Will Fly - Unsquare Dance

Subject: Will Fly - Unsquare Dance
From: olddude
Date: 22 Jul 10 - 10:57 AM

Holy Cow Will
that is some kinda pickin there guy !!

will fly unsquare dance

Subject: RE: Will Fly - Unsquare Dance
From: Will Fly
Date: 22 Jul 10 - 11:43 AM

Dan Dan... people will say we're in love.

A little touch of 7/4 time before breakfast is a nice little appetiser. Looking at the back of my copy of Bob Copper's "A Song For every Season" - the back section of which contains Jim Copper's songbook - there are several interesting time signatures. The song "Seamen Bold" is written in 5/4 - wonder what Brubeck would have made of that - and several with shifting time signatures within the tune. All of which probably reflected the unforced and personal way of Jim's family's singing.

I've just been looking through my recently-purchased copy of John Kitkpatrick's excellent "Jump At The Sun" tunebook, and goggling over "Bobby Shafto Gone Bonkers", with time signatures going from 4/4 to 9/8 to 7/4 to 3/2 to... madness!

Subject: RE: Will Fly - Unsquare Dance
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 22 Jul 10 - 12:52 PM

Thanks for posting. Gosh, that sweet old-fashioned stuff takes me back in time.


Tell me, Will, what are the earpieces for?

Subject: RE: Will Fly - Unsquare Dance
From: Will Fly
Date: 22 Jul 10 - 06:06 PM

I like to monitor what I'm playing and hear how it's sounding in the mic - hence the (iPod) earbuds. That way I get the sound right first time, and the earbuds are noticeable but not (I hope) too obtrusive, as full earphones would be. :-)