Looking for tune suggestions

Redwolf · Post by **Redwolf** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 10:30 am

Hi all,

I edit the newsletter for our local branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann. One regular feature of the newsletter is "Cúpla Fonn" (A Few Tunes)...tunes that are maybe not as familiar to the local session players. As much as possible, I try to find things that kind of fit the season, and I try to mix it up among the jigs, reels, hornpipes, slides and slow airs. For example, in the issue that came out before Christmas, we had The Christmas Eve Reel, The Holly Hornpipe (from Wales) and "Dón Oíche úd i mBeithil."

Our upcoming issue is coming out early in February, so I'm looking for tunes that may have some kind of endearment in the title (such as "My Darling Asleep" or "Mo Mhurinín Bán), or have some kind of link to relationships (whole or broken). Tunes that have some reference to St. Brigid would do as well. Unfortunately, most of those that I can think of (such as the aforementioned "My Darling Asleep") are already commonly played hereabouts. I'd welcome some different tune suggestions...hopefully things for which I can get the notation off of JC's Tunefinder, since gifs seem to work best for our format.

Thoughts?

Redwolf

Screeeech!!! · Post by **Screeeech!!!** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 12:32 pm

There's no endearment, but it is winter...

http://www.oldmusicproject.com/AA3Sheet ... Winter.gif

Stan · Post by **Stan** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 12:45 pm

I think you're on the right track with JC's Tunefinder
......type the word "love" or "friend" in the search box
and plenty of choices spill out. Good hunting !

Dr Funkenstein · Post by **Dr Funkenstein** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 1:12 pm

I think a good choice is the reel "My Love and I in the Garden." An alternate title is "I Wish I Never Saw You." The perfect Valentine's Day tune

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2666

Jayhawk · Post by **Jayhawk** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 1:23 pm

I'm rather fond of Kitty's Wedding (the hornpipe), but no one is these parts plays it much:

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/869

Eric

Redwolf · Post by **Redwolf** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 6:39 pm

Thanks, guys!

Redwolf

TheSpoonMan · Post by **TheSpoonMan** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 6:53 pm

I Buried My Wife And Danced on Her Grave
Old Hag You Have Killed Me

........

.......whaat?

colomon · Post by **colomon** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 6:57 pm

Jayhawk wrote:I'm rather fond of Kitty's Wedding (the hornpipe), but no one is these parts plays it much

Both the hornpipe and the jig are relatively common in these parts, and they're both great old tunes.