Easy Jigs or other fast tune suggestions???

madguy · Post by **madguy** » Thu Sep 19, 2002 10:12 pm

I first discovered C&F about 4 years ago and finally put to use a Feadog I had gotten from my wife as a "lark" of a gift several years prior. Needless to say, WhOA quickly set in and I began acquiring whistles at an alarming pace! However, despite my diverse musical education (piano lessons, self-taught guitar and organ - along with playing keyboards in a few "garage" bands) I found the only whistle tunes I could manage halfway well were airs.

I was wondering if anyone might suggest some fairly easy to play jigs or other fast tunes I might learn to set me off on my quest to commence learning the whistle more "fluently"?

The Weekenders · Post by **The Weekenders** » Thu Sep 19, 2002 11:28 pm

Swallowtail Jig is easy but really fun. Its at Norbeck's site.

madguy · Post by **madguy** » Thu Sep 19, 2002 11:39 pm

Thank you for your input!!

srt19170 · Post by **srt19170** » Fri Sep 20, 2002 8:09 am

On 2002-09-20 01:28, The Weekenders wrote:
Swallowtail Jig is easy but really fun. Its at Norbeck's site.

I'm reminded of Brother Steve's comment about the Swallowtail Jig:

I don't particularly like this tune. Mind you, I have nothing against it. Well... actually yes I have. But only because it seems to be a great favourite of beginner whistlers, and any tune that is a favourite of beginners tends to get massacred. (Sad but true.)

Read all about it <a href="http://www.rogermillington.com/siamsa/b ... l">here</a>.

More helpfully, "Out on the Ocean" is a fairly easy, common jig. Brother Steve illustrates his jig lessons with "The Connaughtman's Rambles", which is fairly straightforward but which I personally find (for whatever reason) difficult.

-- Scott

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Tyghress · Post by **Tyghress** » Fri Sep 20, 2002 8:39 am

My Darling Asleep... lovely jig at any pace. To hear a fairly leisurely version, get My Favorite CD of all time: Lover's Waltz by Jay Unger and Molly Mason (also has some lovely whistling by LE McCullough)

Teri-K · Post by **Teri-K** » Fri Sep 20, 2002 8:49 am

Larry,

Welcome back! You've been missed.

I'd say invest in some CD's and stay away from sheet music as a learning tool for jigs, reels, etc. I tend to learn tunes I've heard that grab my attention. Pick out the tunes you really enjoy from recordings and start working on those. You'll have a better idea of how they should be played by listening to them. Of course, the sheet music is there as an aid, but isn't going to supply the nuances.

Teri

The Weekenders · Post by **The Weekenders** » Fri Sep 20, 2002 9:44 am

Dear Scott: I bet you (or BSteve) hate Pachelbel's Canon too.

Hey, things are popular for a reason. i give the guy an easy first tune and you shoot it down. Sheesh....Nobody answered him until I did and yer answers were to criticize mine, then give him an alternative! Lay off LeWeeque!

More helpfully, let him decide if its awful or not. Its still a good jig because it builds confidence and rhythm even tho' obviously advanced players like yer selves all now disdain it.

And Teri, what;'s easier FOR A BEGINNER, to download ONE norbeck tune and practice it, or go out to a session, try to memorize it, or to the record store, buy a CD , bring it home and cop it off the record. FOR A BEGINNER?

Cheers anyway, I whistle in your general direction..

Teri-K · Post by **Teri-K** » Fri Sep 20, 2002 10:13 am

On 2002-09-20 11:44, The Weekenders wrote:

And Teri, what;'s easier FOR A BEGINNER, to download ONE norbeck tune and practice it, or go out to a session, try to memorize it, or to the record store, buy a CD , bring it home and cop it off the record. FOR A BEGINNER?

Cheers anyway, I whistle in your general direction..

Larry's not really a beginner. I've known him through the board for 4 years. He's just zeroed in on airs. You're idea is a good one. I'm assuming you suggested what works, or has worked for you. I'd assume that anyone's advice or suggestions are based on just that. So, I offered up what works, or has worked for me. When I started, I learned from hearing tunes that I really enjoyed. To this day, if I don't like a particular tune, I tend not to spend much time with it.

I did say that the sheet music is a good aid, in conjunction with hearing the tune. Again, what works tends to be individual.

And to your whistle pointing... "How you English say, 'I one more time, mac, unclog my whistle in your direction"

Teri

srt19170 · Post by **srt19170** » Fri Sep 20, 2002 10:31 am

Hey, things are popular for a reason. i give the guy an easy first tune and you shoot it down. Sheesh....Nobody answered him until I did and yer answers were to criticize mine, then give him an alternative!

Sorry, I didn't mean to come off that way. Personally, I rather like the Swallowtail Jig -- it just always reminds me of Brother Steve's comment.

Scott

The Weekenders · Post by **The Weekenders** » Fri Sep 20, 2002 11:08 am

Thanks for replies! Lets think of some more for madguy!

FJohnSharp · Post by **FJohnSharp** » Fri Sep 20, 2002 9:30 pm

In the little book that came with my first whistle, The Irish Washerwoman is the frst jig they have you play. I don't know about you all, but the changes between Cnat and A and B in the first verse are killer for a beginner. I don't recommend that one.

jim_mc · Post by **jim_mc** » Fri Sep 20, 2002 9:47 pm

Nora Criona (sp?) is a fairly easy and pleasant jig.

FJohnSharp · Post by **FJohnSharp** » Fri Sep 20, 2002 10:16 pm

Well poodle snot! I just looked up a version of Washerwoman on a site and it's very different. It has almost none of the C naturals of the version my book has. And the second verse is totally different. If it wasn't so late, and the family asleep, I'd play it.

fluter_d · Post by **fluter_d** » Sat Sep 21, 2002 9:20 am

Hi!
There's a really easy jig called The Leg of the Duck (which also ties in nicely with Loren's post on 'Duck Tape' on the ITM board

madguy · Post by **madguy** » Sat Sep 21, 2002 10:42 am

Larry,

Welcome back! You've been missed.

Thank you, Teri!
And has it really been 4 years since we first met here?!

Thank you all for your input. I remember now that I had been working on The Swallowtail Jig before I "laid down my whistles" and I'm working on it again.

Being as I play for my own and my grand kids" enjoyment primarily, I suppose I could learn some jigs and play them at an easy tempo for them, right? Until, that is, they get older and discover our wonderful music for themselves!!!