Muircheartaigh’s two hundred and thirty comments

There's a pub called the "Half Moon and Seven Stars" in Preston about half way between Canterbury and Ramsgate. They claim to have been serving ale since 1570. I don't know if they have a session there. more…

You can display multiple tunes in the musical score viewing pane by removing all the X fields after the first and taking out any blank lines between the ABC tune codes. more…

I should have added that I think a euphonium giving a bass line to a tune and coming in with the melody now and again is a great idea. more…

You can use EasyABC to transpose a tune down a couple of octaves and it automatically puts it into bass clef. more…

What about the ocarina? The Italian penny whistle! more…

This is the version from Allan's where it has the title "The Flowers of Limerick" more…

'David wrote. :My own feeling… is that "anything" can go with "anything".' more…

You don't need to worry about 'originals', Gobby; look upon them as vanity publishing. Someone has slung together a few notes they believe constitute a tune that the world should hear; but they haven't the conviction/ability to play it at a session so ... more…

There's a free online YouTube downloader: y2mate. It's worked fine for me - MP4's for video or just MP3's for audio only. You have to be careful where you click, though; there are a few big green buttons inviting you to DOWNLOAD. Do not be tempted; s... more…

"Metronomes do not know anything when it comes to music." more…