I'm a piano puncher/guitarist relatively new to ITM, at least as it's played in sessions around here (Southeast Michigan, USA), but trying to learn all that I can. I also play some mandolin and a few other things.
The two best pieces of musical advice that I've received so far are:
-work with people that are better than you are, whenever possible.
-work on making the *band* sound good, as opposed to just making yourself sound good.
And there's this:
"People have a need for melody, just as they need food or personal contact..." - Richard Rodgers
Tunes in tomw's tunebook: 24
| Detroit Irish | March 12th 2006 |
| Jim's House | June 11th 2008 |
| Crossroads Ceili | November 23rd 2008 |
| Midwest Fleadh Cheoil | April 25th 2008 |
| Crossroads Ceili | December 13th 2006 |
| Does "cramming" work? | May 5th 2008 |
| Digital Pianos | February 26th 2006 |
| 2006 Comhaltas Weekend in Chicago | February 20th 2006 |
| Discussions | Re: Hey, No Diddley! | January 4th 2009 |
| Discussions | Re: New Year's Eve stories? | December 31st 2008 |
| Discussions | Re: Helping novices - can I put up a tunebook for a specific session? | December 31st 2008 |
| Discussions | Re: Helping novices - can I put up a tunebook for a specific session? | December 31st 2008 |
| Discussions | Re: The come back of the piano accompaniment? | December 31st 2008 |
| Name | Type | Key |
|---|---|---|
| The Abbey | reel | Adorian |
| The Atholl Highlanders | jig | Amajor |
| The Concertina | reel | Dmajor |
| Dark Girl Dressed In Blue | polka | Ddorian |
| Dr. Gilbert's | reel | Eminor |
| Farewell To Whisky | polka | Gmajor |
| Farewell To Erin | reel | Adorian |
| The Girl Of The House | jig | Dmixolydian |
| Give Us A Drink Of Water | slip jig | Gmajor |
| I Buried My Wife And Danced On Top Of Her | jig | Dminor |
| The Killavil Postman | barndance | Dmajor |
| Lady Anne Montgomery | reel | Dmajor |
| The Longford Collector | reel | Gmajor |
| Love At The Endings | reel | Dmajor |
| Mulqueen's | reel | Dmajor |
| The Old Copperplate | reel | Adorian |
| The Otter's Holt | reel | Bminor |
| Rakish Paddy | reel | Adorian |
| The Rolling Waves | jig | Dmajor |
| The Sailor's Bonnet | reel | Dmajor |
| The Sligo Maid | reel | Adorian |
| The Tar Road To Sligo | jig | Dmajor |
| The Tarbolton | reel | Edorian |
| The Wheels Of The World | reel | Dmixolydian |