Would anyone know the titles of each tune in the set called “Lucky in Love” on that CD? I know these are somewhat traditionnal tunes as I’ve heard them played before, but I guess session beasts like StevieJ and PeterLaban could confirm that.
I love the CD, but that’s a good example of tunes I don’t think should be played in session. I’m talking about the style, not the tunes themselves. I know a good whistle player who only plays this type of tunes in sessions, but I just don’t think it makes a session. Anyway, this is another matter!
Azalin my boy your requests for help are getting very frequent and I think it’s time you discovered the indexes on Henrik Norbek’s site at http://home.swipnet.se/~w-11382/abc.htm
The index by first two bars is very handy for finding the names of tunes. Start spending some time there instead of getting other mugs to do the work for you!
Anyway, there are two tunes in the set. The second is “Lucky in Love”. The first was recorded by De Dannan in a set of two tunes which they called called “Charlie Harris’ reels”. But a quick search in Henrik’s indexes gives the names “The Tinker’s Daughter”, and “Michael Cramer’s”. Index number hn-reel-291.
Charlie Harris is a box player whom I met at various sessions in England many years ago, before De Dannan made him a household name. He worked for a while in Norwich, my home town. Tall softly-spoken young man with colossal hands as I remember.
I note that you consider these tunes unsuitable for sessions and so will make a point of playing them at least ten times each when I see you tomorrow.
Well, you’ve always told me not to try to read music, so this site of yours might be a pain in the arse… But since I’ve never fully followed what you’ve told me, I might have just enough theory to use that site…
Hmmmm, actually, I think that these two tunes specifically are suitable for sessions, and a few other from the CD, but not in the way he plays them.
Darn, that’s tommorow? It’s my mom’s birthday and we’re having dinner at 18h30. I’ll try to make it a lunch instead, argh!
Now Stephen, if you keep on talking to me on that tone, I’ll just have to sue you!!!
I see my name mentioned here, who says I am a sessionbeast.
I know the tune Lucky in Love from Planxty’s After the Break album and Paddy Killoran’s 78 rpm [though he called it Tansey’s favourite], if we are thinking of the same one that is [I don’t know Joe McKenna’s cd], the Tinker’s daughter is not the same one by the way as Michael Cramer/Charlie Harris’ but is a tune composed by Vincent Broderick which I first learned [would you believe] after hearing it played on continental radio by the James Last orchestra [I see shivers running down Bloomfield’s spine], joined by piper Eion Kenny and a Comhaltas group.
What do you think if we start charging you for our advise from now on, I warn you we’ll charge extra for the free pouch but only if you promise not to sue us.
[ This Message was edited by: Peter Laban on 2002-09-21 11:20 ]
The Tinker’s Daughter is often called Broderick’s, probably because it’s his most wellknown one. The Coachman’s Whip and the Flagstone of Memories get played a bit too. His jig The Haunted House is very nice but the rest of his tunes, well, they don’t work for me though Chris Droney makes a nice job of The Fox on the Prowl.
Hmmm, to come back to the first tune of the set I was talking about, I listened to the recording of it from Sean Ryan in Miltown, and he seems to be saying that he wrote the tune himself? I can’t quite figure out fully what he’s saying, maybe Stephen or Peter could help me out? He also gives the title of the tune. Here’s the sample:
