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Thank you!

I think your are right..."Green Fields of Rossbeigh" is very close. Also, even though the A part does differ a bit from what I had stuck in my head, the B part sounds "right."

I appreciate the assist!


--James

Ok, this is another one that was stuck in my head when I woke up this morning. Anyone ID this tune fragment, which I think is the A part of a reel? K: D M: 4/4 R: Reel A | BE3 B2dB A2Bd fdeA | BE3 B2dB A2FA FEED | BE3 B2dB A2Bd fdef |g2ge f2fe d2BA BE2 || Can anybody help ID this so I can learn the ...

There is a kind of a thought exercise I liked to do, sometimes, which Doug's comment reminded me of. I mainly did this when I was younger, but I still sometimes try it. First, I picture how big the earth is. On our scale, it's really really big, but not so big you can't understand it. Then I picture...

I believe it's also called a cezve for Turkish coffee, but "ibrik" was the first term I encountered when I started reading about how to make it yourself, and the term stuck in my head.

No matter what you call it, you can make wonderful coffee with it.

--James

Years ago, I first read about Turkish coffee on these boards. I have since had the opportunity to try it. It is wonderful. I have since acquired a burr grinder and an ibrik and learned to make it. I suppose there are worse things to be addicted to. :D Just wanted to say thanks--Turkish coffee is won...

I've not had good luck with talcum powder on sticky pads; however, I have used zinc stearate powder with good success.

The last time i bought zinc stearate--years ago, even a small jar lasts forever--it was inexpensive and readily available in hardware stores.


--James

Here is one I did, from the "Best of the Chieftains" album: X:1 T:the Galway Reel C:transcribed by James Peeples M:4/4 R:Reel K:G |:B|AGEG DG (3Bcd|BAGA BedB|AGED BDAD| B~A3 BEED|E2DE GEDE|D2EG D2EG| EDEG DEGA|(3Bcd AB G3:|| |:B|d~G3 EGDc|BGBd gdeg|ecBc (3BAG FA| DFAd fed^c|d~G3 EGDc|BGBd ...

May you heal quickly and completely!

--James

Thanks everyone!

James_Alto, thank you for the good information. I've passed this on.

If anyone else has further thoughts on this, please post 'em, and thanks again!


--James

I've a good friend who is needing to ship a cello from the U.S. to Ireland (specifically, the University of Limerick).

Any recommendations on what service to use, how to prepare / pack the instrument, and so forth would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks everyone!


--James

Thanks guys! I knew I had heard a name for this at some point...I think "rising roll" was it.

And yeah, I didn't notate it all that well. I shouldn't post questions like this until I have coffee on board, first. <grin>

Thanks all!

--James

A question please: From time to time, I hear a variation on long rolls where the first note is dropped one pitch. It's a nice effect--I was just wondering if this had its own name, because the only thing I'd know to call it would be something awkward like "off-beat short roll" and it reall...

I thought Arbo did a fine job on those--we've already shared some discussion over these tunes, but I do want to say again that he's knocking one hell of a fine tone out of the flute and playing with a really contagious enthusiasm--I love the almost-harsh barking pulses that he plays with. He had wan...

Thank you! :) That's my Hammy. The tune is a reel. I have a recording of it on the "Best of the Chieftains" album where it is the first tune on the first track. I couldn't find a flute setting of this tune that I liked, so I finally just transcribed this version. I love that track, it's a ...

Arbo, nicely done! You are getting a very focused tone but also still a very "wooden" sound--you've got a nice bark to your playing. --- o --- O --- o --- Here's the Galway Reel. This is a version that I transcribed from Matt Molloy's playing--I was ill over the weekend and through the fir...