Hi there, I’m yet another newbie, so sorry if this has been asked before (I did do a search but didn’t find anything). Anyway, has anyone released a slow session CD? I’ve seen the virtual session from the beeb that looks grat, but I could really get value from an hour+ of slow session for whistling-onanism. If they don’t exist, anyone out there got some mates who want to make one? Shouldn’t be difficult, and I for one would buy one, so you should be able to sell at least, er, one.
BTW, Stats are: 1 week, 3 (Shaw D, Sweetone C, Susato D).
Hey! You might want to check out L.E. McCullough’s 121 Favorite session Tunes. It has the notation and 4 CD’s (a slow version and a faster ornamented version for each tune).
I’ve had it about a week now and I think its great. I’ve got a bit more info at http://www.geocities.com/whistleannex/Tutors.html
and the direct site is http://www.homespuntapes.com
Also, check out the Matrix for links to other good Chiffboard topics at the site below.
Hope this helps, and welcome aboard!
DAZED
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Thanks for the message – I have seen the 121 tunes mentioned by others, and it is definitely on my shopping list.
What I am looking for is not something to learn the tunes from, though, but something to play along with – with each piece played over many times, so that the hour CD might only have 10-15 tunes on it. I’ve not yet seen anything like that out there.
Thanks!
hi, check out this software, you can listen to any music at all and decelerate it up to 400% without changing the pitch, it costs 40bucks, i downloaded it, it’s great.
http://www.ronimusic.com/index.htm
I’ve just got my download…seems to do a good job.
You can play your own CD’s at whatever speed you want.
Great for learning by ear too.
Boyd.
http://www.strathspeyinmay.com
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On the Mad for trad website : http://www.madfortrad.com , you will find ordering directions for Brian Finnegan’s tin whistle tutorial. It not only slows down the tunes, it also shows you video clips of the actual fingering of both A & B parts of each tune; and later on, more video clips of Brian explaining all the various ornaments, to be added to the basic tune(s). For $39, it’s the next best thing to being privately tutored. (And it runs on a MAC or an IBM, too.)
I just started playing a Feadog that I’ve had for a while. I’m beginning to think the thing is addictive 
. I’ve worked my way through the little instruction book that came with it and am looking for a book/CD combo so I can learn more. I’ve seen lots of good remarks about Cotter’s Traditional Irish Tinwhistle Tutor, and about McCullough’s 121 Favorite Irish Session Tunes. Does anyone have suggestions about which might be better (or another book, if I’ve missed something)?
Thanks in advance,
Jade
Thanks for the replies. I’m still not sure if what I want is out there. I will definitely try the Roni software, as that probably comes the closest, as I guess I can slow down a full-speed session.
The thing is, I’m not looking for disks to learn the tunes – I already have a couple of those, and I’m pleased with my progress. What I want is something that I can play along with, for an hour or so, to see what it’s like to play along with other musicians. I’m nowhere near ready to play at a session yet, though I plan to listen in to some, but I’d love to be able to sit in my room with a whistle and a tin of guiness and ‘pretend’ I’m at a session. Seem strange?
Thanks again for the suggestions so far…
I don’t think what you’re looking for is out there, and there’s a reason for that… it doesn’t -need- to be out there, what with programmable CD players, ripping CD to mp3, etc, etc, you can take a regular learning CD, and clip music together with as many repeats as you want… I plan to do this with L.E. McCullough, that is, to rip it to mp3 and then sound-edit to make it as if it’s played through 3 times or so. (He only plays each piece through once, and it’s frustrating on my little non-programmable CD box to reach forward and hit ‘back’ for another repetition each time…)
–Chris
Hey Veg:
If you want to sort of experience what its like to play with others, the Virtual Session might be something to try…it has a bunch of 3-tune sets in a full range of jigs, reels, & hornpipes, and includes printed music for each tune.
A link to that is at