Surf music and Gaelic language

revmike

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Posted on May 29 2007 02:19 PM

Check out the first 4 minutes of this show:

http://www.gaelcast.com/podcasts/gaelcast-0208-20070429.mp3

This is one of the strangest things we've had our music in.

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Tuck

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Posted on May 29 2007 07:23 PM

Apart from Giant Cow, what would you recommend for an Irish song to be played by a surf band?

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revmike

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Posted on May 30 2007 07:22 PM

Scotland the Brave (LOL)

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WR

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Posted on May 31 2007 02:50 PM

Tuck
Apart from Giant Cow, what would you recommend for an Irish song to be played by a surf band?

Id estimate that half of the Pogues' songs would work as surf. I can sort of imagine "streams of whiskey" ending up sounding a tad like "the breeze and I"

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mom_surfing

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Posted on May 31 2007 03:17 PM

revhank
Check out the first 4 minutes of this show:

http://www.gaelcast.com/podcasts/gaelcast-0208-20070429.mp3

This is one of the strangest things we've had our music in.

Rev

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JakeDobner

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Posted on May 31 2007 04:32 PM

Tuck
Apart from Giant Cow, what would you recommend for an Irish song to be played by a surf band?

With Or Without You, Pride(In the Name of Love), Sunday Bloody Sunday... You know, the classics.

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revmike

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Posted on May 31 2007 05:53 PM

Most of those are Irish songs...the Gaelic folk wouldn't be to happy. Perhaps the Proclaimers would do..."I would surf 500 miles"

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Tuck

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Posted on May 31 2007 07:00 PM

This is helpful. The best I could do was Tequila converted into Whiskey. Or maybe substitute "Slainte!" (sp?).

There's at least one Rory Gallagher instrumental, Norman Invasion, but it's not very surfy as it stands.

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bigtikidude

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Posted on May 31 2007 08:33 PM

Not Irish but Scottish influenced.
The Penetrators did, "The Wind Beneath My Kilt"
and uh um the (Triple Malt Scotch) song? is it called? form the 2nd cd.
damn my memory is going....

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Tuck

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Posted on May 31 2007 09:38 PM

bigtikidude
Not Irish but Scottish influenced. ...

Yeah, when I pondered, that's what I came up with, too. Scots stuff. The same Scots stuff! I suspect the Irish on the average just don't have the right mind set for surf music. I think it's basically music for the optimistic. (Not quite the same thing as happy music, but there are elements of that.) I've sometimes suspected that the Finns who are into it - Laika et al., for example - might be coming at it from a uniquely Finnish angle. The patent cheerfulness of it all must strike them as bizarre and unnatural. Playing it might be the equivalent of wearing a safety pin in your ear. I've never seen a Finnish comedy that didn't make me feel like my dog had died and maybe he was the lucky one.

I suppose the Chantay's Scotch High's is just a topical reference that the California-impaired miss? Or maybe a reference to drinking expensive whiskey? I wasn't sure of the force of the apostrophe. Possessive or just "the punctuation mark that occurs somewhere in the vicinity of an s"?

Wait - here's one: Monster Pete and the Chiefs Preventative Implosion Serpentine. At least it refers to Ireland. And New Frontiers sounds a bit Irish.

Incidentally, my sincere apologies for - momentarily, I hope - turning this thread away from Rev Hank and the boys. Rev - what kind of Gaelic was it? Where was that cast from? How did you happen to be in it? There's got to be quite an interesting story there.

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edbiscuit

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Posted on Jun 21 2007 09:59 AM

Tuck

bigtikidude
Incidentally, my sincere apologies for - momentarily, I hope - turning this thread away from Rev Hank and the boys. Rev - what kind of Gaelic was it? Where was that cast from? How did you happen to be in it? There's got to be quite an interesting story there.

From what I understand, the producer of this Scottish Gaelic podcast, from Washington, DC, has recently caught the surf bug and wanted to feature something different on the show...... it doesn't help that he also has a bit of a rebellious side and enjoys shaking things up with the listeners

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dave1968

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Posted on Jun 28 2007 06:36 AM

theres probably thousands of traditonal Irish songs that could be done in a surf style - ones that would come to mind would be- the lonesome boatman, oro sÃ© do bheatha 'bhaile, revenge for skibbereen

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edbiscuit

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Posted on Jun 28 2007 10:39 AM

I wish I could say how receptive our Gaelcast listeners were to Rev's music but they are quiet about anything we do, even when we ask then for feedback. It's always been a frustrating aspect of doing a podcast, when you don't know if people appreciate the work you put into it.

I think that surf and traditional Scottish and Irish tunes do share some commonality, perhaps that's part of the reason I enjoy them both. Not to mention, bagpipes sound amazing with plenty of reverb.

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revmike Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3806 North Atlantic	Posted on May 29 2007 02:19 PM Check out the first 4 minutes of this show: http://www.gaelcast.com/podcasts/gaelcast-0208-20070429.mp3 This is one of the strangest things we've had our music in. Rev — Canadian Surf http://www.urbansurfkings.com/ Top
Tuck Joined: Sep 02, 2006 Posts: 3166 Denver, CO	Posted on May 29 2007 07:23 PM Apart from Giant Cow, what would you recommend for an Irish song to be played by a surf band? Top
revmike Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3806 North Atlantic	Posted on May 30 2007 07:22 PM Scotland the Brave (LOL) Rev — Canadian Surf http://www.urbansurfkings.com/ Top
WR Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 3832 netherlands	Posted on May 31 2007 02:50 PM Tuck Apart from Giant Cow, what would you recommend for an Irish song to be played by a surf band? Id estimate that half of the Pogues' songs would work as surf. I can sort of imagine "streams of whiskey" ending up sounding a tad like "the breeze and I" — Rules to live by #314: "When in Italy, if the menu says something's grilled, don't assume it is." https://www.facebook.com/The-Malbehavers-286429584796173/ Top
mom_surfing Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 5304 the outer banks of north carolina	Posted on May 31 2007 03:17 PM revhank Check out the first 4 minutes of this show: http://www.gaelcast.com/podcasts/gaelcast-0208-20070429.mp3 This is one of the strangest things we've had our music in. Rev — www.surfintheeye.com Top
JakeDobner Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle	Posted on May 31 2007 04:32 PM Tuck Apart from Giant Cow, what would you recommend for an Irish song to be played by a surf band? With Or Without You, Pride(In the Name of Love), Sunday Bloody Sunday... You know, the classics. Top
revmike Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3806 North Atlantic	Posted on May 31 2007 05:53 PM Most of those are Irish songs...the Gaelic folk wouldn't be to happy. Perhaps the Proclaimers would do..."I would surf 500 miles" rev — Canadian Surf http://www.urbansurfkings.com/ Top
Tuck Joined: Sep 02, 2006 Posts: 3166 Denver, CO	Posted on May 31 2007 07:00 PM This is helpful. The best I could do was Tequila converted into Whiskey. Or maybe substitute "Slainte!" (sp?). There's at least one Rory Gallagher instrumental, Norman Invasion, but it's not very surfy as it stands. Last edited: May 31, 2007 21:12:46 Top
bigtikidude Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25568 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.	Posted on May 31 2007 08:33 PM Not Irish but Scottish influenced. The Penetrators did, "The Wind Beneath My Kilt" and uh um the (Triple Malt Scotch) song? is it called? form the 2nd cd. damn my memory is going.... Jeff(bigtikidude) — Jeff(bigtikidude) Top
Tuck Joined: Sep 02, 2006 Posts: 3166 Denver, CO	Posted on May 31 2007 09:38 PM bigtikidude Not Irish but Scottish influenced. ... Yeah, when I pondered, that's what I came up with, too. Scots stuff. The same Scots stuff! I suspect the Irish on the average just don't have the right mind set for surf music. I think it's basically music for the optimistic. (Not quite the same thing as happy music, but there are elements of that.) I've sometimes suspected that the Finns who are into it - Laika et al., for example - might be coming at it from a uniquely Finnish angle. The patent cheerfulness of it all must strike them as bizarre and unnatural. Playing it might be the equivalent of wearing a safety pin in your ear. I've never seen a Finnish comedy that didn't make me feel like my dog had died and maybe he was the lucky one. I suppose the Chantay's Scotch High's is just a topical reference that the California-impaired miss? Or maybe a reference to drinking expensive whiskey? I wasn't sure of the force of the apostrophe. Possessive or just "the punctuation mark that occurs somewhere in the vicinity of an s"? Wait - here's one: Monster Pete and the Chiefs Preventative Implosion Serpentine. At least it refers to Ireland. And New Frontiers sounds a bit Irish. Incidentally, my sincere apologies for - momentarily, I hope - turning this thread away from Rev Hank and the boys. Rev - what kind of Gaelic was it? Where was that cast from? How did you happen to be in it? There's got to be quite an interesting story there. Top
edbiscuit Joined: Jun 20, 2007 Posts: 50 Alexandria, VA	Posted on Jun 21 2007 09:59 AM Tuck bigtikidude Incidentally, my sincere apologies for - momentarily, I hope - turning this thread away from Rev Hank and the boys. Rev - what kind of Gaelic was it? Where was that cast from? How did you happen to be in it? There's got to be quite an interesting story there. From what I understand, the producer of this Scottish Gaelic podcast, from Washington, DC, has recently caught the surf bug and wanted to feature something different on the show...... it doesn't help that he also has a bit of a rebellious side and enjoys shaking things up with the listeners Top
dave1968 Joined: Jan 04, 2007 Posts: 22 South Kerry, Ireland	Posted on Jun 28 2007 06:36 AM theres probably thousands of traditonal Irish songs that could be done in a surf style - ones that would come to mind would be- the lonesome boatman, oro sÃ© do bheatha 'bhaile, revenge for skibbereen Top
edbiscuit Joined: Jun 20, 2007 Posts: 50 Alexandria, VA	Posted on Jun 28 2007 10:39 AM I wish I could say how receptive our Gaelcast listeners were to Rev's music but they are quiet about anything we do, even when we ask then for feedback. It's always been a frustrating aspect of doing a podcast, when you don't know if people appreciate the work you put into it. I think that surf and traditional Scottish and Irish tunes do share some commonality, perhaps that's part of the reason I enjoy them both. Not to mention, bagpipes sound amazing with plenty of reverb. Top

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