Mickey Dunne – The Limerick Lasses
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Mickey Dunne – The Limerick Lasses
This is on tape only I think, and there is this lovely tune that he does on there...sort of a slow air kinda of tune...does anyone know the name of the tune by any chance...thanks..cheers.
Neither weddin' nor wake would be worth a shake
If Denny was first not invited.
For at squeezin' the bag, or emptyin' the keg,
He astonished as well as delighted!
If Denny was first not invited.
For at squeezin' the bag, or emptyin' the keg,
He astonished as well as delighted!
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Re: Mickey Dunne – The Limerick Lasses
Ashokan Farewell, written by Jay Ungar - a slow waltz - is this what you mean?
Re: Mickey Dunne – The Limerick Lasses
I bought that tape in Ireland years ago and listened to it the whole trip. I dont have it anymore but I remember Ashokan Farewell and a version of the Lonesome Jig that sounded like a march. I later found this march setting in a Scottish old tune book.
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Re: Mickey Dunne – The Limerick Lasses
Holy smokes...you know what...I just youtube it...and thats the tune...I caught a fiddler playing it...so nice...a great wee tune, that is...thanks so much...does any one play this piece?
Neither weddin' nor wake would be worth a shake
If Denny was first not invited.
For at squeezin' the bag, or emptyin' the keg,
He astonished as well as delighted!
If Denny was first not invited.
For at squeezin' the bag, or emptyin' the keg,
He astonished as well as delighted!
Re: Mickey Dunne – The Limerick Lasses
cross posted here is a tracklist:
http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/3685
http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/3685
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Re: Mickey Dunne – The Limerick Lasses
Holy smokes, it may be the most overplayed piece in history. Well, maybe not on pipes.Johnered66 wrote:does any one play this piece?
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Re: Mickey Dunne – The Limerick Lasses
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/4997
so if you were gonna pipe this tune how would you play those note below bottom d?
I haven't been to too many sessions...been hitting some in NYC, but not as many as I'd like...can't recall hearing out yet...would love to though...big fiddle tune?
so if you were gonna pipe this tune how would you play those note below bottom d?
I haven't been to too many sessions...been hitting some in NYC, but not as many as I'd like...can't recall hearing out yet...would love to though...big fiddle tune?
Neither weddin' nor wake would be worth a shake
If Denny was first not invited.
For at squeezin' the bag, or emptyin' the keg,
He astonished as well as delighted!
If Denny was first not invited.
For at squeezin' the bag, or emptyin' the keg,
He astonished as well as delighted!
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Re: Mickey Dunne – The Limerick Lasses
MTGuru wrote:Holy smokes, it may be the most overplayed piece in history. Well, maybe not on pipes.Johnered66 wrote:does any one play this piece?
Neither weddin' nor wake would be worth a shake
If Denny was first not invited.
For at squeezin' the bag, or emptyin' the keg,
He astonished as well as delighted!
If Denny was first not invited.
For at squeezin' the bag, or emptyin' the keg,
He astonished as well as delighted!
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Re: Mickey Dunne – The Limerick Lasses
Simply fold them up one octave. Sounds rather good and pipey.Johnered66 wrote:so if you were gonna pipe this tune how would you play those note below bottom d?
... |G3 FED|B2 d3B|A2 D2 F2| ... etc.
Don't go by that main thesession transcription. It's bad. Take a look at ceolachan's setting in the comments instead.
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Re: Mickey Dunne – The Limerick Lasses
Sadly, it has become the "Oh, Danny Boy" of fiddle tunes. This piece was repeatedly brought to the world's attention when Ken Burns used it as the theme for his The Civil War series. In honor of that show, when you read the musical notes, lock your eyes on the first bar and s-l-o-w-l-y pan your head to the right
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Re: Mickey Dunne – The Limerick Lasses
I just play it in G. We don't have enough fiddle players around here so nobody complains.Johnered66 wrote:http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/4997
so if you were gonna pipe this tune how would you play those note below bottom d?
I haven't been to too many sessions...been hitting some in NYC, but not as many as I'd like...can't recall hearing out yet...would love to though...big fiddle tune?
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