Bluegrasstjej
Dec-09-2004, 5:44pm
Hi folks!
I've come back to the desire to record myself again! That's a good sign isn't it. Not that I've been in bad shape lately, I've played lots and been kinda satisfied mostly too, but I just haven't felt like recording myself, or I've felt too busy maybe. I've played lots of fiddle and not so much mandolin. The fiddle is new to me so I'm still in that wonderful period when I stand in awe for every progress I make, you should have seen me last Saturday when i managed to make a cut on "Harvest home"!!!
I'm not good enough yet to record Harvest home but I've made a recording of two polkas I've learned on the fiddle, Ballydesmond and Kerry polka. I've left out the third part of Ballydesmond, can't do those triplets smoothly enough yet.
It's not perfectly in pitch and I also think the fiddle is badly tuned (too sharp) because I had to re-tune the mandolin a lot to make them sound ok together. But, it's my first recording on the fiddle and I'm so proud. I've fooled around with the fiddle for 2 years, playing scales and things now and then (quite rarely the last year), never really learning anything, but I met this guy Daniel who got me started and I've played for about 3 months now and I just LOVE it!!!
But, I can't manage to upload this stuff!!! Just get this "can't find the page" page. How annoying!!!! I'll have to try again tomorrow.
I'm fit for fight again! And I'm learning God rest ye merry gentlemen on the mandolin. Gosh, there are so many nice Christmas songs. I may even let you hear a Swedish one. You never know.
Have a great weekend everyone!
God bless,
Susanne
I've come back to the desire to record myself again! That's a good sign isn't it. Not that I've been in bad shape lately, I've played lots and been kinda satisfied mostly too, but I just haven't felt like recording myself, or I've felt too busy maybe. I've played lots of fiddle and not so much mandolin. The fiddle is new to me so I'm still in that wonderful period when I stand in awe for every progress I make, you should have seen me last Saturday when i managed to make a cut on "Harvest home"!!!
I'm not good enough yet to record Harvest home but I've made a recording of two polkas I've learned on the fiddle, Ballydesmond and Kerry polka. I've left out the third part of Ballydesmond, can't do those triplets smoothly enough yet.
It's not perfectly in pitch and I also think the fiddle is badly tuned (too sharp) because I had to re-tune the mandolin a lot to make them sound ok together. But, it's my first recording on the fiddle and I'm so proud. I've fooled around with the fiddle for 2 years, playing scales and things now and then (quite rarely the last year), never really learning anything, but I met this guy Daniel who got me started and I've played for about 3 months now and I just LOVE it!!!
But, I can't manage to upload this stuff!!! Just get this "can't find the page" page. How annoying!!!! I'll have to try again tomorrow.
I'm fit for fight again! And I'm learning God rest ye merry gentlemen on the mandolin. Gosh, there are so many nice Christmas songs. I may even let you hear a Swedish one. You never know.
Have a great weekend everyone!
God bless,
Susanne