Tune of July: Metsäkukkia

[Anyanka]

Im taking this down to one tune per month for now - after all, you can always try one of the previous ones if this doesnt appeal to you. Theres no closing date!

This months tune was suggested by mjh; its another waltz, probably from Finland. There are a number of different versions on the Session, please pick one you like (see link below)! Ive printed out the very first one and will have a go at that as soon as Ive figured out what to do with the bass on the Chopin.

http://thesession.org/tunes/4585

 

[jarvo]

Beggar ...is it that time of the end of the beginning of the new old month.......I haven't got to grippers wiv da slockit wrench light thingy yet !!....How many tunes can you try and learn at one time before your brain simply says "Young Bovines of the male variety" and goes on a sabbatical ??.......

I may be trying to hard ......and damn that Jenny Jones if she isn't still fighting back........feisty shrew ! :lol: :hb

 

[Tom]

Cool tune, thanks Anyanka. Interesting comments and background on the session. Will give it a try, probably not post but at least play.

 

[Reedwarbler]

For the earists with split personality

I do not know the tune. Could somebody please let me know if this is good rendition?



thanks

 

[Anyanka]

Sounds lovely, and reasonably similar to the notes I printed out. The final word should come from mjh though as he proposed the tune!

 

[donn]

Strictly in terms of a good rendition (no thought to how it fits in with Tune of the Month), this is the one I have bookmarked: . On a melodion(?) The couple of Norwegian and Finnish tunes Ive picked up have been from diatonic performances, just as would tend to be the case with English folk music.

[edit]One thing I like about it, for example: listen for a chord change from minor to major, in the long notes in the first melody, where for example a VI changes to a I under the sustained melody/harmony notes. I could have mis-heard, its surprisingly subtle, but interesting. The chromatic renditions Ive seen have been a bit lugubrious for my taste.

 

[jarvo]

That's a sprightly played little version of this......and yes it does have a less mournful sound ....tho' Melodeons are not my particular (they often sound a bit mechanically noisy....tho' that could be a recording trait) cup of tea this does sound very nice ........ :tup:

 

[Daveg4otu]

Still slogging Da Slockit so far - may be a while before I reach this one ...Got Agnes to murder first.

This is more my kind of stuff(Cant do this yet but I am trying - very trying!)

 

[jarvo]

Now that's what I'm talking about......that is some blue accordion dude .....going to hafta add him to my new faves list...........Slockit in Da bin ........this fo' sho' goin' down .....and other such jive ........good post...... :lol: :ch {}

 

[Daveg4otu]

Now thats what Im talking about......that is some blue accordion dude .....going to hafta add him to my new faves list...........Slockit in Da bin ........this fo sho goin down .....and other such jive ........good post...... :lol: :ch {}

You like it!....you wont when you hear my effort ...which I will post when I eventually work out how to do it!(Play the tune and post the sound file - both)
:roll:

 

[knobby]

Now thats what Im talking about......that is some blue accordion dude .....going to hafta add him to my new faves list...........Slockit in Da bin ........this fo sho goin down .....and other such jive ........good post...... :lol: :ch {}

Any chance of a translation into English? :lol:

 

[Glenn]

Maybe the August tune should be a blues number. Any ideas and sources?

 

[Anyanka]

Maybe the August tune should be a blues number. Any ideas and sources?

Good idea. But please make suggestions for other TotMs in the Suggestions thread, as thats where Ill look for them when Ive forgotten what comes next

Oh, and I like that Louisiana Blues. A lot.

 

[Anyanka]

Jarvo, I have moved your Soundcloud link and Glenns response to it to the Chopin thread!

 

[fjsys]

Since it doesnt look like I will be re-recording Metsakukkia any time real soon, I figured I may post the last recording I made of it.



This is a recording from the middle of the month. I have been using soundcloud to track my progress, and was having great success with it till my left shoulder gave out again...
Hopefully I can get it to calm down and I can get some expression out of things again.

Ben

 

[Matt Butcher]

Ben, you may have noticed I had already found it and I thought it was really nice, lovely sound, great ideas. I listened to it twice and then decided to stop as I'm trying to get my own version together and I knew I would end up remembering what you had done. It was very rich sounding and emotional or that was what I thought.

 

[fjsys]

Matt- Thank you for the kind words. I did notice that you found it, and am glad you liked it.
Ben

 

[jarvo]

Quite delightful and very haunting melody, beautifully played.....has almost a Russian sound to it...as they are your neighbours not surprising....I can almost hear a balalaika thrumming away with this..hmmm ...delightful....almost makes me want to stop my effort ...but I won't ....


Cheers

Chris

 

[Anyanka]

Soundcloud is working for me today, at long last! That is a beautiful version, Ben. As Matt said, though, I'll have to not listen to it too much, as I'm still working on my interpretation!

I feel that the tune has a Russian feel to it naturally, too, and you've brought that out even more.

 

[fjsys]

Thank you all for the kind words.
Ben