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Happy
St. Paddy's Day!! I hope you are healthy and well during these turbulent times.
Here are three fun Celtic tunes: King of the Fairies (hornpipe), Alister
McAlister (strathspey), and Cup of Tea (3-part reel). I believe King of the
Fairies and Cup of Tea are Irish tunes, and Alister McAlister is a Scottish
tune. Alister McAlister is usually played in B minor, but I think it sounds
pretty good after King of the Fairies if it's played in E minor! =) Not
everyone likes the idea of playing with the key signatures like that, but I
like how tunes sound on the lower strings of the violin a little more than on
the higher strings. King of the Fairies is a common dance tune. I've played it
for Irish dancers, and, not going to lie, but it starts to get old after you
play it for what seems like 500 times at slightly different tempos, lol....This
version's tempo is at 130 bpm, which is much faster than most competition dance
speeds, but it's a tempo that's fairly common at a session. I really like how
strange of a tune it sounds -- the d and c sharps add quite a lot of
mysteriousness to it. Cup of Tea has a really catchy beginning. It's definitely
a tune that easily gets stuck in my head. I find the middle part of the tune to
be the hardest -- there are a lot of notes to try to squeeze in there. To me,
it sounds like the tea cup fell over in that part, but maybe that's just my
imagination. "Tea" seems to have a different meaning for 2020
(meaning, "gossip"), and considering how the melody bounces between
major and minor parts, I think it somewhat fits that newer definition, too... I
hope everyone is safe from the Coronavirus.. =( I think it took people a little
too long to realize what a problem it was going to be over here in the USA, but
we're starting to take it seriously in
Colorado. I'm staying
inside as much as possible. I've always been a bit of a homebody, but now's the
time to really keep away from other people. I had just gotten into the habit of
going to the gym to workout, too.. Oh well, such is life -- I guess I can try
to workout in my apartment..? It really scares me that this thing is just
getting started, and so much stuff seems to have happened already. I don't see
an end in sight quite yet, but time will tell. Perhaps this virus will die off
with heat? That would be nice, wouldn't it?! Lots of Irish parades and bar gigs
for St. Paddy's Day have been cancelled this year. It's sad, but I see it as a
necessary thing to do. I'm staying away from going to sessions, too -- the
majority of the people who play this music are older and in the higher-risk
demographic... All of this staying-in means that there will be LOTS of time to
PRACTICE!!! :D Now I can finally sit down and try to learn Ragtime Annie --
that tune has been requested so many times! :o BTW, it wasn't cold when I
filmed this. It snowed the day before, but then was 54 degrees Fahrenheit the
day I filmed...Colorado has weird weather. :o Thank you for watching, and I
hope you have a good rest of the week! Stay safe!! ~ Katy ------------ A big
"Thank you" to all of my supporters on Patreon!! =) https://www.patreon.com/KatyAdelson Music store website: https://www.goldenaspenmusic.com Artist portfolio website: https://www.katyadelson.com
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