Jeff J’s twelve comments
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Re: Anyone Can Whistle?
As with all my instruments, I can whistle well enough to entertain myself. Making music that pleases others is another story. more…
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Re: Morris tunes in Irish tradition
Cultures mix. Insisting that influence only goes one way suggests an agenda of some sort. more…
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Re: Having our first The Ould Sod Zoom-based session tonight (3/24/2020)
Thinking of intriguing technical strategies for virtual sessions. Technologies that exist, but need some procedures worked out, or, at most, a bit of new technical "glue." more…
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Re: Submitting Tunes….."Just A Minute"
I've been amazed at the sheer number of tune submissions: ~5 dozen on this week's summary email! more…
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Re: O’Carolans welcome
Some players consider O'Carolan tunes too classical-sounding, and not real traditional music. But at most sessions, you'll find O'Carolans welcome more…
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Re: Can you speak, or sing, while playing fiddle?
There's some neuroscience involved. It comes naturally for some people, some pick it up with practice, and it's really hard for others. more…
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Re: Tune Reminders/Tune Snippets
I've seen some websites with lists of snippets. Here's one: more…
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Tony MacMahon on the playing of Peter Carberry
Tony MacMahon's (gushing) review of this album, fwiw: more…
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Re: cheap low D whistle
I got a Dixon low D for similar reasons. The lower octave can be very quiet. Upper, not so quiet. Maybe once my breath control is more developed. more…
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Re: Good audio examples of various sorts of ornamentation?
I really like the description of "pulse." It reminds me of the term "swing" in jazz. (The term used by musicians, not the "swing music" genre.) "He's got chops, but he can't swing" = "He has good technical ability on his instruments, but he doesn't ha... more…