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James Rankine - Posted - 02/27/2018: 12:03:41
Thanks Rob for asking me to submit this months tune of the month. I've gone for a very popular session Jig, the Mist Covered Mountain written by the late Junior Crehan. There's a great video on youtube of an elderly Junior describing how the tune came to him whilst watching the mist descend on a mountain, then he plays the tune on his fiddle.
I've played it here with a bit of bouzouki backing. Looking forward to everyone chipping in with their versions.
Briarpicker - Posted - 02/27/2018: 12:34:00
Hello James,
I guess this is your Capek banjo again? I love the sound! Nice playing, too. Thanks for posting.
Martin
robobanjo - Posted - 02/27/2018: 16:47:30
Great tune James. I really like how you 'drive' it, even at a slower speed for our benefit. Triplets are clean and crisp too. Thanks so much for posting this! Really catchy! :-)
DSmoke - Posted - 02/27/2018: 17:08:39
Great tune, will force me to get it good enough to post and look forward to Jill's!
captbanjo - Posted - 02/27/2018: 18:00:23
Nice!
robobanjo - Posted - 02/27/2018: 18:20:38
Wayne - Where you been? How you doing?
ruraltradpunk - Posted - 02/27/2018: 21:04:45
Here's a clip from 2011, played on my old Vega Style M - one of me favourite jigs this one.
James Rankine - Posted - 02/28/2018: 12:00:20
Really enjoyed your version Tony - I'm going to be study this and I'll have to get my Clareen out to play along.
Brilliant as ever Jill - I have of course seen your version before along with every other video you've posted - can't get enough of your playing.
ruraltradpunk - Posted - 02/28/2018: 12:07:58
You're too kind James! I loved yours and Tony's versions - if I were to re-record mine again now I'd likely dial it down a wee bit speed wise as it brings out another element in the tune. I've been playing this one lately with An Lucharachán (Angelina has it as Dermot Grogan's on her An Traidisiún Beo CD), with the Mist Covered Mountain second in the set.
captbanjo - Posted - 02/28/2018: 12:25:56
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Originally posted by robobanjo
Wayne - Where you been? How you doing?
Thanks for asking Rob. I have been laying low for two reasons: my neck injury has prevented me from playing more than maybe a half hour since I last posted here. Also, I have been preparing to sell my house so that is been time-consuming. God willing, I will be back at it sooner than later.
Wayne
captbanjo - Posted - 02/28/2018: 12:28:37
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Originally posted by ruraltradpunk
Here's a clip from 2011, played on my' old Vega Style M - one of me favourite jigs this one.
Great version Jill! I really enjoy your tasteful triplets. They never seem forced or rushed.
Wayne
Briarpicker - Posted - 03/09/2018: 05:27:33
Here comes my version of "Mist covered Mountain". James, Jill: Thanks for the inspiration. Your videos really made me eager to learn this lovely tune!
Briarpicker - Posted - 03/09/2018: 05:38:58
The clawhammer version of this tune is much slower - I felt inspired by James' playing. Jigs aren't easy to play on clawhammer banjo, I'm still struggling.
ruraltradpunk - Posted - 03/09/2018: 09:48:23
Nice one Martin, lovely versions!
James Rankine - Posted - 03/10/2018: 08:00:30
Great stuff Martin. Beautiful clawhammer sound - very haunting. Your clawhammer approach also come across in your tenor style of playing.
Briarpicker - Posted - 03/10/2018: 10:04:13
@ Jill, James: Thanks for your kind words!
@ James: This is very interesting. I myself am not aware that my clawhammer approach comes across in my tenor playing, but people keep telling me so. Many years ago I learned "Gypsy Picking" for guitar, where you always use a downstroke when you change strings, no matter what the melody is. I also hold the pick at its tip and pluck the strings with the "shoulder" of the pick which is what many Gypsy guitar players do. This technique works great on jazz guitar, but I think it is not so typical and ideal for Irish tenor. It's fun, anyway!
DSmoke - Posted - 03/17/2018: 06:58:10
This is the first time my wife and I recorded us playing, and we even managed to play a set. This was a goal of ours for this year and part of my main goal of learning to play well with others. After years of practicing, learning, and playing alone playing and sounding well with others is also a difficult process. Mist Covered Mountain is a newer tune for us and we weren't able to sound good at any faster tempo. We are still very much learners, but happy with our progress so far.
youtu.be/r9n7fU6tuDM
robobanjo - Posted - 03/17/2018: 08:19:56
I love it!!! Well done Dan - you and your wife sound great together. You both pulled off something amazing there. A huge thanks for taking the time to learn this and share it with the rest of us! :-D
ruraltradpunk - Posted - 03/17/2018: 11:28:34
Good on ye Dan, to you and your wife!
Bribak - Posted - 03/17/2018: 18:05:32
How cool is that. What could be better than sharing a passion with your significant other! A super job to both of you. Thanks for sharing it.
DSmoke - Posted - 03/17/2018: 18:46:31
Thanks all, and yes it's great that my wife and I are both learning and enjoying the experience together. It was actually our "empty nest" plan to be good enough to travel and play in sessions after our daughter is grown. Little did we know we would meet so many great people along the way. Folk musicians are the best people on earth!
Briarpicker - Posted - 03/18/2018: 11:09:19
Well done, Dan, both of you!
James Rankine - Posted - 03/22/2018: 15:33:08
Lovely Dan. You're really fortunate to be able to learn along with your wife.
Briarpicker - Posted - 03/26/2018: 03:27:16
March is almost over - so here is my last version of "Mist covered Mountain", this time played on tenor guitar. Thanks again for the inspiration, everyone!
