Re: [Harp-L] Irish/Celtic trad



Brendan Power has an instruction book and CD on how to play Irish tunes on the diatonic. I like it but with all the 2nd, 3rd, 1st position blues plus blues chromatic it is not always easy to find time to practice Irish as much as I need to to get fast. I'm a slow player as it is though. I am also in awe of Brendan, Rick Epping and Jim Conway. Both Rick and Jim have some pretty cool youtube vids.


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On Feb 13, 2008, at 1:16 PM, Joe and Cass Leone wrote:

Was talking back and forth to another member and voiced my feeling(s) that Irish/Celtic Trad (and it's Am-er-eecan cousin..bluegrass) must be the toughest stuff in the world to play.

Just think about it. First you have a melody and then it repeats itself, then repeats itself again, and again, and again. How does one play this stuff? From rote? How does one keep the notes straight? The nice thing about jazz is that you never have to do the same thing twice. It's so easy (by comparison).

THEN, as if that wasn't enough to spin your head, the melody changes to something else, and the whole entire process starts all over again. Instead of a bridge, there are multiple melodies. Then, it's no fun if they tell you that there are literally thousands of notes. AND all the verses have to match. No liberties allowed. And the speed? fugeddabowdit.

When I hear players like Jim Conway, Rick Epping, Brendan Power, my brain liquifies and drips down into my shoelaces. Jeez.

smo-joe
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