A hornpipe on the seery delrin

Irish Flute
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Doubled for twice the listening pleasure…
http://www.box.net/shared/o3bvjsyzum

Arbo.

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Still, they’re Arbos,
Identical Arbos and you’ll find,
They laugh alike, they walk alike,
At times they even talk alike –

You can lose your mind,
When Arbos are two of a kind.

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If it walks like an Arbo,
Talks like an Arbo…
Probably an Arbo? No?


Thanks for listening.

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:laughing: Thanks for the laugh, Charlie! I listened too. Still think I prefer one Arbo though.

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Nice Playing Arbo, and thanks for bringing up that tune. It is one that I really like but have never learned until today.

I was wondering if you could tell me if the first note is a C or C#. The Session lists it as a C#, but O’Neils lists it as a C. I like it better as a C, but I am not sure which it is supposed to be.

Thanks.

Jeff

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Cnat. Sorry, I couldn’t remember the name of the tune…Do you know?
Arbo

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You are quite right! One of me is enough!
Arbo

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It is “Jerry Daly’s” according to thesession.org, where it is listed as being the 12th cut on Eddie Cahill’s CD “Ah, Surely”.
I am glad it is Cnat as I like it better that way.
Jeff

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Nice playing Arbo. On Darby’s Farewell by Josie McDermott
it’s called The Bush. The session mistakenly lists it as
The Hunter’s Purse. Close but no seegar.

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I think MandoBoy is correct…Jerry Daly’s is what I recall. From the Eddie Cahill album.
Arbo

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Mando is correct. It’s on “ah surely” by cahill on shanachie.
“The bush” on darby’s farewell is the same tune, different name.
Both are great recordings.

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Captain O’Neill had his Irish setting of the tune, with the C naturals, from his brother in law I think (Jerry Daly)

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Arbo, as lovely as your playing was doubled, would you consider playing it again solo, so we could really hear the flute’s tonal qualities? That’s what I like, solo flutes, I don’t know about others. Or another tune, but solo this time?

Thanks,
Barry

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Sure Barry. Probably a different tune, if you don’t mind. I’ll get right on it!
Arbo


p.s. I had intended to put this in the posting tunes section… sorry about that. But it’s nice to know someone is listening.
This is the Seery I got from Kevin. I am very much enjoying it. When I pick up the Firth, or the Pratten however, it is very easy to see (hear) the difference!

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Okay Barry…
Two tunes. A slow air and a jig.
The air: http://www.box.net/shared/feep8esuhl
The jig: http://www.box.net/shared/94vnqstskk
The reel: http://www.box.net/shared/c8vth5xctz
Yes, I know… the reverb. Forgive me, please.
Arbo

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Beautiful, Arbo! Love the slow air (yes, well-song). It’s one of my favorites, too! Haven’t listened to the jig yet-and am in no hurry to do so. The slower, more expressive tunes are my bag, anyway.

Now see, the Seery, being a $400 flute, and made of Delrin, can really sound great if played with expression. To the player, there might be more of a difference, but to the audience, not so much, I’d say. It sounds like a wooden flute to me, and a good one at that. Your playing no doubt has much to do with it, I would say.

Thanks, it was a nice treat to hear a slower piece without the rush to finish the tune!

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[quote=“greenspiderweb”]Beautiful, Arbo! Love the slow air-one of my favorites, too! Haven’t listened to the jig yet-and am in no hurry to do so. The slower, more expressive tunes are my bag, anyway.

Now see, the Seery, being a $400 flute, and made of Delrin, can really sound great if played with expression. To the player, there might be more of a difference, but to the audience, not so much, I’d say. It sounds like a wooden flute to me, and a good one at that. Your playing no doubt has much to do with it, I would say.

Thanks, it was a nice treat to hear a slower piece without the rush to finish the tune![/quote

You’re welcome. thanks for listening. Perhaps I should play the same two tunes on the Firth and the Pratten for comparison sake? What do you think? Be interesting to get some feedback.
Arbo

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At the end of page one you will find a recording of an air, a jig, and a reel played on the Seery Delrin Flute modeled after a Hudson Pratten. This is the continuation of the initial post.
Arbo

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NEVER! :poke: :poke: :poke:

I only listened to the air - and actually the reverb wasn’t too bad - not excessive, just unneccesary… And after the first 30 seconds or so, Arbo, I enjoyed it - once you got into your stride. The opening had too much over-attack on notes (some not synchronised with note inception) and, to my ear, no clear sense of the melody. I think you still often do that - maybe trying too hard at the start?

Do you “think” or “imagine” the melody (and specifically tempo and rhythm) just prior to and whilst playing, or are you thinking about fingering and flute-technical stuff and remembering the tune? One has to go through those stages, of course, when working on a tune, and even once learnt one may still do them, perhaps semi-subconsciously underlying concentration on the melody and conscious thought about the current act of interpretation. I think you might relax into your tune starts better if you mentally sing or imagine the tune, or at least the opening phrase, quite deliberately, before starting playing - and then run it in your inner ear as you play (kinda like reading ahead with the eyes when reading aloud - or sight-reading music), as well as listening to yourself evaluatively. Of course, you may well do all that already…

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Love it all! I’m the proud owner of Spidey’s former Seery delrin, and like it as well as most other flutes I’ve played. It’s obviously not as good as yours, though! :laughing: