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JanetB - Posted - 04/17/2023: 18:00:02
Your banjo gives it a fine dance rhythm, John, like the banjo is dancing.
I spent time trying to get it in another tuning for different fingering, but ended up like yours in double C because of the tune's wide pitch range. The Ken Perlman tab was pretty much like the arrangement I got listening to on the Irish and Celtic Folk Classics link. I was trying to get away from using so much pinkie finger on the 5th fret, but wasn't able. Ken Perlman has a wonderful left-hand finger stretch and it works for him, though challenges me at times.
The modulation in the B part doesn't use the 5th string much, which is good because it doesn't harmonize in the new key. My favorite part is where the B part transitions to what you call the C part. Out of curiosity, I played the A and C parts together and they go well. It could be we can say that the C part is a variation of the A part, done an octave higher, though not identical.
This is a tune to continue to explore more. Best of all were the dancers in your link. They were truly having fun!
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