My Winter project

Subject: My Winter project
From: Midchuck
Date: 27 Oct 04 - 11:24 AM

Copied from a post to the Flatpick list on an ongoing topic there:

1) Learning a half-dozen fiddle tunes well enough to actually play melody in a jam. My projects are: Little Beggarman (in A); St. Anne's Reel (in D); BMR (in C capoed up, like Doc does it - I've been working on this, on and off, for just about 40 years, since Doc's first Vanguard album came out - is that a record?); Sailor's Hornpipe (in C); Garryowen (in G); and maybe Soldier's Joy.

2) Learning all the words to The Castration of the Strawberry Roan, and California Joe. Then I can do a whole set with just two songs.

Peter.

Anyone else have a special project underway?

Subject: RE: My Winter project
From: MMario
Date: 27 Oct 04 - 11:36 AM

finishing up a CD of Christmas Carols - and in Jauary hope to start another CD with an anti-hero theme

Subject: RE: My Winter project
From: Emma B
Date: 27 Oct 04 - 01:26 PM

Learning to play a Stradella 12 bass I "rescued" from a Charity shop -it looked so cute and lonely...........

Subject: RE: My Winter project
From: Rasener
Date: 27 Oct 04 - 01:29 PM

Making as much money for a wonderful charity by selling a CD of artists based in Lincolnshire.

Here is the link

http://www.icogitate.com/~celticfolkmusic/uk-VariousArtistesYellowbellies.htm

Subject: RE: My Winter project
From: Scooby Doo
Date: 27 Oct 04 - 01:53 PM

To learn to play the Psaltery for next years festivals and have a good holiday in Rome over Christmas.

Subject: RE: My Winter project
From: Rasener
Date: 27 Oct 04 - 01:55 PM

To do a Swarbaid/Walesby Village Hall charity evening at Market rasen Folk Club on Saturday the 18th December 2004

Subject: RE: My Winter project
From: bazza
Date: 27 Oct 04 - 04:22 PM

trying to rebuild an old lachenal anglo concertina I got from a carboot

Subject: RE: My Winter project
From: muppitz
Date: 28 Oct 04 - 03:42 AM

Learn to play the Mandolin and to get through Christmas without experiencing financial ruin!

muppitz x

Subject: RE: My Winter project
From: GUEST,Skipy
Date: 28 Oct 04 - 12:09 PM

Get over my ever increasing fear of singing or get out of the folk scene completely & I do mean 100% out! by Easter

Skipy

Subject: RE: My Winter project
From: Fliss
Date: 28 Oct 04 - 12:34 PM

Dont fear singing Skipy... I was nervous of singing in public for years. Have had a lot of encouragement since 2000, now it comes naturally when I want it to. I dont sing unless I want to, then I dont listen to folk who tell me I have to sing in G or D so they can play along. I sing what I want to sing, even if its the same song for weeks.... its Raglan ROad at the min in A, as it sounds nice accompanied.

Suppose my winter project is to brush up on songs Ive put aside as I learn new ones.

I like the selection of tunes Midchuck. I would add Kid on the Mountain to that and Cup of Tea. Ive been working on them for ages.
fxx

Subject: RE: My Winter project
From: GUEST,Les B.
Date: 28 Oct 04 - 01:42 PM

Midchuck - a worthy list. I'm assuming BMR is Black Mountain Rag. I didn't realize Doc did it out of a C capoed up. Most of the guitar pickers I know play it in G capoed up to A - so that fiddles, mandolins and banjos can join the fun.

Where in the world did you hear "California Joe" I recorded an itinerent fiddle player singing it years ago, and haven't ever heard a commercial recording of it. I have seen the poem it came from by an early day scout/poet whose name I've just spaced out - damn CRS!

Subject: RE: My Winter project
From: DonMeixner
Date: 28 Oct 04 - 02:39 PM

Finishing the last 13 winter projects.

Don

Subject: RE: My Winter project
From: sian, west wales
Date: 28 Oct 04 - 04:22 PM

Well, I just started a singing group for Welsh learners who want to learn folk songs and the kind of things that get sung in pubs. One meeting so far and wasn't too bad considering I was deep in a Cold and lost my voice half way through. I'll be happy if we make it to Spring and they learn ... 15 songs?

sian