Acoustic Catharsis
In spite of the obvious "Nero fiddling while Rome burned" joke--I'm sure glad my mandolin, fiddle, and boudhran survived the duffle bags. Early morning and late at night, these cheap old things are a welcome reminder that civilization is worth fighting for.
The tune of choice this morning was "Beeswing," in Bb. I have a Peter Cooper recording of it, that is helping my intonation. My $200 Knilling fiddle and fiberglass bow are more than adequate for Iraq fiddling.
I've heard some of the local Iraqi fiddlers, and they tend to stick to the C minorish Arabesque stuff, for some odd reason. :)
Fisher's Hornpipe in the keys of F (the original) and D (the more popular key) has been a challenge on my Martin Backpacker mando. When the temperature reaches the upper triple digits, I hope the wood doesn't combust!
The tune of choice this morning was "Beeswing," in Bb. I have a Peter Cooper recording of it, that is helping my intonation. My $200 Knilling fiddle and fiberglass bow are more than adequate for Iraq fiddling.
I've heard some of the local Iraqi fiddlers, and they tend to stick to the C minorish Arabesque stuff, for some odd reason. :)
Fisher's Hornpipe in the keys of F (the original) and D (the more popular key) has been a challenge on my Martin Backpacker mando. When the temperature reaches the upper triple digits, I hope the wood doesn't combust!
posted by Glenn Tolle | 11:36 PM
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