Since it was a tie I selected the Tune alphabetically so Hewlett it is. ABCs from theSessions.org X: 1 T: Hewlett M: 3/4 L: 1/8 R: waltz K: Dmaj A2|D2 D2 FG|AB c2 A2|d2 f2 fg|fe d3B| A2 F2 F2|G2 GBAG|AF D2 D2|D4:|z2| A2 D2 AB|A2 D2 AB|A2 d2 d2|dc BA GF| G2 G,2 GA|G2 G,2 GA|G2 GA BG|AF D3E| FE F2 G2|AB c2 A2|fe fg ag|fe d3B| A2 F2 F2|G3A BG|AF D2 D2|D4||
.tef file for ABCs and TABs http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/at...1&d=1287169052
Can not go wrong with a planxty
True, true, no losers in that close race. I'm already on it.
And just what does that word mean? I think i remember that Boxty is some sort of spud dish. All I can find is that it is the name of a defunct Irish Band.
"Planxty" is a word used by the classic harper "Turlough O'Carolan" in many of his works, and is believed to denote a tribute to a particular person: "Planxty Irwin", for example, would be in honor of Colonel John Irwin of Sligo. If he stayed at a persons house, he would write them a tune to pay his way and so on....
I have an idea. If there is a tie, maybe make both tunes the winner but must be played as a set or combined some how. Would make for an interesting twist.
A Planxty is a happy tune usually written by O'Carolan in praise of one of his sponsers or friends... Since there is no X or Y in the Gaelic language the nearest approximation would be Pleancstai - There used to be a Radio program when I was a kid called "Pleancstai Ghearoid". Sin a bhfuil.
No learning this week, I've known this tune for a very long time. I usually play this on the concertina or flat pick it on the guitar so playing it on a mando is something I don't do often.
Lovely David! And I quite enjoyed all the visual effects as well!
Just beautiful!
Nicely done David. I've lately been working on Carolan's Concerto, Loftus Jones, and Shebeeg 'n Shemore, but this on is going on my list also. Scott
Very nice version David. I thought I knew this tune but now I need to learn your version. Very nice!
Here's a variation of the ABC version above, classified as a Waltz http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/ir...sic/008153.HTM and here's a website "The Complete Works of Turlough O'Carolan". MIDIs, ABCs and sheets for each piece! Very nice. http://www.oldmusicproject.com/occ/tunes.html
Nice playing David. Here is my mp3 played on a Savannah.http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/at...4&d=1287236374
Very beautiful, David. Now I want to learn this one.
Excellent David. I've also heard this tune called Slainte Bhrea Hewlitt (The Good Health of Hewlitt) maybe that's where "planxty" came from...
Fantastic David, you make it look so easy! Here's my attempt, not sure where I was near the end!
I will get to this shortly. Need to focus on small gig tomorrow at fall festival.
Thanks, David, Duncan, and Tosh for the fine examples to practice with. Here's my try at Planxty Hewlett.
Marcelyn that's great, love the slides.....
Two great versions, two great sounding mandolins - well done Tosh and Marcelyn!
As always very nice playing David, Tosh and Marcelyn. Here's my effort at Hewlett using a Gibson F2 and backed up with a George Baeur Parlour guitar.
Nice one Stuche - what a great version!
What a beautiful tune! Thanks everyone! It offered me much needed inspiration tonight!
Wow, Stuche! I can't believe the emotion and expressiveness you get out of that mandolin.
Funny how there are 442 members and only like 12 or so people voted on a tune. Kind of a representation of how US citizens vote (a lot do not).
Lovely playing Stuche. With regard to the low vote on the poll, as the point of the group is to learn new songs, no-one will vote for a song they already know and how are they to choose between songs they are not familiar with? How do you choose which tune to vote for?
@jhuesgen and MM, At any one time there may only be 15-20 'active' members. Folks seem to drift in and out, mainly due to outside distractions. Myself, as i am learning the fiddle at the moment, have not been as active as i was in the past, but still like to vote and learn the tunes "offline" as-it-were. I'm also AWOL during much of camping season, too, but i do play the tunes around the campfire. Not to speak for any others but, if i am unfamiliar with a tune, i will try to find it on Youtube or search sites for the ABCs, before placing my vote. There are also some folks who not only know EVERY tune ever written but know them by several Different names. What about every body else??? michael
Yeah, Mike. Except for the fiddle and the camping bit. That and I always vote (might have missed one or two) and I post most of the tunes - even the ones I know. Sometimes I can't get the tune in my head and then I just pass on those. I'll maybe get to them when they "click".
Eddie, i get stuck sometimes, too. Just can't get the tune to 'play-back' in my brain. And ,To tell the truth, i sometimes like the "Other Tunes" that get posted occasionally. Eddie has often inspired me with his eclectic selection of music. Fistfull of Dollars comes to mind
I tend to vote for songs that I don't know but have heard of. Learning a new song is fun, but I'm picking and choosing with the goal of building up a popular repertoire which others will be likely to play along with. Then, of course, there's the weeks I vote purely based on title. How could you not want to learn Shove That Pig's Foot Closer to the Fire or Cluck Old Hen?
Fantastic Stuche, I love the oval hole Gibbo......as for voting, I'm more for the traditional side of things but it's great to try the Old Time and Bluegrass stuff.....
I usually vote for a song I've never heard before in a style I know very little about. It's really nice to see and hear how others play a song who are versed in that style and tradition. For instance, I don't know any Irish mandolin players and don't really know how they approach things (until I joined this Social Group at Mandolin Cafe.) But now I get to see and hear how they actually play a song in the "Irish" tradition and I can learn from them...what could be better than that?
Thanks for all the great versions and the wonderful playing above. My version seems to be different from most, but here is what I found in the Fiddler's Fakebook. (not all ornaments played )
Slainte Bhrea Hewlitt. Played on a Beard Zouk - GGDDAAEE.
Woah, Manfred, I can't imagine which ornament you left out. The rolls really brought that version to life. I'm going to work on some of those. Darn it, Eddie, would you please stop making me want a big mandolin?
Great last two posts .
Great stuff Manfred & Eddie. I sort of realized that I am neglecting the bottom end of the 10 string, so I had another bash at it on the lower end, and I know I have to work at it a bit more!.....
I know they all sound the same, but needed to get mine up. Ignore the buzzing sound in the background during the first few seconds, I had to go to work and this was the best take.
Any suggestions on a matching chord progression to go along with the .tef file at the top of the page? It seems to start out with a D F# G thing, but I was wondering if there was a complete traditional progression to work on?
This is what we use for chords on Hewlett A: D A Bm G D G D D (repeat) B: D D D D Em Em G D D A Bm G D G D D
Thanks Barbara, I will give those a try.
Here's a variation on the chords. The really neat thing about this tune are the many ways you can play the backup. These chords are nearly the same as Barbara's. Key of D A part: D A Bm G D A D D B part: D D/C# G/B D/A G D/F# Em Asus D A Bm G D A D D (D/C# means play a D chord with a C# as the lowest bass note. (i.e. chord/bass note)
I've just noticed that Hewlett and Lord Inchiquin were both TOTW a while ago -- I had posted versions to the general Carolan thread and now repost them where they should have been to start with: Martin
Just trying to catch up on almost two years of missing this treasure. Geez.....what a great learning site. The more videos I do, the more confident I feel about my playing. It sometimes takes me probably a hundred tries before I get a video I can post, but it's worth it. And to be in the midst of such great mandolin talent is such a rush! Thanks for being here and listening! Jim ps....if anyone has a suggestion on how to control my left pinkie I would appreciate it!
Jim. That was nicely picked. It had my toe a tappin. And, I think your pinkie just wanted to dance. Maybe pick a few songs you like that keep your pinkie busy. Then play them every day. Then maybe it'll decide to hang around on it's own. Gary
Thanks Gary.....I try that! Jim
I took these photos today walking around downtown in my hometown of Springfield Missouri.
Sounds good Dusty and nice pics.