mandolala’s twenty-nine comments

  • Abcs for La Galop de Malbaie from JC’s tune finder

    no G#s in this version….. more…

  • E minor?

    Not having access to anything but the abc.s and the related midi file, and despite that one “c” in the abcs, my ear persists in wanting to hear it in B minor of some sort. Could be way off base, I’ve never heard any other version……. more…

  • The abc’s

    the only problem I found with the abcs was the rhythm should’ve been marked 3/8 instead of 3/4- then it comes out correctly, I think (no expert here) more…

  • Hickey’s (reel)

    This (the jig) is not the same tune as the Hickey’s on Kitty Lie Over, which is a reel, which is listed on this site at https://thesession.org/tunes/4460 more…

  • Back in print

    its back availabe after long absence- some of the finest Breton Dance music ever. more…

  • Oops

    I meant: That’s what I put when I submitted the recording. Always been a clumsy typist….. more…

  • Track names vs actual tunes played

    In th lines notes they indicated most of the actual tune names, and that’s what I put hen U submitted the recording, for tune learning purposes. The actual track names are: more…

  • The Blue Shutters

    from Tiennet Simonnin more…

  • Another great Katherine Tickell tune

    Seeing ‘Our Kate’ posted in the new tunes inspired me to add the companion tune, which completes the set. more…

  • True dorian

    I love tunes that really explore the potential of a mode- a lot of tunes are classified dorian that don’t do much with the rsised 6th tone, but this one is beautifully written! more…