Product Description
Entemediu de la Piedra: this traditional folk
tune from Asturias (Spain) is arranged for two melody instruments and is one of
a number of folk tune arrangements by the UK based folk duo Na-Mara.
Written in 3/4 waltz time in the key of G, Entemediu de la Piedra can be played as a duet on two mandolins or
on any C clef instruments (violins, ukuleles, flutes etc), with the guitar
chords accompanying the individual players. We came across this tune from the
playing of our friend, Asturian musician, Alberto Ablenado.
Performance
tips: this is beginner /
intermediate level piece played andante
or at a moderate speed. We have added a second melody part to the original
tune, and this makes a nice interplay between the melody instruments. Look at
varying the dynamics on some of the repeated sections. The guitar accompaniment
can be played with broken chords, or arpeggio style. This is a nice opener for
a set of tunes, and we sometime follow the Entemediu
de la Piedra, of our own arrangement of a Spanish Asturian or Galician
Muiñeira.
Na-Mara (Rob Garcia and Paul McNamara) perform this
instrumental piece on mandolin or octave mandola, with guitar accompaniment.
They have also used it alongside other tunes in workshops as a teaching and
learning resource, introducing players to tunes from different parts of the Celtic
world.
Recordings of this and other tunes on SMP can be found on Na-Maras albums
Sisters
& Brothers, Navajos &
Pirates and The Bite
Na-Mara have built an enviable reputation for fine story-telling and
musicianship. They have performed in venues and festivals in the UK, Europe and
China, and on BBC Radio 4, and a plethora of internet and local radio stations.
They have consistently delivered new and exciting material to audiences. This includes their own take on traditional
tunes from Brittany, France, Ireland, and the Spanish Celtic regions of
Asturias and Galicia.
Rob Garcia:
mandolin, octave mandola, classical guitar
& backing vocals
Paul McNamara:
guitar & lead vocals
Web site: http://www.na-mara.com/
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