Traditional Dance Tunes - St Annes Reel & The Merry Blacksmiths

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St Annes Reel - old time version and The Merry Blacksmiths. Jay Haide Fiddle, Barzoni import french fiddle, Fender Squire electric bass guitar, Rob Clarke updated tenor banjo, Tanglewood electro acoustic guitar.
This should have been the easiest recording ever, but some how it took ages to get it sounding right. Trying to get two different fiddles sounding ok together when playing the same tune, can be tricky to say the least. Then adding a banjo and it slowly turns into a nightmare.

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19 мар 2015

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@eccles99 Год назад

This video sent me down a rabbit hole listening to different versions of St. Anne's, the reel with 1001 settings. This version is a lot of fun both to listen to and to play. Also liked Merry Blacksmith, which is a tune I'd played hundreds of times and was getting bored with-- this version has a different vibe which got me interested in the tune again.

@Frakfayt 2 года назад

I have never heard such a pleasant sound on RU-vid...This page is a treat and a gem for the Irish music lover and those who want to learn the fiddle and also new tunes. Thanks a lot!

@seanmurphy7682 2 года назад

So uplifting! This could draw anybody out of a sad state. Thank you so much for the gift you have granted us!

@paulchignell8341 7 месяцев назад

Lovely.

@robertshorthill6836 Год назад

I think I have heard the Merry Blacksmith called Paddy On the Railroad. Either name works for me -- a great old time Irish tune, for sure.

@docfloc 3 года назад

Foot-tapping magic.

@bruceprigge5212 Год назад

Thank you! :)

@markwest2936 5 лет назад

One of the best videos on RU-vid

@davesiler4064 4 года назад

it could be no better than this. It sent me going for my fiddle. bravo!!!!!!

@sandrakerr5024 3 года назад

It just doesn’t get better than this, still the enjoyment of playing is as much fun as ever, thank you for sharing

@bobzuck3733 Год назад

My new fiddle hero. Peak indeed.

@og1ie 4 года назад

VERY INTERESTING RENDITION I rather enjoyed it.

@SC-hk6ui 4 года назад

Blimey you are good.

@mariasargent7742 4 года назад

Both of these are great but the second one I really like because it reminds me of my great-great-grandfather who was a blacksmith in Macclesfield, Engl and. Thanks!

@peakfiddler 4 года назад

That's interesting, I wonder if you happen to know where his smithy workshop might have been located?

@mariasargent7742 4 года назад

@@peakfiddler I'm not exactly sure, but I remember that in the records it said it was in a hotel in Macclesfield. When I visited Macclesfield a few years ago I couldn't find it.

@peakfiddler 4 года назад

@@mariasargent7742 So many of the older buildings in Macclesfield have been turned into apartments or demolished. Plus many of the older properties have courtyards and entrances which suggests that they were once coaching inns which were used to stable horses, so it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack. Still an interesting story from your family history. Sadly, many of the over 100 Macclesfield pubs have been turned into private dwellings or offices. It's an interesting town indeed.

@mariasargent7742 4 года назад

@@peakfiddler The hostess at the B&B I stayed at in Hurdsfeld said the same. Some of the other family members were weavers, so of course, I have enjoyed some of weavers tunes for the same reason. You have unwittingly connected me to my ancestors through your wonderful music. Thank you!

@flatfluters 4 года назад

Brilliant...you play with such extraordinary feeling ...👍

@peakfiddler 4 года назад

Thanks a lot 😊

@lis819 4 года назад

Your playing is a joy to the heart and soul...thank you...

@christianxzowner2958 Год назад

❤❤❤

@kcc879 3 года назад

Love the side burns and quiff 🥰

@velislavapetrova6703 4 года назад

✋Hi, Maestro! So beautiful performance😊❤️🎻

@GladysWils 4 года назад

I love your 'Old Time Version' of St Annes Reel! Thanks, nice Videos, great fiddlin; :)

@marciamackey1645 Год назад

The sound you get is fantastic. Aspiring to get that good a sound myself - thanks for posting.

@kmrdesigns 8 лет назад

Wonderful!

@oldgreen100 4 года назад

Magnificent!!!

@thomasj.w.2886 2 года назад

Your music is terrific 👌!! This playing will be held in posterity!!

@scotisland 6 лет назад

Amazing performance!

@sandrakerr6715 4 года назад

Fantastic,

@MarieMandolin 9 лет назад

If you play" three blind mice" I know you looked directly into the sun. That comment from our friend Sue got a big chuckle out of me. Hope you did not look at the sun. We saw nothing here. Sue a tip slow down your player if you want to get all the notes on a reel. It works for me. Try the right click and the menu should give you the speed at which you can play the player. Then you can adjust back to normal speed once you finish. Peakfiddler I hope you can share this with Sue. Loved your playing as usual. Marie

@AvaPotterfieldandFriends Год назад

I play both of those but have never put them together. Nice.

@tabtab8356 6 лет назад

very good work!

@max-andrewmcmillan4235 Год назад

total class

@flatfluters 4 года назад

Rollicking good playing 👍👍👍👍

@JimViolin 2 года назад

Great job there, Chris! Such solid swing(y) rhythm too! I didn't know that Hey Jude fiddles sounded so sweet! (Old fiddlers' in-joke)! Tell you what, I think that version of St Anne's is far more melodic than the "standard" version.

@BenAmoz 6 лет назад

Nice!

@Johnlikeme Год назад

Thank you so much for your videos, I play the flute and have been struggling to learn the merry blacksmith for four months, but finally thanks to your version of it, I can now play it!! Your version of the silver spear is also fantastic! Is there a backing track to the merry blacksmith?

@peakfiddler Год назад

That's great to know cheers

@christianxzowner2958 Год назад

They play this in the Village Acadien in N.-B.

@scrimshank1 Год назад

The tempo of St Anne's Reel played here is what most people could country dance to. This same tune played at full speed is not likely to be danced to other than a solo step dancer.

@jwylde2 Год назад

This was good speed for contra dancing. Very nice playing. But if you attend a full speed Irish session you gotta play faster. By the way, in "Irish Set Dancing" full speed is required.

@e.chambers2973 Год назад

Nice, but the fast-pace master of St. Ann's Reel is Don Messer. He still has a lock on this tune.

@peakfiddler Год назад

I really like Don Messer's recordings too

@dickmiles6639 2 года назад

i lijke playing with you

@twsgerald 9 лет назад

Do you have the score for this?

@jack002tuber Год назад

I have the fiddler's fakebook, the merry blacksmiths is not listed, however in the alternate names list it shows it and the name they have for it is Paddy on the Railroad. Is this correct?

@peakfiddler Год назад

Yes, looks like the same tune to me. tunearch.org/wiki/Paddy_on_the_Railroad

@jack002tuber Год назад

@@peakfiddler Ok thank you sir!