Cooley’s Reel (King of the Fairies)
Here’s a tune that I played at my schools most talented competition. It’s my arrangement of THE traditional Irish tune Cooley’s Reel using a looper (Line6 DL4) and effects processor with my EVL electric violin. There is also a short phrase from King of the Fairies. The audio isn’t great (used my digital camera)… a lot of the higher notes are cut out, so use your imagination. -_^ Hope you like! Steve *NOTE: My version cannot be considered traditional, and I don’t intend it to be. The original tune that I based mine off of is traditional.*
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@FrantikFilms The violin involves using the bow, which is a very techical thing to do… as far as the teaching yourself to finger music and songs, you can, but learning the stuff with the bow is very difficult to teach yourself… and I am talking from experience
Está genial!!
@DarkEvilPoet
Hi there, the fiddle was made by EVL (Electric Violin Lutherie) and it cost me about 1,200 at the time. It might be less, because at the time mine was quite custom. Their line has expanded a lot since then!
How much was your fiddle? OH! and what brand is it?
How much was your fiddle?
AMASING!!!! XD
Dude, this arrangement surprised me…
You took the best from Traditional reel set and King of Fairies, then assembled both in a single amazing tune.
The “metal” solo was outstanding also…my most sincere congratulations!
This is amazing. I wish I had an ounce of your skill!!! Thank you so much for sharing your awesomeness with the world. :D Lá Fhéile Pádraig!
Awesome fiddling! Normally I’m very proud of my piano skills, but when I see your talent, it makes me feel small. Violin is the queen of instruments for sure.
traditional or not, this is MIND BLOWING! your use of electonix, is amazing, truly showing your mastery!!! OMG!!!!
I just started playing the violin in April of ‘09, and am playing songs I love already. I’m not ready for public yet, but I am enjoying what I am doing. I’m also teaching myself the Soprano Sax, another instument noone seems to think you can learn on your own. With the violin I got interested when I took my youngest daughter to a youth orchestra class. She used a rental, and ya, I learned the basics just watching her class. I bought a cheap violin on ebay, and went to town. Varian, SO HOT!
Yes, it is one of the hardest instruments to learn, especially teach yourself. It’s an instrument that, at least, requires guidance to learn the basic maneuvers and technique. I think that it might be possible to teach ones self to play the violin, but I think it’d be a long and hard road. The tin whistle, flute and guitar are instruments of a completely different type. They’ll help in learning the violin, but no much imho.
I’m glad to hear that you like the music! Thanks for the compliments!
I love Irish music and want to play the violin, but I read that its probably one of the hardest insturments to teach yourself, and that its not advised. :( I tought myself the tin whistle, Irish flute, and have played guitar half my life (nine years)…is it possible to “pick up” the violin? Amazingly awesome playing!
bleeping BRAVO!
crazy cool. Make an hundred year old tune yours and yours alone. Tres bien!
Killer!
you are great man.
I’m glad to hear that we have another violinist in he making!!!
I actually don’t have any tablature for you to look at, but I’m quite sure that you could do a google image search of “Cooley’s Reel” or “Coolie’s Reel” and you’d find something.
As far as the CD, I’m working on releasing one of the songs for a full listen, and I’m making final cuts for all the songs. I still don’t have artwork, so maybe I’ll pull something together for myself. We’ll see, but I’ll keep you posted!!!
Thanks!
Hey Varian, you inspire me to learn to play the violin. Ik have on old one from my grandma. I made it playable again. do you have this version of cooleys reel on tablature so i have some stuff to work on? and is your cd out yet?
Awesome rendition of this trying to find tabs for guitar if anyone can help me thanks
But is he The King of the Fairies ?
Awesome playing, improv and making this song your own.
Hey,
What’s the “Loopers list”?
I appreciate the feedback!!! :D
Killer dude! passed you along to the Loopers list, excellent work.
Cooleys is one of my fav tunes. luv ur interpretation and arrangement of it.