07/15/10 12:25:21PM @mary-z-cox:
LOL! Love it--Randy on a chromatic dulcimer. Good for you Randy--its always good to try something outside your usual box--even if you never really get into Celtic style music--it will stretch the way you look at other tunes.
07/15/10 11:14:11AM @dusty:
Yeah, Mark, but you cheat. You channel the power of both Kokapelli and Popeye to help with your version. You've got the spirit of the Irish, Native American spirit, and the strength of spinach all mixed together.I wonder if there is anyone out there who doesn't associate "Sailer's Hornpipe" with Popeye.
07/15/10 10:19:41AM @mark-gilston:
Here's is my version as promised.
07/15/10 12:04:32AM @strumelia:
Dusty, i do tend to accumulate a lot of vintage images. Can't seem to help it, it's in my blood!Keltia, I agree with you, and i don't think anyone here takes the stars too seriously. I've seen videos and tune clips here with no stars at all that I think are really terrific. We're all here to help each other. Your original comment was constructive and I'm sure it was taken that way, not negatively.
07/14/10 11:32:37PM @dusty:
Randy, I used to play this tune on the mandolin a lot, mainly because it is good exercise with that long descending scale. But Stumelia's comments about 16th notes and your comment about the dotted eighths hit the proverbial nail on the head. As I was listening to your version I thought a clog dancer or someone on the spoons might be a nice addition. What I was looking for was more rhythmic variation. You play it as a pretty melody, not as a dance number. Were you to play it with those dotted eighths, with a more be-bop rhythm, perhaps even adding some syncopation, it might have more pep, but it would be less pretty, too. I really like your version, which is patient enough to let the melody be heard rather than hiding in a blast of fast single-note runs.On another note, I am beginning to think Strumelia has a photo for every possible discussion topic.
07/11/10 10:55:41PM @dana-r-mccall:
I loved it Randy that was great. Thanks
07/11/10 07:15:14PM @robin-thompson:
I enjoyed it, Randy. You've got all those frets so you might as well use 'em on a tune like SH.
07/11/10 06:08:50PM @randy-adams:
One other thing...Mark...I'm looking forward to hearing your version of SH ....I think we are on the same wavelength....I sure hope you recorded it with feeling....or Keltia is gonna let you have it!... f'sure... : )....you going to Winfield again this year?...I'm thinking about it...was a lotta fun playing the tunes last year.
07/11/10 05:55:22PM @rod-westerfield:
awesome.. nicely played way ta go Randy..
07/11/10 05:54:19PM @randy-adams:
Whoa! An actual negative opinion/constructive criticism! They are pretty rare. Thanks Keltia... f'real...And you are so right...the feeling ain't there. Allow me to quote Lisa from Robin's Cotton Eyed Joe vid."Robin, I guess most people already know that I personally like the old simpler tunes and the old ways of playing best. I never get tired of hearing the old tunes, they touch something in my soul somehow, more than fancy playing does."This succinctly sums up the way I listen to music. Sailors Hornpipe and other tunes of it's ilk don't cause me to push the repeat button on my music player. They are great melodies but don't tug at my heartstrings like the old simpler tunes.If I was gonna analyze my playing of Sailors Hornpipe from a technical view...which I ain't so good at....I don't/can't play it with dotted eighth notes....which would give it the Celtic feel that it needs....the notes just run together without it.I really just play this tune...uh...b/c I can...thx for listening everyone....you don't have to learn the steps John Henry... : ).....& thx again Keltia....very refreshing & I'm glad you joined us.
07/11/10 05:17:44PM @folkfan:
Randy, I think you did a great job. I think you held a nice even pace which is very necessary for a dance tune.Perhaps the only thing that was lacking was a piper and dancers. I've seen the Hornpipe danced at many a Highland Game to the sound of the bagpipes. If anyone is looking for a really emotional dramatic hornpipe danced with a bit humor (the drunken pirate captain dances off stage to the sound of a splash), try this YouTube.
07/11/10 04:31:21PM @strumelia:
Yes, I hear you Keltia. Your comment simply brought up my own memories of struggling with putting emotion into rapid-fire tunes such as this, or tunes like the Irish Washerwoman which I used to try to play on my mandolin.Flight of the Bumblebee, William Tell's Overture...?....fageddaboutit! lol
07/11/10 03:50:36PM @strumelia:
It almost sounds like a harpsichord if you close your eyes! Funky! lol!Keltia, when I used to play classical exercises on my cello when i was in school, I found that the more the music consisted of endless 16th notes, the harder it became to put nuances and feeling into it. That's one reason I wandered away from playing Irish music- it seemed to me too 'restless'...literally meaning without rest. Takes a whole lot of skill to play it, and even more skill to play it with feeling! Honestly, I don't think my skills are up to that.
07/11/10 12:42:41PM @mark-gilston:
Hey Randy, We must be on the same wavelength... You keep posting things I've recorded but haven't put up on YouTube yet! I'll post my version of Sailor's next week. The funny part is I actually start and end it with Popeye's theme song.
07/11/10 12:39:58PM @michael-vickey:
Aaarr! Where's me spinach!
07/11/10 11:52:13AM @john-henry:
Nice one Randy, its Bristol Harbour Festival soon, you coming over to play? If so, I'll learn the steps.John
LOL! Love it--Randy on a chromatic dulcimer.
Yeah, Mark, but you cheat. You channel the power of both Kokapelli and Popeye to help with your version. You've got the spirit of the Irish, Native American spirit, and the strength of spinach all mixed together.I wonder if there is anyone out there who doesn't associate "Sailer's Hornpipe" with Popeye.
Here's is my version as promised.
Dusty, i do tend to accumulate a lot of vintage images. Can't seem to help it, it's in my blood!Keltia, I agree with you, and i don't think anyone here takes the stars too seriously. I've seen videos and tune clips here with no stars at all that I think are really terrific. We're all here to help each other. Your original comment was constructive and I'm sure it was taken that way, not negatively.
Randy, I used to play this tune on the mandolin a lot, mainly because it is good exercise with that long descending scale. But Stumelia's comments about 16th notes and your comment about the dotted eighths hit the proverbial nail on the head. As I was listening to your version I thought a clog dancer or someone on the spoons might be a nice addition. What I was looking for was more rhythmic variation. You play it as a pretty melody, not as a dance number. Were you to play it with those dotted eighths, with a more be-bop rhythm, perhaps even adding some syncopation, it might have more pep, but it would be less pretty, too. I really like your version, which is patient enough to let the melody be heard rather than hiding in a blast of fast single-note runs.On another note, I am beginning to think Strumelia has a photo for every possible discussion topic.
I loved it Randy that was great. Thanks
I enjoyed it, Randy. You've got all those frets so you might as well use 'em on a tune like SH.
One other thing...Mark...I'm looking forward to hearing your version of SH ....I think we are on the same wavelength....I sure hope you recorded it with feeling....or Keltia is gonna let you have it!... f'sure... : )....you going to Winfield again this year?...I'm thinking about it...was a lotta fun playing the tunes last year.
awesome.. nicely played way ta go Randy..
Whoa! An actual negative opinion/constructive criticism! They are pretty rare. Thanks Keltia... f'real...And you are so right...the feeling ain't there. Allow me to quote Lisa from Robin's Cotton Eyed Joe vid."Robin, I guess most people already know that I personally like the old simpler tunes and the old ways of playing best. I never get tired of hearing the old tunes, they touch something in my soul somehow, more than fancy playing does."This succinctly sums up the way I listen to music. Sailors Hornpipe and other tunes of it's ilk don't cause me to push the repeat button on my music player. They are great melodies but don't tug at my heartstrings like the old simpler tunes.If I was gonna analyze my playing of Sailors Hornpipe from a technical view...which I ain't so good at....I don't/can't play it with dotted eighth notes....which would give it the Celtic feel that it needs....the notes just run together without it.I really just play this tune...uh...b/c I can...thx for listening everyone....you don't have to learn the steps John Henry... : ).....& thx again Keltia....very refreshing & I'm glad you joined us.
Randy, I think you did a great job. I think you held a nice even pace which is very necessary for a dance tune.Perhaps the only thing that was lacking was a piper and dancers. I've seen the Hornpipe danced at many a Highland Game to the sound of the bagpipes. If anyone is looking for a really emotional dramatic hornpipe danced with a bit humor (the drunken pirate captain dances off stage to the sound of a splash), try this YouTube.
Yes, I hear you Keltia. Your comment simply brought up my own memories of struggling with putting emotion into rapid-fire tunes such as this, or tunes like the Irish Washerwoman which I used to try to play on my mandolin.Flight of the Bumblebee, William Tell's Overture...?....fageddaboutit! lol
It almost sounds like a harpsichord if you close your eyes! Funky! lol!Keltia, when I used to play classical exercises on my cello when i was in school, I found that the more the music consisted of endless 16th notes, the harder it became to put nuances and feeling into it. That's one reason I wandered away from playing Irish music- it seemed to me too 'restless'...literally meaning without rest. Takes a whole lot of skill to play it, and even more skill to play it with feeling! Honestly, I don't think my skills are up to that.
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Hey Randy, We must be on the same wavelength... You keep posting things I've recorded but haven't put up on YouTube yet! I'll post my version of Sailor's next week. The funny part is I actually start and end it with Popeye's theme song.
Aaarr! Where's me spinach!
Nice one Randy, its Bristol Harbour Festival soon, you coming over to play? If so, I'll learn the steps.John