Songs vs. Tunes

JessieK · Post by **JessieK** » Wed Aug 22, 2001 9:20 am

Ok, we've gone over this a lot over time, but for newcomers...

A tune is instrumental...it is a melody without words. A song has words and is sung with the human voice.

Ok.

MarkB · Post by **MarkB** » Wed Aug 22, 2001 10:19 am

But what if it is a grey area and you have or is tung and or is sune. Knowing how interpretive and versatile Irish music can be.

StewySmoot · Post by **StewySmoot** » Wed Aug 22, 2001 10:27 am

And for you bird-watchers....

They are not singing, they are tuning

Blaine McArthur · Post by **Blaine McArthur** » Wed Aug 22, 2001 10:34 am

On 2001-08-22 12:27, StewySmoot wrote:
And for you bird-watchers....

They are not singing, they are tuning

You mean they play the banjo?

cj · Post by cj » Wed Aug 22, 2001 10:36 am

On a good day my whistle will sing . . .

Brian Lee · Post by **Brian Lee** » Wed Aug 22, 2001 10:40 am

We can get really crazy with this and ask for clarification between say 'sean nos' singing, and lilting. Is one a song in that it uses words, and the other simply a tune since even though the human voice is used, there are no words?

Just checking!

B~

StewySmoot · Post by **StewySmoot** » Wed Aug 22, 2001 10:47 am

On 2001-08-22 12:34, Blaine McArthur wrote:
On 2001-08-22 12:27, StewySmoot wrote:
And for you bird-watchers....

They are not singing, they are tuning
You mean they play the banjo?

You mean you have never seen a bird pluck.. oh never mind!

Does anyone know the tune to Longfellow's "Song of Hiawatha"? Cant find the sheet anywhere

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Blaine McArthur · Post by **Blaine McArthur** » Wed Aug 22, 2001 11:01 am

StewySmoot wrote:

And for you bird-watchers....

They are not singing, they are tuning

Blaine McArthur wrote:

You mean they play the banjo?

StewySmoot wrote:

You mean you have never seen a bird pluck.. oh never mind!

Does anyone know the tune to Longfellow's "Song of Hiawatha"? Cant find the sheet anywhere

Actually, I have not seen a bird pluck, but I have plucked a bird.

MarkB · Post by **MarkB** » Wed Aug 22, 2001 1:01 pm

Sean's Nose?

Brian Lee · Post by **Brian Lee** » Wed Aug 22, 2001 1:16 pm

Sean Nos mark!

as in 'SHAW*nus'.

Kevin Coneff of The Chieftains is a master. Just have a listen to 'The May Morning Dew' on water from the well, and you'll see what I mean...but he's also a kick butt lilter too, which in many ways seems more difficult to me! Just curious if one type is really a song and the other a tune or what!

B~

Blaine McArthur · Post by **Blaine McArthur** » Wed Aug 22, 2001 1:18 pm

Hmmmmmm,

sean nos flute

I think Elderly Music has them.

Tyghress · Post by **Tyghress** » Wed Aug 22, 2001 1:18 pm

"Tuning" is what I spend 50% of my time on the H-dulcimer doing. . .<dark scowl>. I'll tell ya, though, when there is a song in my heart, it doesn't have words.

MarkB · Post by **MarkB** » Wed Aug 22, 2001 2:33 pm

Brian-I don't have shaw'nus about anything and I haven't seen Sean's nose either. So if there are any Sean's on this board don't take it personally. But I love punning and word play.

AnnaDMartinez · Post by **AnnaDMartinez** » Wed Aug 22, 2001 2:52 pm

On 2001-08-22 16:33, MarkB wrote:
Brian-I don't have shaw'nus about anything and I haven't seen Sean's nose either. So if there are any Sean's on this board don't take it personally. But I love punning and word play.

Got any good non sequiters, Mark? LMFAO!

MarkB · Post by **MarkB** » Wed Aug 22, 2001 5:10 pm

Anna see my post to your post "on how to pronounce." Latin! I haven't spoken or wrote latin in forty years and you want me to express myself!