The Fairy Dance

[jackierichards123]

Great Will! thanks. I can play with the music but have to try and memorise it. Getting a bit better everyday. Thanks Jackie134

[Testacabeza]

Almost there, I would say 3 more days and I'll have it :)

[HenfieldWill]

Good on you - keep practising...:-)

[arsenalca]

That's the XC1T Ellipse, right? Any complaints/comments about it? I'm thinking about getting a similar one (OMCX1KE, has the wider fingerboard), just wondering if there's anything I should know that Martin doesn't want to tell me.

[HenfieldWill]

It's got a fabulous acoustic sound and listeners comment on its power, brightness and projection wherever I play - plus its looks. When I bought it, it had a Fishman Ellipse stalk mic/piezo in it - not a particularly reliable model, in my view (crackled here and there) - so I replaced it with a Baggs iBeam. It's the iBeam you hear on this record

[jameswp1946]

Lovely Will,

I know the tune from somewhere in the past

[Testacabeza]

I've been trying yesterday for a long time, I can't pass the Dm change :) It's hard to keep with the spirit of the song but it sounds so nice.

[HenfieldWill]

It's only practice... Start slowly and work up speed a bit at a time. :-)

[southcoastsounds]

Tricky! You make a good job of it.

[HenfieldWill]

I've played a reel called "Miss Macleod's" - is this the same? :-)

[corndawgz88]

This is cool, i have never heard it. So is this the second of the two pieces? I would be interested in hearing the first as well.

[HenfieldWill]

There's a famous orchestral arrangement of The Fairy Dance which I first heard as a child on the radio. I know the tune now as one of those played in sessions. I've no idea what the other piece sounds like. :-)