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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Fun Flute: The Dusty Miller
This week we complete our set of three Irish slip jigs with The Dusty Miller. There are several tunes with this title, some of which are slip jigs and there are different versions even of these. I believe there may … Continue reading
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Tagged classes, community, flute, improver, MP3, portobello, resources, slip jig, tin whistle, traditional music
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SMG whistle: Leaving Lismore
This week’s tune is a retreat march, possibly written by Mrs Martin Hardie. We looked at two versions, one in D arranged for fiddles, the other in G arranged for whistles. There are other differences between the two versions and … Continue reading
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Tagged beginner, community, retreat march, Scots Music Group, tin whistle, traditional music
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Flute Fling trad flute workshop in Edinburgh
I’ll be running Flute Fling, an afternoon workshop for traditional flutes and whistles as part of Ceilidh Culture on Saturday March 17th in Portobello. Flute Fling is an event for traditional flute and whistle players that will be taking place … Continue reading
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Tagged advanced, edinburgh, improver, Irish, portobello, Scots, tin whistle, traditional music, workshops
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SMG Whistle: Valse de Galorn
Another Breton tune, this time Valse de Galorn, a waltz learned from In the Wind, a recording by Shegui, an English-Scots-Irish band with Edinburgh connections who were around in the 80s. Their flute player was Londoner John Skelton, who also … Continue reading
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Tagged beginner, Brittany, classes, Scots Music Group, tin whistle, traditional music, waltz
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Fun Flute: The Butterfly
This well known Irish slip jig is thought to be 2 parts traditional, one part composed by fiddler Tommy Potts. Popularised by The Bothy Band and then The Chieftains, it can sometimes be regarded as overplayed, but it is difficult … Continue reading
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Tagged classes, community, edinburgh, flute, improver, Irish, portobello, slip jig, tin whistle, traditional music
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SMG Whistle: Short Coated Mary
This reel follows on nicely from Bennachie Sunrise. Short Coated Mary gets played by many Scots Music Group musicians, but I know very little about it and haven’t come across it much elsewhere. Resources for Short Coated Mary have been … Continue reading
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Tagged beginner, classes, community, edinburgh, reel, Scots, Scots Music Group, tin whistle, traditional music
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