Black Velvet with John McSherry -- Suleiman's Kopanitsa

[rmacd]

Harmony was more sensible on the Eastwind/Spillane rendition of the song, it's a shame it's so bland here (I put it down to the pianist)

[uilleannaddict]

Excellent! I love the sound of these instruments together!

[paidushko]

Thank you very much uilleannaddict.

All the best, P.

[Dagvalda]

spillane did an excellent version of this with andy irvine on eastwind. Awesome album, I'd recommend it to anyone

[HAPLJARICA]

i think it's 11/8

[paidushko]

As far as I know Bulgarian dance tunes are usually written in /16 but I don't think it matters weather it's in 11/16 or 11/8. What matters is that for this dance (Kopanitsa) the pattern is 2,2,3,2,2.

[HAPLJARICA]

well, i think it matters.and now i'm sure it's 11/8 (cause i cheked it out).peace&love

[CantwrCymreig]

@paidushko

If my memory serves, the gankino, kopanitsa, and krivo horo all have the 2,2,3,2,2 pattern; the difference is in their tempo.

[LewisSmith]

Great piece of music. Good to hear McSherry doing this. I can see where he and I share a love of irregular time signatures. Shame we've never gotten around to doing something like this together. Maybe I'll correct that now and write something for us. Thanks for posting this and giving me an idea to doing something a little different with John. I think my Kazakh influenced music may make a come back now with a twist....lol.

[paidushko]

When you do, let me know and I'll come and play it with you...

Thanks,

All the best,

P.

[LewisSmith]

It almost falls into 12 at places but then that happens. I remember playing a piece by a friend who never worked out the time signature. It was 19/16 which made us all laugh when I worked that out.... 1916 is a significant date in Irish history. So the name changed to "The Easter Rising". But when it was played faster it changed naturally to something like 21. It was weird but beautiful.

[HAPLJARICA]

Well...I live in Poreč (Croatia, west of Istra)..

when will you come?

[mid2theeast]

@HAPLJARICA I also live in Poreč! Now you have 2 people telling you to come there :-D

[HAPLJARICA]

you live in Poreč?

[rwm313]

love it!

class music

up Eire

up Israel

the real keltic man~

[paidushko]

Thank you, I'm glad you like it.

P.

[MaryNo40]

Celtic, not keltic, so what are you?

[Hekamaat]

An Irish-Traditional group, made up mostly of Israelis, playing a Bulgarian tune...

The power of music is boundless.

And 'Black Velvet' is one of the best traditional groups I've heard in a good while ! Fair dues !!!

[paidushko]

Thank you for your heart warming comments.

All the best, P.

[MaryNo40]

Will you please explain your comment?Hekamaat?

[turnipfarmer77]

f**kin daycent!!!!!

[paidushko]

Thanks a lot, P.

[Albertson9]

Beautiful. Thanks.

[paidushko]

Thank you!

P.

[obshtia]

Wonderful performence!Love it!