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13 Apr 04 - 09:52 AM (#1160737) Subject: Easy tunes for sessions From: MBSLynne My daughter Sarah has just started fife this year and will be moving on to flute soon. She's very enthusiastic and would love to play with everyone else. My son Richard plays oboe and likes to play with a crowd but complains he doesn't know enough folk tunes. Can anyone suggest a few easy tunes (preferably in C or G) that get played in lots of sessions, that they could learn and practise so they would have the confidence to join in if they hear them played in a session? Love Lynne |
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13 Apr 04 - 09:59 AM (#1160743) Subject: RE: Easy tunes for sessions From: alison I'm sure there are older threads on this if you do a filter search for "session"... but here's a few for starters rakes of mallow rattlin' bog (bog down in the valley o) you can find them & many other tunes at JC's ABC tunefinder slainte alison |
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13 Apr 04 - 10:02 AM (#1160747) Subject: RE: Easy tunes for sessions From: MBSLynne Thank you Alison. Is Rakes of Mallow the same as Rigs of Mallow? Love Lynne |
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13 Apr 04 - 10:02 AM (#1160748) Subject: RE: Easy tunes for sessions From: Leadfingers For a start Forget about C - Most session tunes are in D or G and their associated minors , though A minor does get in quite a bit too. Harvest Home and Boys of Blue Hill are a regularly paired set of Hornpipes. Speed the Plough, Brighton Camp(The Girl I left Behind Me) Wister Gallop, Rakes of Mallow, Dingle Regatta, that shold ne a good start. Regarding Keys - There is a tendency to keep to keys that the ubiquitous D/G Melodeon players can manage though IF there are a preponderence of fiddles A crops up a lot too. And an Oboe and a Flute would be a nice addition to most sessions. |
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13 Apr 04 - 01:46 PM (#1161019) Subject: RE: Easy tunes for sessions From: Marje The BBC's Virtual Session is very good - it shows you the written scores of popular session tunes, and also has sound files that sound like proper instruments so you can play along. Its main limitation is that it's nearly all Irish tunes. My attempt to make a blue clicky has failed, so you'll have to copy-and-paste this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/r2music/folk/sessions/ In reply to Lynne's question, Rakes of Mallow (a reel, allegedly Irish) is related in a distant sort of way to an English tune known as Rigs of Marlow (a jig used for morris). Rigs of Mallow sounds like some sort of hybrid - they're probably all variants of the same tune, although I don't know where it originated. Both the tunes I've heard sound more English than Irish to me. Marje |
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13 Apr 04 - 03:10 PM (#1161041) Subject: RE: Easy tunes for sessions From: Les in Chorlton I have found '110 Ireland's best Tin Whistle tunes'compiled by Claire McKenna, published by Waltons, ISBN I 85720 084 5 to be an excellent collection of tunes from the easiest to some pretty tricky ones. It comes with a CD of all the tunes played at a steady pace |
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13 Apr 04 - 03:32 PM (#1161062) Subject: RE: Easy tunes for sessions From: GUEST,Mary Humphreys Have you seen Nick Barber's Book English Choice which comes with 2 CDs? It is published by Mally and readlily available at most good music shops and definitely at the Music Room, Cleckheaton. Mary Humphreys |
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13 Apr 04 - 03:36 PM (#1161068) Subject: RE: Easy tunes for sessions From: treewind You should be able to find some good tune books at http://www.mally.com - Dave Mallinson's folk music publishing outfit Anahata |
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13 Apr 04 - 03:42 PM (#1161078) Subject: RE: Easy tunes for sessions From: treewind They don't get much easier than Easy Peasy Tunes ! (a bit Irish biased for my taste, after we've got past the baby stuff like twinkle twinkle little star...) Anahata |
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13 Apr 04 - 04:40 PM (#1161141) Subject: RE: Easy tunes for sessions From: MBSLynne Well thanks guys...I think that should keep us going for a bit, though Sarah can only play in C and G yet so she may have to wait a bit longer. Richard should be able to manage if he can get around to the learning and practising bit! Love Lynne |
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13 Apr 04 - 05:35 PM (#1161182) Subject: RE: Easy tunes for sessions From: s&r Quite often D tunes can be played "in G" if there is no C# in the music. This is quite common Stu |
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14 Apr 04 - 01:12 AM (#1161443) Subject: RE: Easy tunes for sessions From: Dave Hanson Sully's ' Session Tunes ' are very good. from Halshaw Music. eric |
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14 Apr 04 - 07:49 PM (#1161869) Subject: RE: Easy tunes for sessions From: vectis The Lewes Tune Book is available on line. Google for it and you'll get it no problem. Good, basic mainly english tunes. |