Novelty(a bit of craic)tunes
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Novelty(a bit of craic)tunes
Practising some tune the other night(not very well)when out popped "when the saints come marching in" .Ifound myself really getting in to it varitions and all! Iheard Geoff wooff plays teddy,s bear picnic for a bit of fun and other famous pipers had their fun tunes
Patsy touthy used to do a funny regulator thing on one of his reels (maybe miss mccleod)
anyone play other fun tunes?
RORY
Patsy touthy used to do a funny regulator thing on one of his reels (maybe miss mccleod)
anyone play other fun tunes?
RORY
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Here are three that usually provide me with a substantial amount of fresh produce each time I play them.
1). Ding, Dong, The Witch Is Dead...from the wizard of oz
2). The theme from Gilligan's Island...television series.
3). The theme to I Dream of Jeanie (sp?)...television series.
But just in case I need more veggies, the theme for the cartoon series The Jetsons, usually does the trick.
1). Ding, Dong, The Witch Is Dead...from the wizard of oz
2). The theme from Gilligan's Island...television series.
3). The theme to I Dream of Jeanie (sp?)...television series.
But just in case I need more veggies, the theme for the cartoon series The Jetsons, usually does the trick.
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I have caught a few people out by playing a slow air called "Padraig Post"
then slowly speeding it up 2nd or 3rd time through
http://www.postmanpat.org.uk/
[Gotta play it VERY slowly and lamentingly first time through]
Boyd
the notes [work out how long to hold them yourselves!]
FA B2 FA B2 FA B2 c#d 3(c#BA) B2
GA BG FE GA BG FE GA BG FE DE D2
then slowly speeding it up 2nd or 3rd time through
http://www.postmanpat.org.uk/
[Gotta play it VERY slowly and lamentingly first time through]
Boyd
the notes [work out how long to hold them yourselves!]
FA B2 FA B2 FA B2 c#d 3(c#BA) B2
GA BG FE GA BG FE GA BG FE DE D2
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The wife and I have 2 small children (4 and 2 years) and use the public library a lot.
The wife got a music cassette with "Winnie the Pooh" songs performed by reasonably famous artists. A few of the tunes were performed by The Chieftains, including the title track - "Winnie the Pooh".
It's easily played and the kids love having Daddy play a tune that they know.
The wife got a music cassette with "Winnie the Pooh" songs performed by reasonably famous artists. A few of the tunes were performed by The Chieftains, including the title track - "Winnie the Pooh".
It's easily played and the kids love having Daddy play a tune that they know.
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Jimi Hendrix' version of the Star-Spangled Banner. The Woodstock version he got from listening to a 78 of John Lee Hooker, which version in turn is said to have originated in a legendary, absinthe-soaked session with George Gershwin in New Orleans (or was it Biloxi?) in the early 1930s. Waving the chanter just off the knee, combined with some slides and abrupt octave changes, approximates Fender feedback very nicely. YMMV.
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http://www.pro-american.com/Music/jimi% ... banner.mp3malanstevenson wrote:Jimi Hendrix' version of the Star-Spangled Banner.
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I guess I am fortunate, then. My girls like both the pipes and tinwhistle.benwalker wrote:Mr Conners , I too have young children. Even playing the theme tune for Teletubbies will not sway their loathing for the pipes!
There is a kids programme called "Balamory" which they love watching.
they will just about tolerate a rendition of that theme tune.
Their favorites are reels because they like to run around and "dance" to them. At this point I only know a few reels, but if the kids like them it's more motivation for me to learn more reels.
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I have a recording of Touhey doing a bit of a tune on the regs in the middle of a tune, I think it's Miss McLeod's, I'll check later tonight and see. Don't know that it's a tune within a tune, really, but rather just some fun stuff he's throwing together.Jim McGuire wrote:Touhey's encore was Turkey in the Straw. We do not have Patsy playing it on a recording but Joe Shannon does a masterful job on it!