Kellie

I’m an 22 year old male choir kid from Ohio, Kellie is my mother’s name, Austin is my real name. I play ALOT of instruments. (Too many because I’m an eejit)

I think this quote sums me up: “TheBlindBard, I’m not sure what you read but the poster is not clueless. He is a teenager and tends to get swept along with the flow of things on our *esteemed* panel of experts. I have corresponded with him and can assure you while he is at times impulsive he has an intuitive sense for music. Please, don’t write off our young Kellie.”- AB

I really love writing tunes even though I’m not that great at it. I’m still learning and still have more than a few bits of knowledge and a few years of experience to gain before I can write 100% authentic ITM tunes, but someone said that you have to write a lot of bad ones before you can write good ones.(IMO most of them that I’ve written thus far aren’t worth retaining) Some are good some are bad, but they are all mine. Here are a few.


This one could probably use some work, but I wrote it for my dog who passed away at the age of 6 or 7 in January 2016. It was one of the saddest moments I’d ever experienced, but it led me to the beautiful world of ITM so everything happens for a reason I suppose.

X:1
T:Little black dog (Annabelle’s Jig)
R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Dmaj
|:ded BAB | ded BAF | dBA F2A |FED E3 |
ded BAB | def f2a | fdB A^ce |1 ed^c d3:|2 ed^c def |
|:def dBA | ded BAF | ABd e2f | e2f fef |
def dBA | ded f2a | fdA GBd | ed^c d3 :|

One day after show choir practice I had to wait outside in the rain for an hour for my mom to pick me up, so I pulled out my whistle and played some tunes. A day afterwards I decided hey why not try to capture that brilliant feeling with a tune. Then several days later I had a completed jig.

X:2
T:Whistlin in the rain
R:Jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Gmaj
|:EGG BGG| AGA Bdd| egg edB| AGA BGD|
EGG BGG | AGA Bdd| BAG EDE|GAG G3 :|
|:ged BGA | BGA Bde | geg dga | bag a3 |
~g3 ede | ged BdA | BAB dBG | ABA G3 :|

This tune on the session: https://thesession.org/tunes/15744#setting29590


I thought of this melody during lunch one day and it sounds a bit like the Dusty windowsills mixed with the swallowtail and some originality mixed in hence the title

X:3
T:A “not so original” original Jig
R:Jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Ador
|:ABB cBA| eAA cBA|ABc AAG| GAG G3 |
ABB cBA| eAA cBA| fgf dcB|cAA A3:|
|:aba geg| ede gag| gab age| ded e3|
aba geg| ede gag| fgf dcB|cAA A3:|

I wrote this polka for my friend Rosie (who hates being called Colleen, but it’s her real name) so I was clever about it when I named it.

X:1
T:Colleen’s Rose
L:1/8
M:2/4
R:Polka
K:G
|:G>A Bd|GE D>E|GD GA|BA Bd|
G>A Bd|ge dB|GE G>B|AG G2:|
|:g>e dB|AG Bd|(3gfe de|(3efg a2|
g>e de|ge dB|GE GB|AG G2:|
|:g>a ba|e>g ed|g>a ba|ag gd|
g>a bg|e>d (3efg|bg ag|eg g2:|


I’m really happy with this one might be worth adding to the tunes section someday

X:1
T:The Christmas Tree
R:Reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Ador
|:EAAG AGEG | AcBG AGEG | E2GD E2GD | GFGA BGEG |
|EAAG AGEG | AGAB cBcd | edcB cBAG | EAAG A3A :|
|:aege cdBG | ABcd edeg | e2ad edBA | GFGA BGEG |
| aege cdBG | ABcd efga |eged cBAG | EAAG A3A :|

X:1
T:Ohio in January
R:Hornpipe
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Emin
|:(3BcB (3ABA (3GAG (3FGF | EFGA B3 B | cAAc BGGB | AGFE ^D2 GA |
(3BcB (3ABA (3GAG (3FGF | EFGA B3 B | ef (3gfe fdBA |1 (3GAG (3FGF E3 z:|2 (3AGA (3BAB e3 z|
|:(3gfe (3gfe (3fef (3B^cd | efge f3 f | bggf gfef | ffga f3 a |
(3gfe (3gfe (3fef (3B^cd | efge f3 f | ef (3gfe fdBA |1 (3GAG (3FGF E3 z:|2 (3AGA (3BAB e3 d|

X:1
T:Catch me if you can
M:6/8
R:jig
K:G
|:~G3 Bdg | edB A2B| dge dBG| AGE GED|
~G3 Bdg| ede g2f| edB AGA| BGF G3 :|
|:~e3 efg |efg edB| ege dBG| AGE GAB |
~e3 efg | aba ged| edB dBA | GFG G3 :|

This tune on the session: https://thesession.org/tunes/15871

X:1
T:The Feather River
R:Reel
L:1/8
M:4/4
K: Dmaj
|:FEDE F3A| Bdfe d~B3| AFdB ABdB| AFDE F~E3|
FEDE F3A|Bdde f~e3| fafe f~e2d| Bdfe dcd2 :|
|:fefa fedB|ABde f~e3|f2ab afed| gfed edBA|
fefa fedB|afde f~e3| fafe f~e2d| Bdfe dcd2:|


X: 3
T: The Cardinal on The Fence
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Amaj
|:cAAB AFEF|Acec fcec|afec ecBA |FAcA B2fe|
cA2F AFEF| Acec afab| (3c’ba fa efec |1 BABc A2 fe :|2 BABc A2 fa|
|:(3c’ba fa efec| dcBA Bcef | afec dcBA| FAcA B2fa|
|(3c‘ba fa efec| dcBA cefa| c’afa efec |1 BABc A2 fa:|2 BABc A3 e|

Recording: https://www.dropbox.com/s/my7zxmmtn1scszl/Ann%20Arbor%20Sessions%20reel.wav?dl=0

I was on the bus home from school when I heard the Calliope House. I went on Slowplayers. org to see where the title came from, and turns out it was named after a place that hosted sessions. That got me thinking “Every good session place has a tune written in it’s honor, and I thought the Ypsi Alehouse should be no exception.”

X:1
T:Ypsi Alehouse
M:6/8
R:Jig
K:Dmaj
|:D2E FED| A2B d2e| fed f2a| fed edB|
D2E FED| A2B d2e| fef a2f|1 e3 e2A:|2 edd d2c|
|:d2f afd| ede fdB| dcd faf| fed e2B|
d2f afd| BAF AFE |FAB dfe|1 edc d2e:|2 edd d2f|
|:bzf azf|f3 fed| dzd faf | fed e2f|
bff aff| ezf afe| d2e fed| eBB B3:|
|:A2d efd | A2B d2e| f2e fed |ede fdB|
| A2d efd | A2B d2e| f2a fed|1 e3 e3:|2 e3 d2f|
|:a2f gfe| fed edB| def a2f| fed e2f|
a2f gfe|fed edB| FAB dfe|1 edc Bdf:|2 edc d2F|

X:1
T:The Heartbreaker
M:6/8
R:Jig
K:Bmin
F|:B2c dcd| edc dcB| F2A ABA| ~F3 AFA|
B2c dcd|fef dcB|c2B ABc|1 B3 B2F:|2 B3 B2f|
|:b2f afe| ~f3 dcB| c2d e3| fed f2a|
|1b2f afe| ~f3 dcB| c2B ABc| d3 d2f:|2bzf azf| gzf d2f| ~e3 cBA | B3 B2|

X:1
T:The Senior Year Polka
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Polka
K:Amaj
|:A>E FA | B>A ce |e/f/e/c/ BA| B/c/B/A/ FE |
|1A>E FA| B>A ce| fe cA| cB B2:|2 A/B/A/F/ EF |AB c>e | fe cA | BA A2|]
|:a>e ce| fa a>b | a/b/a/f/ eA | cB B>A |
|1a>e ce | fa a>e| c/e/f/a/ ec | BA cf :|2 A/B/A/F/ EF |AB c>e | fe cA | BA A>B|]

The first slide I’ve ever written. It’s a bit repetitive, but I love it. Could also call it “The Berry Bush” or “The Berry Bush Fling”

X:1
T:Fling Round The Berry Bush
M:12/8
R:Slide
C:Austin M
K:Amaj
|:c2e cBA c2e cBA| c2B BAB c2B BAB|
c2e c2e f2e cBA|1 B2c BAF A3 A2B:|2 B2c BAF A3 A3|
|:a2b fae a2b fae| c2B BAB c2B BAB|
a2e f2a e2c cBA|1 B2c BAF A3 A2f:|2 B2c BAF A3 A2B|

Used to be in E minor then I decided to change it since I got my Mandolin. After all this new instrument gives me access to all the keys, so I figured I’d use them. It’s a short, but I’d say energetic little reel with a lot of pulse. I’d say probably inspired by tunes like “The Ashplant” and “Drag Her Round The Road”

X:1
T:The First Taste of Love
M:4/4
R:Reel
K:Dmin
|:AG| FDDC DzD C | D2D C DzAG | FDDC DzCD|1 FAcA G2:|2 F(3EEE C D2|
|FG| c2dc AGFG | A2A G A2GA| c2dc AFGA| G2G F G2 |
FG| c2dc AGFG| A2A ^B c2cd| ~f3d cAGF | D2D C D2|