Cowirrie
@cowirrie · Violin, Viola · Tasmania, Australia
Classically trained on violin and viola, can play fiddle on a good day. Tunes are as played at local sessions in Northern Tasmania at the time of recording. For sets containing these pieces, see www.cowirrie.com/music.
The Macleay's Swallowtail (Graphium macleayanus) is a species of butterfly. It is found down the east coast of Australia. I see them occasionally on bushwalks, so named this slip jig after them. More…
For the history of this tune, see the Traditional Tune Archive:… More…
This is as notated on thesession.org, tune 537, setting 13483.… More…
This jig is played as printed in O'Neill's Music of Ireland (O'Neill, Francis, 1903), page 137, number 735.… More…
This is a comparison of two nearly-identical fiddle tunes, made by playing them simultaneously.… More…
I was curious about the tune published in Ryan's Mammoth Collection as "Moll in the Wad" and in O'Neill's Music of Ireland as "Kelly the Rake". The Tradtional Tune Archive speculates that O'Neill used… More…
I was curious about the tonality of different printings of this tune, so recorded them to see how they sound. This is as printed in O'Neill's Music of Ireland (O'Neill, Francis, 1903), page 137, number… More…
I was curious about the tonality of different printings of this tune, so recorded them to see how they sound. This is as printed in Ryan's Mammoth Collection (Howe, Elias, 1883), page 114, number 455.… More…
In various musical settings, we get told to "Just find the groove". However, sometimes the groove is hard to find. Here is an un-groovy piece for those times.… More…
In various musical settings, we get told to "Just find the groove". However, sometimes the groove is hard to find. Here is an un-groovy piece for those times.… More…
Sandhoppers (family Talitridae) are small invertebrate animals found on beaches. They are capable of leaping long distances, but have little apparent control over where they land. Here is the sandhopper… More…
Sandhoppers (family Talitridae) are small invertebrate animals found on beaches. They are capable of leaping long distances, but have little apparent control over where they land. Here is the sandhopper… More…
For more information about this jig, see the Traditional Tune Archive:… More…
For more information about this polka, see the Traditional Tune Archive:… More…
For notation and discussion, see The Session:… More…
This cover is arranged as a string trio for two violas and violin.… More…
This cover is arranged as a string trio for two violas and violin.… More…
For more information about this jig, visit the Traditional Tune Archive:… More…
This cover has some suggested ornaments, although looking back, I overused mordents.… More…
This cover is arranged as a string trio for two violas and violin.… More…
This cover has suggested ornaments for this strathspey.… More…
This cover is identical to the original, except the notation is in treble clef for violin and every other instrument that is not a viola.… More…
Strathspey written for viola, played here without ornaments.… More…
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On violin, Colonel Thornton is entirely played on the G and D strings. Vioins can sound harsh in that range, while the viola is often in its element. So how does Colonel Thornton sound on viola? It sounds… More…