Showing posts with label Music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Music. Show all posts
December 8, 2016

Tans'ur's Tune: An 18th Century Hymn

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I'm starting this off with the disclaimer that I am NOT musical and this particular song did not fit the musical principals of the...
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March 12, 2012

Night Trip: David Kincaid at Godrey Daniels

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Sunday night Andy and I had the opportunity to see the famous David Kincaid live at Godfrey Daniels in Bethlehem, PA. Godfrey Daniels, an...
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July 27, 2011

Easy English Colonial Dance: The Hessian, Dance Diagram and Music

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A Hessian Soldier   This is a part of a program that a friend and I have been putting together for work. We will be teaching a colonial...
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April 2, 2011

Night Trip: Kevin Burke, Irish Fiddler

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A few nights ago, Andy and I were fortunate enough to see one of Ireland's premier fiddlers, Kevin Burke. Kevin Burke is best known fo...
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February 18, 2011

The Fairy Waltz: A dance for that nameless time between the Regency Era and the Victorian Era.

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"If there be room enough, the gentleman only holds his partner  the tips of the fingers.  Certainly the dance in question is danced in ...
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February 8, 2011

Homemade PVC Whistles

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Finally I got Andy to play his low D whistle. I am not very happy with the sound quality of the recording, I recorded it straight on the com...
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January 24, 2011

Homemade Penny Whistles: CPVC Tin Whistles

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Yesterday Andy and I made homemade Penny Whistles out of CPVC pipes. He made a low D whistle and a whistle with Uilleann pipe fingerings (...
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October 23, 2010

Tin Whistle: Cockles and Mussels Sheet Music and Blank Sheet Music for Tin Whistle

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 I've been in the mood to learn "Cockles and Mussels" on the tin whistle. It's really a simple but pretty song. "Co...
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July 17, 2010

Anne of Green Gables Entry, The Hazel Dell Sheet Music

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I am one of the few who has never seen the Anne of Green Gables movies. Before last month, I had never even read the books. I was inspired...
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June 12, 2010

The English Hornpipe; The College Hornpipe Sheet Music

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Hornpipes were a type of dance that were traditionally danced by English sailors in the late 1700s, as a means of exercise aboard ships. T...
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May 18, 2010

A Mutiny in 1916 -- Over Hardtack and Pie

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I came across this article in the New York Times Archive Database. I was originally looking for a recipe for naval hardbread. I was unsu...
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April 12, 2010

The Ballad of Lady Margaret and William: A Short History with Song Lyrics

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Many people have come to love the song Lady Margaret , most recently performed by Cassie Franklin. You might have heard it ...
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March 17, 2010

Guest Post: Andy on His Civil War Reenacting Fiddle

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Everyone who has read my blog has heard me refer to my significant other, Andy. Andy has kindly written a post about his Civil ...
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February 16, 2010

Guitar on a Snowy Day: Molly Malone, The Whatchamacallit Sheet Music / Blank Guitar Chord Sheets

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Being cooped up in the house due to the snow has made me graciously take to music. I was given a very beautiful parlor guitar for Christm...
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January 23, 2010

Fife and Drum: Complete Fife Fingerings

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--> I've had a very musical week. Hopefully we will be getting some simple music together for some of the nights around the fire ...
November 30, 2009

Tin Whistles, Penny Whistles, Irish Whistles and Fifes

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           I have always loved the sounds of flutes and whistles. I learned to play the flute in Middle school and was so bad, I was asked ...
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