So many tunes...
This community has been pretty quiet lately, so I thought I'd post in an attempt to liven it up a bit.
So, first a site rec. If anyone hasn't found it yet, you should check out Tune Finder. It's a great resource. It's only failed me three or four times - if you want the tune Great Big Sea plays as "Eavesdropper's Jig" you're out of luck, although it has several other versions. But most of what's available on the internet in ABC format is there, and even better, it doesn't just give the tunes as ABCs - you can download most tunes as PDFs, GIFs, MIDIs, or other types of files I've never heard of.
Second, what tunes have you all learned lately? What tunes have you learned lately that you think the rest of us should learn too because they're just such excellent tunes? We're all fiddlers here - so I would assume we're all always looking for great new tunes.
I've got several recommendations myself:
Wake up to Cape Breton by Brenda Stubbert (choose the second version, the first isn't all there)
The Mortgage Burn by Gordon Maclean
Garfield Vale by Jerry Holland
Clach na Cudain (trad)
Anyway, enjoy!
So, first a site rec. If anyone hasn't found it yet, you should check out Tune Finder. It's a great resource. It's only failed me three or four times - if you want the tune Great Big Sea plays as "Eavesdropper's Jig" you're out of luck, although it has several other versions. But most of what's available on the internet in ABC format is there, and even better, it doesn't just give the tunes as ABCs - you can download most tunes as PDFs, GIFs, MIDIs, or other types of files I've never heard of.
Second, what tunes have you all learned lately? What tunes have you learned lately that you think the rest of us should learn too because they're just such excellent tunes? We're all fiddlers here - so I would assume we're all always looking for great new tunes.
I've got several recommendations myself:
Wake up to Cape Breton by Brenda Stubbert (choose the second version, the first isn't all there)
The Mortgage Burn by Gordon Maclean
Garfield Vale by Jerry Holland
Clach na Cudain (trad)
Anyway, enjoy!