Cello Tunes

eggy · Post by **eggy** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 8:35 pm

Are there Cello tunes on ITM? Recordings? ...

Solo ones would be nice.

I've been interested on the Cello lately and I would like to hear how it sounds on ITM.

s1m0n · Post by **s1m0n** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 11:31 pm

maracirac · Post by **maracirac** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 2:08 am

flute player larry nugent have on one of his album lot of cello sound. it is on his second or third album ( windy gap or two for two) check on www.thesession.org for tune list of those albums and if exist tune thaddy casey ,that is proper album, although i think that cello exist also on other one but in smaller quantity.
marin

JS · Post by JS » Thu Mar 16, 2006 6:03 am

Another Scottish fiddler, Alasdair Fraser, with a cd of fiddle/cello duets:
http://www.culburnie.com/albums/Alasdai ... _grace.htm

Wormdiet · Post by **Wormdiet** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 4:58 pm

Abby Newton

fluti31415 · Post by **fluti31415** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 8:39 am

Not ITM, exclusively, but Lissa Schneckenberker, a fiddler in the Boston area has been playing with a cellist and a bass player:

http://www.yellowcarmusic.com/lissa/

I have her different games cd, which has quite a few stuff. One track:
http://yellowcarmusic.com/sounds/bouldercreek.mp3

edited to add: Not sure if this is a bass or cello in this one (or maybe both).

Edited AGAIN (sheesh!) to add: Not ITM, but American traditional music -- there are quite a few recordings out there lately with Joshua Bell, Mark OConnor, Yo Yo Ma and Edgar Meyer. Now THERE is some amazing playing. I have mine packed away so I cant' give you any names, but check out the classical section of B&N, Borders, etc.

Martin Milner · Post by **Martin Milner** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 11:26 am

Again not ITM but ETM - check out Cooper & Bolton:

http://www.petecooper.com/biography.htm

Cello doesn't really belong in the Irish tradition, but it fits right in there in th English String Band.

CelloDog · Post by **CelloDog** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 8:36 am

A good use of cello in traditional music can be found on Barry Phillips great CD "Cello." There are a number of Scottish and Irish tunes (including "Inis Oirr" as a duet with a LOW WHISTLE). Some very nice instrumentation including fiddles, oboe, cittern and harp, even some Indian instruments.Worth checking out. Available through Gourd Music (www.gourd.com).

The Abby Newton CD, crossing to Scotland, is all Scottish and Irish tunes (Loftus Jones, O'Carrolan's Draught)
A song book is available. Her playing is good, though she relies on upper positions and never once touches her C string. I guess in order to stay in fiddle keys.

Martin Milner wrote:Again not ITM but ETM - check out Cooper & Bolton:

Cello doesn't really belong in the Irish tradition, but it fits right in there in th English String Band.

Bass instruments are conspicuously absent from Traditional Irish Music. Even the guitar and Bouzouki are new additions.
Some Scottish dance music included the cello (the influence of the continent -- connections with the French court).

Cayden · Post by **Cayden** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 8:54 am

CelloDog wrote: Bass instruments are conspicuously absent from Traditional Irish Music. Even the guitar and Bouzouki are new additions.

Although we can argue the 'traditional' aspect of it : cellists have been known to venture into Irish music, although rarely as tune players: as early as the 1920s The Old Ireland Quartette had a cello in their line up when recording their Beltona 78 rpm(the other players were: Billy Andrews, pipes, James Cawley, flute, and Frank O Higgins, fiddle). Jolyon Jackson included the cello in his recording with Paddy Glackin and Adele O Dwyer pops up regularly on recordings.
Bands have used the 'bass fiddle' : Angela Merry of the Lactin Naoifa ceiliband is one example from the 50s and today Paul O Driscoll has made the case for the Bass in Irish music (he included the cello and the viola in his Bowhouse Quintet).

Tony McGinley · Post by **Tony McGinley** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 9:15 am

Tomás O Canainn does a beautiful version of
Aislin Geal with Uilleann Pipes and Cello. And
although played on fiddle - have a listen to Frakie
Gavin's playing of "She lived beside the Anner"
I bet it would sound teriffic on cello.

As the cello's range is very much that of the human
voice, it would be IMHO very suitable for the songs and
"airs" able even to mimic the "Sean Nós" styles.

But have a try at "Danny Boy" the Derry Air.
"Ar bruach na carraige báine" - would be another
to try. I would love to hear a good attempt on the
cello. So maybe you would be brave enough to
post something on Tony's Clips and Snips when you
are ready?

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 11:53 am

There was a query about this at "The Session". Some examples are mentioned. Hope this link works:

http://www.thesession.org/discussions/d ... ment170956

anniemcu · Post by **anniemcu** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 9:52 pm

Ack! Now you're going to have me not selling mine!

CelloDog · Post by **CelloDog** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 10:01 am

Thanks for all the history and resources. It's interesting to try and adapt fiddle tunes to cello. Ornamentation and voicing often needs to be changed.
In "thumb position" a good cellist can play well into the violin range.

[quote="
As the cello's range is very much that of the human
voice, it would be IMHO very suitable for the songs and
"airs" able even to mimic the "Sean Nós" styles.
quote]

If you've got an over 4 octave range you're a better man than me

But you're right the cello is essentially a tenor and has a very vocal timbre. Songs and airs are probablya good idea, and low whistle tunes.

Congratulations · Post by **Congratulations** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 10:04 am

I feel bad for not liking the cello (in most any context, not just Irish music).

Tony McGinley · Post by **Tony McGinley** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 8:46 am

CelloDog wrote:Thanks for all the history and resources. It's interesting to try and adapt fiddle tunes to cello. Ornamentation and voicing often needs to be changed.
In "thumb position" a good cellist can play well into the violin range.

[quote="
As the cello's range is very much that of the human
voice, it would be IMHO very suitable for the songs and
"airs" able even to mimic the "Sean Nós" styles.
quote]

If you've got an over 4 octave range you're a better man than me But you're right the cello is essentially a tenor and has a very vocal timbre. Songs and airs are probablya good idea, and low whistle tunes.

What about the entire human vocal range?
From the lowest Russian bass to the very top famale notes?
Would that cover the range of the cello?

I used to play classical guitar in another life -
it was said the guitar had very much the human
range. As I understand it, the cello has a somewhat
similar range to that of the guitar -
but maybe I am incorrect!