I think you did a great job on this song. I realy think you need confidence to sing & it would be ridiculous to think you dont sound good. I mean, have you heard a Rebecca Black song?? lol. It realy has to do with keeping a classic like this alive & you have undoubtedly carried the spirit into the next generation. I particularly enjoyed the fiddle.
@LendMeYourHand huh? A capo tunes up. A432 is a minor down tuning. Tuning to this 'magical' tuning where C is arbitrarily set to a power of 2 then removing the capo would just make it too low for me to sing, so I'm afraid your comment is nonsense.
@davedupplaw You take it so personally, then you insult me. Good job. Its not my fault you cant sing a slight pitch lower. I'm sure this information would benefit others. Infact, this pitch has improved my singing. And on that note..... choir teaches you to strengthen your low register to expand your octave range. Just a suggestion from someone who has went 432 & will NEVER look back.
@LendMeYourHand Yeah, I totally admit I need lots of training for a good voice which I don't have. No personal insult was intended but you derided the capo, instead suggesting retuning to A=432Hz makes no sense. For me, A=440Hz is just as much a nonsense as any other particular tuning - there is no 'true' pitch - but it's at least a standard. Retuning and removing the capo would have just made it impossible to sing for me without years of training to expand my range.
@davedupplaw Yes, i agree they both can be viewed as nonsense. I also never said your singing was bad, its more than decent. I just remember having pitch problems in 440. So as far as a natural feel the 432 wins. We can also look at it in a way that it is an unrecordable wavelength that cant be measured. So this is where Geometry wins the arguement & potencially creates some solidity to wave function in the 7.32cm Also having deep relation to a 90 degree angle. This is what the ancients used.
@thomasmalachy Ah, yeah - good point. I was playing those chords with the capo on , so E5, C6add9 and Bm11add9. You could try in normal tuning just playing E, C, and Bm. Might work - haven't tried though. The chords I sort of worked out by ear from John Doyle's version. Doubt they're exactly what he plays (as he's probably not in Open G) but I thought they sounded ok :) Cheers for the comments. Dave
@thomasmalachy The 3 main chords I play are D5, Bb6add9, Am11add9. Sounds more complicated than they are to play in Open G, though: D5: 020230, Bb6add9: x33010, Am11add9: x22010. There are some other chords around and about but they're the main ones.
Very nicely done, Dave! You have a fine voice (too modest), and your guitar & fiddle work is excellent! Would you consider doing another coal mining song or two on YouTube? I would love to hear you sing Ed Miller's "Prince of Darkness" (written by Brian McNeill) and/or Jez Lowe's "Judas Bus". They're both brilliant songs, and I've ever heard either of them covered. All the best, Tony from Kentucky
@Tony2581 Hi Tony. Thanks for the kind words. I'll have a look at those songs and see what I can do. Takes me a while to get the time to record, but I'll do my best :)
wow, it took YT 2 1/2 weeks to send me a message that you had uploaded a new video! That's too bad, because I really enjoyed listening to this :-) thank you very much for uploading. Great job on playing your string instruments!
@taliesintraction He sung it, you're quite right, but Ed Pickford wrote it. You can hear Dick's version in the related videos somewhere. Very different style.
Nice Job - Never heard anyone else sing this. My pal Kirsty from Oban does a great unaccompanied version which she sang at Newcastleton Festival last week. T.
And also, great tune choice for the fiddle solo!
misterdaviddude 3 months ago
Very nicely done, and great cover of John Doyle & Liz Carroll!! Splendid! :-D
misterdaviddude 3 months ago
Aint just the mikcro my friend, you played it well..
breedenburgh 4 months ago
I think you did a great job on this song. I realy think you need confidence to sing & it would be ridiculous to think you dont sound good. I mean, have you heard a Rebecca Black song?? lol. It realy has to do with keeping a classic like this alive & you have undoubtedly carried the spirit into the next generation. I particularly enjoyed the fiddle.
LendMeYourHand 5 months ago
There is Nothing nonsense about 432hz. Its tradition & true pitch.
LendMeYourHand 5 months ago
CAPO?? just tune to A=432hz.
LendMeYourHand 5 months ago
@LendMeYourHand huh? A capo tunes up. A432 is a minor down tuning. Tuning to this 'magical' tuning where C is arbitrarily set to a power of 2 then removing the capo would just make it too low for me to sing, so I'm afraid your comment is nonsense.
davedupplaw 5 months ago
@davedupplaw You take it so personally, then you insult me. Good job. Its not my fault you cant sing a slight pitch lower. I'm sure this information would benefit others. Infact, this pitch has improved my singing. And on that note..... choir teaches you to strengthen your low register to expand your octave range. Just a suggestion from someone who has went 432 & will NEVER look back.
LendMeYourHand 5 months ago
@LendMeYourHand Yeah, I totally admit I need lots of training for a good voice which I don't have. No personal insult was intended but you derided the capo, instead suggesting retuning to A=432Hz makes no sense. For me, A=440Hz is just as much a nonsense as any other particular tuning - there is no 'true' pitch - but it's at least a standard. Retuning and removing the capo would have just made it impossible to sing for me without years of training to expand my range.
davedupplaw 5 months ago
@davedupplaw Yes, i agree they both can be viewed as nonsense. I also never said your singing was bad, its more than decent. I just remember having pitch problems in 440. So as far as a natural feel the 432 wins. We can also look at it in a way that it is an unrecordable wavelength that cant be measured. So this is where Geometry wins the arguement & potencially creates some solidity to wave function in the 7.32cm Also having deep relation to a 90 degree angle. This is what the ancients used.
LendMeYourHand 5 months ago
Cheers for the info. I've been playing normal tuning - E minor - G - D but your version sounds a lot more interesting
thomasmalachy 6 months ago
@thomasmalachy Ah, yeah - good point. I was playing those chords with the capo on , so E5, C6add9 and Bm11add9. You could try in normal tuning just playing E, C, and Bm. Might work - haven't tried though. The chords I sort of worked out by ear from John Doyle's version. Doubt they're exactly what he plays (as he's probably not in Open G) but I thought they sounded ok :) Cheers for the comments. Dave
davedupplaw 6 months ago
sounds great Dave. What chords are you playing?
thomasmalachy 6 months ago
@thomasmalachy The 3 main chords I play are D5, Bb6add9, Am11add9. Sounds more complicated than they are to play in Open G, though: D5: 020230, Bb6add9: x33010, Am11add9: x22010. There are some other chords around and about but they're the main ones.
davedupplaw 6 months ago
Very nicely done, Dave! You have a fine voice (too modest), and your guitar & fiddle work is excellent! Would you consider doing another coal mining song or two on YouTube? I would love to hear you sing Ed Miller's "Prince of Darkness" (written by Brian McNeill) and/or Jez Lowe's "Judas Bus". They're both brilliant songs, and I've ever heard either of them covered. All the best, Tony from Kentucky
Tony2581 6 months ago
@Tony2581 Hi Tony. Thanks for the kind words. I'll have a look at those songs and see what I can do. Takes me a while to get the time to record, but I'll do my best :)
davedupplaw 6 months ago
@Tony2581 I love the Prince of Darkness song. Thanks for pointing me to that!
davedupplaw 6 months ago
wow, it took YT 2 1/2 weeks to send me a message that you had uploaded a new video! That's too bad, because I really enjoyed listening to this :-) thank you very much for uploading. Great job on playing your string instruments!
take care
funnyAnna 7 months ago
Oh yeah, never said it was not a cover, he does a lot of covers really well.
And his politics are a bit more acceptable than the Condems too.
taliesintraction 7 months ago
Dick Gauchan did this one
taliesintraction 7 months ago
@taliesintraction He sung it, you're quite right, but Ed Pickford wrote it. You can hear Dick's version in the related videos somewhere. Very different style.
davedupplaw 7 months ago
Good stuff Dave, and thanks for playing one of my tunes. Darach
uilleann2 7 months ago
Congratulations. Very nice.
rodri025 7 months ago
Nice Job - Never heard anyone else sing this. My pal Kirsty from Oban does a great unaccompanied version which she sang at Newcastleton Festival last week. T.
twangalot 7 months ago
Very nice. Voice, guitar, and fiddle.
Charlie5908 7 months ago
It's cool ;)
MartialBENOIT 7 months ago