DonaldK’s six hundred and twenty-nine comments

Why not get in a few cans of Harp and Strongbow and invite your chosen friends to your place? more…

And if I remember correctly, an eightsome reel is 40 + (8 x 48) + 40 bars. Nice groups of 16 and 32 there. more…

Josefin's Waltz is Swedish (composed by Roger Tallroth). The Pi Waltz is Danish (composer unknown - traditional - not sure that makes it a recent composition). It's more that in Scandinavian countries they're much less tied to rigid rhythmic structures an... more…

Erm, ceolachan, the B part is 24 bars long, I think you will find. more…

c, I don't think you should judge a piece by whether or not the parts have the same number of bars. One of my all time favourite waltzes is The Pi Waltz with parts of 16, 16 & 8 bars. And what about Josefin's ? more…

I think Sandy MacIntyre was a chum. Might explain why Sherrit tunes get played in Cape Breton. more…

DrugCrazed, do you really mean to have those 7/8 bars at the end of the A part? It also looks like you typed f instead of F for the last note of bar 3 in the last line. more…

This reel was composed by champion fiddler Bob Hobkirk. The Borthwick Water is the river that runs along the bottom of the valley in which I live. more…

What I'm suggesting, Al, is that if you are having to think about rules as you are playing then you probably aren't good enough to accompany. It should be so ingrained that it is semi instinctive. more…

I think what I'm trying to say is that if you need rules to play by then you shouldn't be playing. more…