This week's winner is The Lovers Waltz by Jay Ungar. (Note, originally, in the poll, this was listed as Lover's Waltz by Jay Ungar, with (Ashokan Farewell) in parentheses. I've removed the (Ashokan Farewell) as it seems while both tunes were composed by Jay Ungar, they are two different tunes!) I can't easily find notation for it, so if anyone can help me there, I'd appreciate it! Here's a You Tube video
Here's a a link. I am not advocating violating copyright. http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/se...vers_waltz.png
Here is another link. Under the discussion, it appears that Jay Unger gave permission for the posting of the notation. http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/4997
Here's a little better video... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRyMH_4PO3Y And this isn't the same tune that is listed on thesession.org. Ashokan Farewell is a completely different song... edit: For some reason my youtube tags aren't working... so I just posted a link.
May I help you, Hastyman?
Thank you Hastyman and Manfred; my bad, as I thought we were voting on the Ashoken Farewell and didn't carefully read through Barbaras note above. My bad!
Thanks Manfred!
Here's once through with mandolin and baritone guitar followed by the usual cast of characters on the second and third time. I liked it better staying in G rather than modulating to A. This tune sure makes me wish I played fiddle well.
X: 1 T: Lover's Waltz Gmaj M: 3/4 L: 1/8 R: waltz K: Gmaj |:DGB|"G"d3 d BG|"C"E3 D CB,|"G"(D6|D3) D GB|"G"d3 d BG|"C"E3 D CB,| "Am"(D6|"D7"D3) D EG|"Am"A3 G AB|"C"A G3 ED|"G"(D6|D3) D EG| "C"A3 G AB|"Am"A G3 ED|"D"(d4 d)e|d4 GF|"G"G4 GF|"Am7"G4 GF| "G"G3 G GF|"C"G2 c3 B|"G"G4 GF|"Em"G4 ED|"Am"(E4 E)D/2E/2|"D7"D4 GF| "C"E3 F G2|"D"F2 G2 A2|"Em"B3 c BA|G4 GF|"C"E2 F2 G2| "D7"A2 G3F|[1"G"(G6|G3):|[2 "G"G6|A3| X: 2 T: Lover's Waltz D M: 3/4 L: 1/8 R: waltz K:D |:Adf|"D"a3 a fd|"G"B3 A GF|"D"(A6|A3) A df|"D"a3 a fd|"G"B3 A GF| "Em"(A6|"A7"A3)A Bd|"Em"e3 d ef|"G"e d3 BA|"D"(A6|A3) A Bd| "G"e3 d ef|"Em"e d3 BA|"A"(a4 a)b|a4 dc|"D"d4 dc|"Em7"d4 dc| "D"d3 d dc|"G"d2 g3 f|"D"d4 dc|"Bm"d4 BA|"Em"(B4 B)A/2B/2|"A7"A4 dc| "G"B3 c d2|"A"c2 d2 e2|"Bm"f3 g fe|d4 dc|"G"B2 c2 d2|"A7"e2 d3 c|"D"(d6|d3):|
that was one too many
There's abc for this here: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/3766 Looks like another "must learn" tune... Edit: Looks like Werner beat me to the post!
David, no need for a fiddle. That works really well, and the slide show puts the proverbial hat on it! Great version.
Wonderful presentation of this tune David. Slideshow was fine work!
cw, it wasn't that you didn't read my post carefully, it originally did have Ashokan Farewell in parentheses, but once people started posting about it, I did a little more research and realized that they were two different tunes, and I went back and edited my post!
David, great work by the Hansen band, and always a hard act to follow. Accompaniment by Band-in-the Box
Great versions Manfred and David! I hope some day to be able to play half as good as you two.
Some great renditions there guys. I'll be along as fast as I can...
Loved the Hansen band version and the baritone guitar added just the right touch. Mandfred's version with all the slides and tremolo picking was especially tasty.
Here it is - flubs and all (one take) on a Phil Crump C-III Cittern tuned CCGGDDAAEE in C and D...
That thing booms Eddie. Very cool. Very nice as always David. Loved the hotties in the sideshow. Especially Minnie. Manfred love that slow waltz. Very pretty. Gary
That was beautiful, Eddie! Love that cittern!
David, I loved the slide show and the very full sound. Manfred, I think you nailed the right feel for this very pretty tune. Eddie, that cittern has a very cool sound to it and you did some very interesting things to make your arrangement unique.
Laura, that was beautiful!
Laura, I concur with Barbara: very beautiful, very tasteful guitar accompaniment, great sound from your mando.
David Hansen and I played this one last night on Mandonators. We took turns playing the melody and backing each other up, and we were pretty happy with it! It's such a pretty tune! I'm playing my newly-minted (almost done) octave fanned-fret 5-string Mandonator. Dave's playing my 4-string (serial number 4). He'd loaned his Mandonator out. But it didn't phase him any I am glad to say. (If you want to know more about Mandonators, please hop over to the web site my wife made for me: http://www.tophergayle.com)
Let me be the first to say.... that was awesome!!!!!!
Thanks! We had fun with that lovely tune.
Those instruments sound exceptionally nice together guys. Topher, it's great to see you posting here. I've been an admirer of your mandonators for quite a while.
The 5 string Octave Mandonator and the 4 string Mandonator sound incredible together, especially in the hands of two such capable players.
It figures you would pick my suggestion whilst I was on Vacation with minimal web access. I had mentioned "Ashokan Farewell" because folks may not have recognized Jay Unger as the Author of this waltz. I'll get busy and post my Vid soon.
Michael, we are looking forward to it! I wouldn't mind hearing/seeing you do one on the fiddle, hint hint!
OK First attempt at a SAW video (see introductions). I apologize for the sound quality. I live on a busy street and I recorded this at the start of rush hour with the windows open. Sean
That was really smooth and filled with such lovely tremolo. The afternoon traffic showcased how enjoyable it is to take time to sit down and pick a slow tune while the world rushes by.
My first post in quite a while, missed all of you. Put down the mandolin and picked up a fiddle about 15 months ago. Still have a lot of work but it has been a ball. Hope to post more in the near future. http://youtu.be/qKDkakI0-gQ
Michael, great to see and hear you again! Lovin' the fiddling!
I was on holiday when this one came around as tune of the week, but I just remembered that I had made an attempt to record this tune a few months ago. Apologies for the abrupt ending: I prerecorded the backing track for both parts of the tune, but in the end I couldn't make the transposed variation in D hang together on the recording, so I stopped the track after the G major section. Listening back, I think it works just fine without the D major section -- I see that most of the other (very nice!) takes in this thread made the same decision. Played on the Ajr. MP3 Martin
Just came across this tune while browsing the old SAW choices and was really impressed by both the original version played by the composers and the many fine versions posted here by the regulars. here is my newly-recorded and belated version on bouzouki, octave and mandolin with guitar backing; bouzouki first in G with mando 2nd time, then octave in key D with mando added 2nd time. [mp3=1]http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=100980&d=1366059549[/mp3]
John. Listening to your instruments is magical. Like an entire family singing beautiful harmony. Gary
Gary, thanks so much for your very encouraging comment.
I recently joined your group and must say I've never heard this tune, but it is absolutely beautiful. Nice job to everyone who played. I'm glad the thread got bumped up or I might not have ever come across this pretty little song. Thanks.
I'm just revisiting this old SAW tune, as I've stumbled across a twin fiddle arrangement at Fiddle Hangout (Link)-- fairly straightforward, the second mandolin is in parallel third harmony throughout and the D major part is a simple transposition of the G major part rather than a variation as in Jay Ungar's original. It works quite nicely with two mandolins, though, so I've recorded it with my Ajr and the F-style: Melody: 1921 Gibson Ajr mandolin (right channel) Harmony: 1980s Washburn M3-SW mandolin (left channel) Rhythm: Ozark tenor guitar Here is my recording with the Cafe's embedded player: [mp3=2]http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=102110&d=1368489512[/mp3] And the same recording on Youtube: Martin
This is such a pretty tune, and I love hearing all the variations...
As I mentioned in the Ashokan-Farewell-Thread: I've only recently discovered Jay and Molly and now am playing some of their beautiful waltzes. Nice versions in this thread, it's the same as with Ashoken Farewell: there are those with swing eights and those with straight eights; I opted again for straight eights, but in my next waltz, I'm gonna swing...
What a beautiful version of this tune. I really like the sound of just a mandolin and guitar. Interesting guitar. looks like something from the early romantic era. I am really enjoying these Jay Ungar tunes. I know a few of his more up tempo tunes but not a waltz yet.
Thanks Robert! You are right:the guitar is a copy of an early romantic guitar.
Well played on both instruments, crisscross. I like this waltz a lot and play it very often. It used to be one of the first tunes I learned as a SAW-lurker. So thanks to all the others who submitted to this thread.
Ginny and John did a nice collaboration on this tune. I simply point to the new thread.
This lovely waltz by Jay Ungar has been in our repertoire ever since the 2013 version I uploaded earlier in this thread. Here is an update, varying the style in each repeat. 1921 Gibson Ajr mandolin (x2) Vintage Viaten tenor guitar https://youtu.be/jaQaZzwPrZY Martin
Nice arrangement, Martin, and I like the key change from G to D. Frithjof, I had a look at the link you posted above of the version Ginny and I put together in November 2019. Ginny had also posted a solo version at the same time but I see her version is no longer available. I imagine she later deleted it.
Fine recording with lots of variation, Martin