> I'm so proud of myself! I can finally play a reel. I had to switch > from guitar to whistle to fiddle, but I can finally play a reel.... > Now I need more... My tune is "De'il Amang the Tailors". I've learned > the version from "the Scottish Ceilidh Collection for Fiddlers", and > I'm working on the version from "Scottish Fiddle Music in the 18th > Century". I'd like another couple tunes to go with that to make up a > set! (I'd also like to be able to play faster, but that will come with > time). Any suggestions?
I don't think you got an answer to that. Here are a few suggestions to put in front of it (using the Cape Breton approach of keeping the tonic the same rather than the Scottish anything-goes or keep-to-the- pipe-scale groupings): X:1 T:Short Coated Mary M:C| L:1/8 K:A Dor A2e2 edef|g2dB GABG| A2e2 edef|g2dB A2A2:|\ g2ge a2a2| g2g2 BBBG|[1 g2ge a2a2|g2dB A2A2:|\ [2 A2e2 edef|g2dB A2A2|] X:2 T:Dunse Dings A' S:Kerr's Merry Melodies volume 2 M:4/4 L:1/8 K:A ceeg aecA|ceeg a3e|ceeg aecA|B=GGB =g3 d:| cAeA fAeA|cAeg a3e|cAeA fAeA|B=GGB =g3 d | cAeA fAeA|cAeg a3e|cAeA fAeA|B=GGB =gdBG|] X:3 T:Glenlivet S:Kerr's M:C| L:1/8 K:A Min B|A2ae cBAc|BAGB gdBG| A2ae cBAc|BGdB cAA:|\ B|ABcd ecBA| GdBd gdBG|[1 ABcd ecBA|BGdB cAA:|\ [2 AcBd cedf|edcB cAA|] Four reels in a set is plenty to start with. =================== <http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/> =================== Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html