I posted a response to this, but I’ll just write back later, as I’d rather not get the thread of it’s purpose further.
The bottom line is, the thread is serving it’s purpose to me, and this type of thing is not my sole means of discovering new tunes, nor is the question responsible for a few of the answers given that might not be completely fitting to the purpose, which is not to bring up the blatantly obvious.
I do listen to a lot of irish music, and this is one of many methods of bringing up tunes that I have not heard as of yet. Of the tunes recommended, I learn the ones I prefer of them.
A person who has been involved in this sort of music longer than I do (or even some of those who haven’t), are going to have exposure to more, and different, tunes than I have come across as of yet. So the thread does bring up things that are new to me. And certainly for a person to favour a tune, there is something that likely sets it apart from other tunes in order to warrant that opinion, at least to the person listing it.
I’ve been learning a lot of new tunes lately, and putting a lot of effort into doing so. This thread is one of many ways of expanding the tunes I am familiar with, and increasing the amount of tunes I am wanting to put my time into learning, and having in my repertoire.
No need to justify it all. The only thing I was trying to get across was that you shouldn’t limit yourself to the obvious and wellknown. Or the tunes some people would consider ‘beginners tunes’ for whatever reason. Learn anything you fancy and take it from where ever you find it. There are too many good tunes to confine yourself to the beaten path. That was it, nothing more, nothing less. If that’s too superior, that really is not a problem that lies with me.
The reason I am saying all those things, is because I am not sure what your point is, about what is wrong with the thread. I don’t understand how this thread indicates that I am limiting myself to the obvious and well-know. Again, it’s not my sole means of learning about new tunes, and also, I wasn’t asking for obvious or well known, I was asking what people’s favourite hornpipes are.
The problem is, I don’t know where your remark is even coming from, or how it even applies to me, or the thread. I don’t get it.
I don’t take into account whether a tune is well known, or not well-known. I simply try to hear as many tunes as possible, and learn the ones I like. I have really not listened to so many hornpipes in comparison to other tunes. This is far from being my sole means of learning about tunes, but it might turn up things I have not yet come across.
The thread isn’t about suggesting well known tunes. But, if somebody suggest a well-known tune, and I like it, I’ll learn it. If they recommend a less-known tune, and I like it, I’ll learn it. If they suggest either, and I don’t like it, well, I probably won’t put it on my top-priority to learn immediately, for now.
This is a thread for people to talk about thier favourite hornpipes, and also will be of use because it might put out some that I am unaware of, that I might not have come across for some time, and that I enjoy and want to learn. I don’t know how this indicates anything about well-known tunes, or otherwise. If people suggest a well known tune that I like and haven’t heard of, great! If they suggest one that is less known, even better. But the point of the thread really has nothing to do with how well known the tunes are, nor do I try to stick to the well-known “path”. I learn what I like.
Again, I didn’t ask what people play the most. I ask what hornpipes are thier favourite. As in, what tunes they love the sound of the most, or enjoy playing the most. Nothing about obvious tunes, or tunes people play the most frequently, or are popular was ever mentioned, as I am not even taking that factor into consideration right now.
I understand your point, and that too I acknowledged above when I said:
While I can see the point, to a degree, of hearing what other people play
but, in my opnion, it only goes so far when it comes to acquiring good tunes.
My point, again, was, don’t worry too much what everybody else plays, take what you like and play that.. In other words, there’s a world of music out there, if you open your ears to it.
That was and is all. Just a thought, an innocent sort of an observation. There was no intention to spend multiple posts going on about it.