A few days ago I came across a site (I think through a link on this board) that had clips of different musicians playing. It showed you the music on one side and had comment on the other while you listened. One of the musicians was Mary Bergin. Does anyone know what I’m talking about?
Here ya go… ![]()
Robin
http://www.rogermillington.com/tunetoc/index.html
It’s a nice resource, but to be honest, I find many of the tunes hard to get a grasp on because of their idiosyncratic feel. I know (or at least assume) they all are (or were) great trad. players, but I hope you can play some of those tunes in simpler and/or more straightforward ways and still sound traditional. ![]()
comments?
-Brett
Ah ha! Thank you so very much! ![]()
Brett–I can’t actually play any of those tunes. I’m a new whistle player, so I’m learning other songs at a much slower pace and adding ornamentation as I grasp it. I ran across that site and was amazed at the speed at which the whistlers play. Plus, I liked that I could follow along with the notation and read the comments. The one Mary Bergin tune that is on there is impossibly fast (for me) and it doesn’t keep a steady rhythm, as she speeds up at the end. So no, I don’t think it’s a good learning site, just a good insight site. ha ha
I’m still building a CD collection to learn from, so right now I like listening to players on line because it gives me something to shoot for and gives me an idea of what the songs should sound like. (I’m still getting familiar with the differences between jigs, reels, etc.) When I started playing guitar I used to have a friend come over any play mine because I wasn’t sure my guitar would make the same sounds hers would! Eventually it did. ![]()
Norma
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