North America - an intro for kids - Sanger Academy
A very basic intro to North America, covering the oceans it's surrounded by, the United States and its regions, a few cities, etc.; Canada and some of its cities; Mexico, its capital, and some of its landmarks; and Central America focused on Panama. To help us make more free videos, go to http://www.patreon.com/SangerAcademy
Tunelist (from Mickey Doherty's CD "Garvan Hill"):
Tune Learned from the Fairies (or The Fairy Jig) (slip jig) - slow 1:53 medium 2:50 fast 4:10
Maggie Pickens (or Maggie Pickie) (its own dance; similar to a highland) - slow 6:17 medium 7:07 fast 8:09
The Cameronian (reel) - slow 10:35 medium 13:38 fast 16:33 with Mickey 19:38
Philip O’Beirne’s Delight (reel) - slow 12:47 medium 15:15 fast 18:25
NOTE: When playing more slowly, I play the A part of "The Cameronian" here twice...not sure why I did that, it's just a mistake. Mickey plays it only once, i.e., he plays it as a "single reel" for both parts.
Tunes learned from Garvin Hill—Fiddle Music of Mickey Doherty: http://donegalfiddlemusic.ie/product/garvin-hill-fiddle-music-of-mickey-doherty/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB8Ntv9iNng
A general introduction to the topic of space, for young children. This installment, the last part of 4, introduces interstellar and intergalactic space. Topics in this installment include comets, the solar wind, the heliopause, the Oort Cloud, Alpha Centauri, the size of the sun relative to giants and supergiants, star colors, binary stars, brown dwarfs, white dwarfs, supernovas, pulsars, nebulae, constellations, galaxies, the Milky Way, the Local Group, and clusters of galaxies.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXoLyn16-s0
I learned these from two old session tapes of the great Donegal fiddler James Byrne, who sadly passed away a few years ago. If anyone can give me names for them, I'd appreciate that.
I'm pretty sure you can listen to the man himself in the related videos.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy3QdLEJjAc
Tune list:
Drops of Brandy - slow 0:28 fast 1:27 faster 16:34
The Foxhunter's Jig - slow 2:40 fast 4:19 faster 6:11
The Rocky Road to Dublin - slow 7:32 fast 8:23
The Swaggering Jig - slow 10:04 fast 10:48
Hardy Man the Fiddler - slow 12:14 fast 13:02
Another Jig Will Do - slow 14:09 fast 15:12
The Dusty Miller 17:46 (one of several tunes with this name)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gq9g8zLAAQI
Neat slip jig I stumbled upon in Cole’s 1000 Fiddle Tunes (later reprinted in O’Neill’s 1001). Deserves a wider hearing, in my opinion.
Slow 1:00 Medium 3:26 Fast 5:29
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbCIFhPrK6A
We're Wikipedia for news, started by a co-founder of Wikipedia. Learn about why Infobitt is so awesome and why you should get involved!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1dXIw7lpHs
A very basic intro to the United States, for young children. Covers such topics as the branches of government, a few states, a few big cities, regions (e.g., the Northeast), geographical features, industries typical to different cities, geographical regions (e.g., the Great Plains), famous parks, famous monuments, and a little about sports and food.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJVxNfjwP-U
If you match up the greatest art with the greatest music, what happens? The theme of part 6, the last part, is "religion, wisdom, and mystery," with art about religious themes, with various inspirational music, followed by various dramatic and gorgeous art that (to me) expresses wisdom and mystery. I took 50-60 of the greatest paintings and statues (appropriate for children), and matched them up with some of the greatest themes from classical music--from 15 to 20 seconds. Here's the result.
These are going to be "interludes" for WatchKnow Reader (see larrysanger dot org for details).
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS9VSL__b6A
The first of these two hornpipes is called the Bristol Bay Hornpipe, written in the early 1980s by an Irish woman, Priscilla Skrade from Tipperary, who at the time was living in Dillingham, on Bristol Bay, Alaska. I learned it from the Alaskan folk music stalwart Kenny Karabelnikoff. The second one was written by me, and I haven't thought of a good name for it. Maybe Prince William's Hornpipe? Or Captain Cook's?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWdAOCx6s9U