Black Velvet with John McSherry -- Suleiman's Kopanitsa

Black Velvet with John McSherry -- Suleiman's Kopanitsa

In January 2005 Black Velvet played several concerts with uilleann piper John McSherry.

This is a Bulgarian dance tune in 11/16 time, learned from the playing of Andy Irvine's bands East Wind and Mozaik.

Black Velvet:
Shani Kombelis -- Flute
Michael Greilsammer -- Fiddle
Ehud Nathan -- Bouzouki
Itay Abramovitz -- Keyboards
Nitzan Shachar -- Bodhran, Percussion

John McSherry - Pipes

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Music

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• קטיפה
• שחורה
• Black
• Velvet
• Balkan
• Music
• John
• McSherry
• Bulgaria
• Uillean
• Pipes
• Ehud
• Nathan

[uilleannaddict]

Excellent! I love the sound of these instruments together!

[paidushko]

Thank you very much uilleannaddict.

All the best, P.

[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.

[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.

[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)

[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.

[HAPLJARICA]

you live in Poreč?

[mid2theeast]

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

[HAPLJARICA]

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

when will you come?

[Dagvalda]

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

[HAPLJARICA]

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