Mixter-Maxter Mixed Instrument Workshops

[nigelgatherer]

Mixter Maxter Mixed Instrument Workshop
Newburgh, Fife, October 29th 2011

A day of mixed instrument workshops where the group will learn some tunes and collaborate to arrange them in an interesting and attractive way. Suitable for most instruments, but if you play smallpipes, for example, you should have another more versatile instrument as well. The day will also feature a performance by the group, a short concert and a pub session to finish off the day.

Booking
Details on booking will be made known very soon, but if you wish to ask any questions, or if you wish to book your place, email Nigel and he will keep you informed.

[nigelgatherer]

The workshops not far away now, and I have placed the music which we'll be looking at on my website at:

Mixter Maxter page

We're having a Halloween theme, with tunes including

The Warlocks/The Witches
The Devil's Dance/The Devil's Elbow
The Halloween Jig/Tam O'Shanter
Fine Flooers in the Valley

Still spaces available; to reserve your place, email me or book on-line at the Mixter Maxter page.

[nigelgatherer]

Just a few places left on the Mixter Maxter day, so if you've been thinking about it, now's the time to make up your mind.

[nigelgatherer]

Jock MacSporran asked about a problem playing certain notes on the mandolin, specifically if you have to play two notes one after the other which are on the same fret but on different strings. As this was asked about The Warlocks, one of the tunes we're doing at Mixter Maxter, I thought I'd record a video with my approach to the problem:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81c1GHcx98E

Hopefully it'll help the mandolin players out there (let me know).

[nigelgatherer]

I have now added MP3s for all the tunes we're doing at Mixter Maxter:

The Devil's Dance/The Devil's Elbow [Mandolin] [Whistle]
Fine Flooers in the Valley [Mandolin] [Whistle]
The Warlocks/The Witches [Mandolin] [Whistle]
The Halloween Jig/Tam o' Shanter [Mandolin] [Whistle]

Any problems, let me know.

[nigelgatherer]

It was a great day and, I believe, a successful workshop. We ended up making some great music. There are photographs from the day on Picasa and some recordings of the outcome on Soundcloud.