Re: The joy of FORTRAN

On Sat, 15 Mar 2025 23:52:47 -0400, c186282 wrote:

 Banjo ... personally don't mind 'em. Great
   for "BlueGrass" but can be used for other. Hmmm ... remember AC/DC
   properly using a BAGPIPE in a top-rated song and Paul Simon blended a
   number of native African instruments and rhythms into an album.
   George Harrison liked the sitar (I kinda do too). Literally a world
   of sonic opportunities out there.

I don't play bluegrass and, truth be told, a little goes a long way for
me. A lot of it is mostly rolls played over chords without much melody.
There is a whole genre prior to bluegrass.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNbj0XaZrvI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1lLkjs0c0s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cx2sRHOd1Y


The last one has a guitar track. A lot of the old time banjo is two
finger, like the Hicks video. Boogs used three fingers and throws in a
couple of rolls but he's playing the melody and singing over it.

Clawhammer or frailing came a little later and is more rhythmic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNgQts07fjo

Luke Kelly played it quite a bit differently.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIqr1Ge8Z5w

I play the melody rather than an accompaniment. When you can't sing you
have to do something to entertain yourself.

The Celtic Dragon is a local bagpipe band that shows up often. Usually
they stick to traditional bagpipe music but every now and then they'll
take a shot at Irish songs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qMDq0lPpmo

The problem bagpipes have is thy only have 9 notes, G A B C# D E F# g a.
Tin whistles and Irish flutes are similar and are usually in D or G, but
you can go into the second and third registers.

D E F# G A B C# d e f# g ...  The entire range of Foggy Dew is from D to g
so bagpipers sort of have to fake the high notes and hope nobody notices.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QofgGTDK0Ec

Red Is the Rose (Loch Lomond if you're a Scot) is the best you can do with
bagpipes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuvHYw_U5-w

Bagpipes also have the peculiarity that the chanter is fed from the bag.
That leads to a variety of fingering techniques to break up notes since
it's always going to be making some sound.  Uilleann pipes have two
ovtaves and since they're usually played seated you can close the bottom
of the chanter against your leg. Also, since you're pumping the bag with
your arm you can sip a beer if you're fast enough. Definitely a superior
design.
 

   But the cat may GETCHA for it !

She's old, arthritic, and her superpower is sleeping.. Not an attack cat.