He brings up good points..some weve talked about.  internet and such...but then turns right around in the last bit and says they do exists.  which is it?   haha.. So I think that theres something to different aareas having a "style" or way of playing something.  youll have a teacher in one part of the country that teaches tunes different than in another part.  probably less now.  makes good topics at the least.

Yeah..I think the cultural marketing is something thats a little of base.   i cauggt that in his video.  i dont think there are similarities between nashville marketing country music and seeing how a region or group my develop a style.  totally different to me.  

ELCB said
GregW -

Don't leave me hanging, please explain!  Because Nashville is more of a hub?  ...or why?

 

- Emily

  

eh.this is starting to seem more dogma now than just sharing historical stuff but what I was getting at is all the Nashville stuff seems more of an industry.  I dont think looking back at how certain players or areas have evolved their style is trying to promote record sales.  I think its just those groups trying to maintain a link to where the music is from.  Take people like Alan Jabbour and the others that went out and researched tunes from old fiddlers.  If they didnt its possible alot of the tunes that are popular now couldve been lost/forgotten.   If there isnt a little grounding in how tunes are played traditionally, then over time they become something else.  You can see that in how moutain music changed to some degree old tunes that were brought over.  Imagine if in the classical world that everytime a conductor held a concert changed the score for his/her artistic expression over the years what would be now.   idk..maybe that happens did happen.  I guess taste change. all this General observations thats not saying fiddlers shouldnt play it how they feel..especially when by themselves.  wheew  gettin too deep now.  just have fun.

@ELCBK said...I think it's because I feel like I'm hearing 3 notes (close in pitch) over and over - just slight variation.  Doesn't seem like a Hornpipe. 

fair enough then ..  maybe hornpipe in name only... I just liked his version..especially over the others Ive heard.  Not that I DONT like others.. I just prefer what he did with it.  I think youre right about the melody..its more rhythmic than melodic to me.

hadnt heard Walsh's so thanks for sharing that.  and Kuddos on learning King Georges! Thats on the list but a way off..  Ive gotten frustrated everytime I started on it and said maybe tommorow...

@stringy your recent post playing a slow aire made me remember this one and I thought you might like to add to your list if its new to you.  Id like to get this one and your share down one day but for now a listen is good. 

funny how music works..i heard a version of this on the film Millers Crossing several years before I got into trying to learn anything instrument.   after I got into trying to learn Irish fiddle stuff I happened upon this recording and instantly I said to meself...SELF..thats that tune from that film..   anyway thought Id share.