Hi ya'll! I am going to use the current poll for two more weeks (weeks #17 & #18). Mike Romkey will announce the tunes for me this Friday, Aug 21, and next Friday, August 28, so if you haven't voted yet in this current poll, please do! I'd like input from ya'll for the next poll. Please list the name and genre of the tune. When I get near a computer sometime toward the end of the month, I will make a new poll for the next bunch of tunes! Thanks!
Wayfaring Stranger ~ Bluegrass, Folk, Old time.
Santa Lucia ~ Not sure what the genre is... Old Italian music?
Cherokee Shuffle. Seems very popular on the bluegrass stage these days.
Thanks, guys! Keep em coming!
More bluegrass as always. Evening Prayer Blues, True Life Blues, Waltz In The Bluegrass, Cheyenne, Baltimore Johnny, Boston Boy, Big Mon, Pike County Breakdown, Monroe's Hornpipe, Roanoke, Wayfaring Stranger, I'm Working On A Building, New Camptown Races, Old Dangerfield, Paddy On The Turnpike, Temperance Reel, Walls Of Time, Whiskey Before Breakfast.
Jamann, that's input overload! Which two of those would you like to 'nominate' for the next poll?
Chris, Santa Lucia and Wayfaring Stranger already have threads...
I'd like to add Red Wing (OT BG), The Rights of Man (IT), Campbell's Farewell to Red Gap(OT/IT), Greencastle Hornpipe (OT/IT), Pig Ankle Rag (OT/Swing)
Eddie brought up the fact that some of the tunes that have been mentioned for the official tune of the week, have already been submitted as 'other' tunes. I had originally felt that once a tune was submitted as an 'other' tune, we shouldn't duplicate it as an official tune, as I thought that would clutter things up. However, it seems that more people jump on the bandwagon (or tunewagon!) on the official tunes, than the 'other' tunes. So, maybe we could accept tunes already submitted as 'other tunes' for the 'official tunes' and link to the previous submissions.... what do ya'll think?
Sorry for the overload! Ok how about True Life Blues and Cheyenne. A couple of great Monroe tunes!
Off the top of the head.....How 'bout Goldrush (Monroe/ BG) or Old Dangerfield
That's a good idea Barb, unless the "other" tune posts could be moved in to the "official" tune.... or just add " Tune for Week nn" to the title of the "other" tune and bump it...
Eddie, if and when the time comes that we have a duplicate tune for the official tune, I'll figure something out!
I'm going to suggest a genre that doesn't get much attention - swing. I don't have specific tunes in mind ' cuz I don't know any, which is why I'm suggesting it...
How about St. Anne's Reel and Flowers of Edinburgh?
Is "Take 5" swing? Not sure who it's by. Fun song though.
Take Five is jazz - Dave Brubeck. Great tune. The first million-selling jazz single...
Swing brings to mind Benny Goodman and Count Basie as well as others.
Maybe he means Western Swing, like Bob Wills kind of thing - is that it CD?
Western Swing is where you git a posse an' a rope....
'Tis true, could be Western Swing.
I'm not sure what I mean. I don't think I mean Western Swing (aka Texas Swing?), but that would also be fun. Jazz would also work for me. I think I just want something a little different. Just my $0.02...
Reading this thread, and the term 'western swing', all of a sudden this tune started running through my head. I had a moment, and my camera, so I made this quick video.... who recognizes it?
Yeah, Take 5 would be an awesome tune to learn!
Sounds a bit like "Don't Fence Me In," but there's something of a Tin Pan Alley sound that makes me think it might be some other tune.
Joe, no that's not it.... but I think you are in the right age group to recognize the tune..... any more guesses?
How 'bout 'Ragtime Cowboy Joe?'
You got it!
Ok, ya'll, I'm heading out the door, and will be mostly out of touch for a couple of weeks! Mike is going to announce the tunes of the week this Friday, and next Friday.... ya'll have fun pickin'~
I'm up for Take Five.
I'd like to give take 5 a go also
How about something off the Celtic & bluegrass trails, like: "Magic Foot" -- A great contemporary mando tune by Russ Barenburg; ABC available. "Nuages" -- It's about time we did a gypsy jazz tune! Django rules. "EMD" -- It's about time we did a Grisman tune!
I second the nominations of EMD, Evening Prayer Blues, Campbell's Farewell to Red Gap.
i second Campbell's Farewell to Red Gap. If you can play Red Haired Boy, Campbell's should be quite reachable. Does anyone know John Brown's March? That's m' suggestion.