Lo How a Rose E'er Blooming

Two tunes for today!

Here's one of my favorite Christmas carols. I meant to post it last week, but technology wasn't on my side.

A Goat in a Boat

I learned this tune from a concert by Louisa Bennion (concertina) and Loïc Bléjean (uilleann pipes) last week. It's fun to learn tunes from non-string players and pick out their variations, ornamentation, and phrasing! 

Where Lilies Bloom

Here's a fun polka I learned from a Cheiftains album. Thanks to Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh for convincing me that Polkas are actually cool.

Potatisvals

Last year, I heard Frigg play at a festival in Madison, Wisconsin. What a treat! I had never heard of them, but I love Scandinavian music, so I stopped in to listen. I was blown away!

This tune is the first cut off their album, Grannen and was written by Ale Möller.

Garrett Barry's

Here is a classic jig called Garrett Barry's. I first heard this tune on Tommy Potts' CD Liffey Banks, then learned it from Neil Martin, although he transposes it into G from D.

Pushing a baby walker with my foot while playing is more difficult than I expected! But he was a great listener!

See LizDavisMaxfield.com for more info on folk cello!

Jerry O'Sullivan's

Hello!


This is my first NTAD post, and I'm excited to start sharing new tunes with you. I'm Liz Davis Maxfield-- Katie Davis Henderson's sister, and I'm the new NTADer!

Here's a lovely slow reel to start. Lúnasa recorded Jerry O'Sullivan's on their album The Kinnitty Sessions. Kevin Crawford plays it in EbMajor on his Bb flute, so I took the liberty to transpose it to DMajor. It is also played in GMajor. 

I play folk cello and my first book, The Irish Cello Book, will be released by Berklee Press and Hal Leonard in early 2013. For more information, visit my website, LizDavisMaxfield.com