Posted by JanetB
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Size: 1,831kb, uploaded 6/5/2015 8:41:20 PM
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
This week's old-time Tune of the Week coincides with D-Day and was played by a fifer from the British Isles as his troop landed at Normandy. The Isles referred to in the song are the Hebrides west of Scotland. If you look at tourist advertisements for the area it's quite a beautiful region. I attempted to add a rhythmic technique called Scottish snaps which makes it sound Gaelic, so they say. They're basically dotted eighth notes played with the fast part first and the dotted part last.
3 comments on “Road to the Isles (TOTW)”
Lew H Says:
Saturday, June 6, 2015 @11:12:07 AM
Sweet sounds! The snaps and triplets are neat.
JanetB Says:
Saturday, June 6, 2015 @12:28:28 PM
Thanks, Lew. I notice that the triplet resembles a Scotch snap in that it makes the first beat very fast but is also accented. So triplets might be an important sound in lots of Celtic recordings and thereby resemble the sound of the words in lyrics, an idea I can explore.
rickhayes Says:
Saturday, June 6, 2015 @3:33:24 PM
Fine playing Janet. Agree with Lew.
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