I haver just installed an SSL certificate on my site, so I'm hoping that will solve some of the problems people have been suffering. The site should not display "Not Secure" any more. Fingers crossed!
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I haver just installed an SSL certificate on my site, so I'm hoping that will solve some of the problems people have been suffering. The site should not display "Not Secure" any more. Fingers crossed!
I have added the version in D to my site now:
http://www.nigelgatherer.com/tunes/tunes/zAmerican/GHI/Heart.html
You're very welcome, Terry. I love hearing about people getting use from my site.
I've just heard that my old session mate Euan Cattanach has died suddenly. I first met him many years ago when I bought a mandolin he'd made. He was a good age, but over the past few years his banjos...
John - another tune that you and I used to play is "The Lady's Plaything" which is in the same Aird volume (No.5) in G, although we used to play it in A. It's a great source of tunes.
Hi John - long time! Hope your both doing well in these mad times.
"The Old Tune" is called "Cuir I Glun Air a Bodach" or "She Put her Knee On the Old Man" most often played as a strathspey, but...
Just to be clear, the links at the top of this thread are from seven years ago and no longer work. This link should allow you to download all five books:
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You can download it from here:
http://www.nigelgatherer.com/tunes/tunes/zWorld/PQR/RSorr.html
Strange - not sure why that is. Try the direct links:
Standard notation: http://www.nigelgatherer.com/pigpipe/tow-books/TOW_Book_5.pdf
mandolin tab:...
Free PDF Tunebook (Volume Five)
It has taken a few years, but Volume 5 is now out! This free PDF book (as well as volumes 1-4) can now be accessed from
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http://www.nigelgatherer.com/tunes/tunes/H/HectH/HectHt.pdf
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Here's a quick rendering of Tergal14's setting of the tune - hope it helps.
I've been playing whistle longer than I have the mandolin, and I also teach classes in penny whistle. You can download the tutorial sheets from my class from...
One method was to use a device called a musical typewriter with which it was possible to produce pretty good notation. Another method was Letraset dry transfer sheets which involved painstakingly...
http://www.nigelgatherer.com/tunes/world.html
(at the very bottom of the page).
There's been a wee fall of snow here in Scotland which is threatening my trip to the South of England this weekend. The BMG fretted instrument festival takes place in Worthing from Friday to Sunday,...
Mr Mando said, "Get Simon Mayor's books if you can find them. Try "Maple Flames" or "Dark and Slender Boy."..."
Simon's material is really good, and he's a wonderful player, but "Dark and Slender...
• The Yellow Haired Laddie [TAB]
• Pentland Hills [TAB]
• Donald MacPherson's Lament [TAB]
• The Cradle Song [TAB]
• Camasunary [TAB]
• Braigh Loch Iall [TAB]
• Ae Fond Kiss [TAB]
• My Love is...
An excellent presentation - thank you, harper.
Ignoscere divinum.
It's a fairly common Irish jig called "Biddy the Bowl Wife" or "Bangor Regatta".
My 6th annual Old Time workshop took place last weekend, this time exploring the music of Georgia. You can hear some of the results and download music from
www.nigelgatherer.com
My favourite...
In my opinion it's less important whether you use an up or a down stroke than making sure you use a downstroke on the next beat (in jigs there are two beats in the bar).
The D-U DUD pattern is...
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From a museum in Milan. When you break a string, just move on to the next neck.
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A Milanese mandolin with a woman's head.