Recordings
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When She Cam, Ben She Bobbed
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Posted: 6 July 2003
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L-R: Paul Joseph, Karen Goddard,
Heather Jordan, Janis Kenderdine
Photo by Carrie Geldart
Recorded Live 6 July 2003
Here’s a live recording
made at the 2003 Boston Harborfest MCV Concert at the Old State House.
At one point I threatened to put up the video recording of this, but we
just couldn’t figure out how to compress it down without seriously compromising
the quality, and I was stiff as a board anyway. You’d get more movement
from a still-photo. ;-) Blame it on being a military musician for too
long.
“When She Cam Ben She Bobbed” (3.5
Mb)
I actually found this tune on a tape with 18th century bawdy songs on it... and later again discovered it on Chatham Baroque’s “Reel of Tullach” CD. It continued to haunt me, and while staying with Steve Taskovics, I discovered it in his huge music collection in the Caledonia Pocket Companion - so I then sent it to John Ciaglia to be arranged. It’s an old baroque Scottish tune - one theory on the name is “When She Came (in), She Danced.” It’s still a work in progress - I’m just happy to have made it through the concert without choking or falling off the stage. ;-)
Playing:
- Janis Kenderdine (me) - lead
- Heather Erickson - harmony
- Karen Goddard - harmony
- Paul Joseph - bass
Recorded by: Brendan Kitts
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Fife Solos
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Bourree Angloise
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Posted: 19 July 2006
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“Bourree
Angloise” (3.6 Mb)
This is only one part of “Solo for Transverse
Flute” by J.S. Bach. I hope to get the rest up sometime. Recorded
July 2006
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These are just a couple of old solo-pieces I’ve played for various competitions. It’s all the
fast ’n furious stuff which seems to be the trend in competition music, (although not really the sort of thing I’ve been working on lately). They were recorded in about June 2002.
Currently, I hate my playing in them, but I keep them up for posterity, as I thoroughly believe that any musician wishing to improve upon his or her playing must make recordings from time to time. Why? I think rather than just having someone else tell you what you’re doing wrong, you need to learn to identify these things on your own, too. Learn how to critique your own playing, become aware of things you are doing (good and bad), and figure out how you want to change. The recordings also act as a gauge of how your playing has improved, and what you’ve been successful at changing, and what you need to continue working on.
Remember: The only direction to go other than up, is down! So never think your playing is perfect! Be reasonably happy with where you’re currently playing, but always strive to make it better.
Regarding the Recording Quality: If it sounds like I recorded these in a small carpeted room,
using the built-in computer microphone, it’s because I did!
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Peter Street, Dixie, & Andy Renwick's Ferrett
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“Peter Street,” “Dixie”, & “Andy Renwick’s Ferrett” - (808 Kb)
I learned this first tune by ear from “Fife in the Fast Lane” but still can’t match John Benoit’s speed or precision. The second tune
is the lesser-known 3rd part of “Dixie” in 2 keys. “Andy Renwick’s Ferret” is a bagpipe tune, but I
learned this version from a fiddler named Jonny Hardie on an “Old Blind Dogs” CD.
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Columbia Polka
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“Columbia Polka” - (720 Kb)
I learned this from Jim Douglas in my Westfield F&D days, probably because someone else was using it for their solo piece, and I wanted to be obnoxious. ;-)
I don’t believe I ever actually USED it in competition myself though.
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Douglas
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John McDonagh’s “Douglas” - (769 Kb)
I also learned this piece from Jim Douglas (whom it’s named for). John McDonagh wrote it, and Jim was one of his students & friends growing up.
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Recordings for Purchase
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I do not have any solo recordings of my own available for purchase, however I have gotten many email requests looking for Fife & Drum recordings. Long before I was one of them, I highly recommended anything by the
Middlesex County Volunteers Fifes and Drums and I continue to do so.
And if for some reason you’re a Janis-fan, I’m on the following MCV albums:
- Check out our latest recording, “In America,” available for purchase on-line. “When She Cam” is on it (a much better version) and a bunch of great tunes and arrangements by legendary fifers & drummers, as well as old and new favorites.
- I’m also on “On Christmas Day,” which really is a great album no matter what time of year—Beautiful tunes and arrangements without the annoying mall-carols like Jingle Bells.
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