

Midnight on the water is an excellent texan waltz look out for a brilliant vocal version by Norma Waterson a very well-known performer on the English folk scene

Gerry

Subject: Waltz Recommendations...?
From: GUEST,Mark A.
Date: 22 Dec 01 - 03:45 PM

I wonder if any of you folks can help me out...

I'm looking for some CD's of American traditional Appalachian/Old-Timey/Bluegrass waltzes. You know, tunes with the really pretty, evocative melodies.

Any CD/artist recommendations will be much appreciated. Thanks...