RE: [Harp-L] Re: Si Bheag Si Mhor on Paddy Richter tuned D harp

["Steve Shaw" <moorcot@xxxxxxx>]

>   I first heard this tune played by Brendan Power in CD "New Irish 
> Harmonica",
>   and tried to adapt it to the diatonic harp.
>
>   I also tried Paddy-Richter, but found the Melody Maker tuning very
>   suitable for this tune, with a good range, some nice bends and trills.
>   A one-man-band live recording can be found here:
>
>     
> http://harmonica.cc.ccu.edu.tw/features/download/music_files/si_bheag_si_mhore_20021023.mp3
>
>   Thanks for listening!

A fine fellow on this very list has Si Bheag Si Mhor on his CD, namely James 
Thurgood.  You can hear a clip of this and his other tracks at 
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/thurgood He is probably too modest to tell you 
himself!  When you've got the freedom to do your own thing in a studio you 
can play in whatever key you like, as James does here - he plays the tune in 
G (on an off-the-shelf G diatonic I believe).  If it comes up in a session 
you would generallly have to play it in its "traditional" key of D.  
Inspired by its mention on Harp-L I shall certainly be playing it tonight in 
the pub session.  All my diatonics are Paddy Richtered, but, as I said, it 
isn't a necessary tuning for this particular melody.

Steve


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