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Topic: Banish Misfortune - Open D Weissenborn + C6th Lap Steel Tab |
Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Posted 28 Nov 2018 4:35 am |
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My arrangement of this popular Celtic tune. Bear Creek Weiss in Open D.
https://picosong.com/wj4wG/
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Last edited by Andy Volk on 2 Dec 2018 4:47 am; edited 1 time in total |
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David Matzenik
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Cairns, on the Coral Sea
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Posted 29 Nov 2018 12:17 pm
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Nice stuff, Andy. We don't hear much steel in the genre. I play fiddle with a bunch of local "Irish" players. I often think about using the Weiss on some of the slower tunes, but I find I am spreading myself rather thin, to use the toast and jam metaphor. I have worked up a version of King of the Fairies, it works well.
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Posted 29 Nov 2018 2:00 pm
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Thanks. I can't really play it cleanly at the speed its often performed without a lot more practice - and I'm way out of practice right now. Jigs are interesting: you need to maintain that strict 6/8 tempo, yet try to bring forth a lilting quality. I tried downloading some Bodran backup tracks but all of them added so many percussive embellishments that it was hard to feel the groove.
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David Matzenik
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Cairns, on the Coral Sea
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Posted 29 Nov 2018 6:18 pm
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I used to hate jigs, because growing up in Australia,(heavily Irish demographically) when non-musical people decided to make up a rhyme, they automatically fell into jig time. But having studied jigs on the fiddle, I have discovered what you mention, that inner rhythm. As accompanyists, I find most Bodran players are hopeless, as are most Irish guitar players. They follow the melody, instead of laying down a groove.
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Posted 1 Dec 2018 12:46 pm
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It doesn't seem like there's huge amount of interest in this genre here, but for anyone who wants to try Celtic music on electric lap steel, here's my C6th arrangement of the tune. Banish Misfortune has three sections, each of which is played twice then back to the A section or loop through as many times as desired. The Weissenborn version above was loosey-goosey from memory. The C6th version below is the actual melody.
MIDI audio: https://picosong.com/wjS6d/
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John Mulligan
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Ontario, Canada
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Posted 1 Dec 2018 5:27 pm
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| I appreciate your generosity in sharing both the work-in-progress rendition and the actual sheet music. As a player who plays in D, thanks! |
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Paul Honeycutt
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Colorado, USA
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Posted 1 Dec 2018 6:57 pm
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| I play Irish mandolin and DADGAD guitar, so I'm familiar with the tune, but haven't worked up any tunes on the steel guitar. Thanks for sharing that. |
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