am i the only one who gets confused over these two reels?

mariajef · Post by **mariajef** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 2:18 pm

i can play them separately fine, but when i try to play one after the other, i go crazy. they are:

the old bush
rakish paddy

is it me, or do others have problems with keeping these tunes separate in the head (really the 'b' parts)

jeff

jemtheflute · Post by **jemtheflute** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 2:31 pm

Don't know about those two specifically (they're in my session repertory "play'em if someone else starts 'em but don't really know them otherwise" category!), but the more tunes you acquire, the worse that sort of thing gets - more to mix up. After all, the vocabulary is somewhat limited. The amazing things are: 1) the sheer variety and interest that can be generated from so small a set of variables (because the permutations are almost endless); and 2) the capacity of human memory to remember and recognise melody and to spot minute differences.

withak · Post by **withak** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 6:41 pm

Whatever you do, don't start learning Rakish Paddy and Bank of Ireland together.

rama · Post by **rama** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 6:46 pm

sorry, but you have them backwards. it should be:

rakish paddy
the old bush

sbfluter · Post by **sbfluter** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 6:53 pm

I thought it was rakish bush and the old paddy

rama · Post by **rama** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 8:28 pm

hmmm...or maybe it's paddy bush and the old rake

Whistlin'Dixie · Post by **Whistlin'Dixie** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 7:05 am

oh, phooey, I just end up playing the same B part with every reel I start.

erm, and I thought it was cow patty under the bush

M