'The Dance of the Damned' - Greeny Original for the Halloween MiniFest

[Nelson]

How did you get that TJ violin to sound so country-fide? Did you stack different octaves on one another.... Or ... or... hell I don't know. I was up last night trying to do it and couldn't figure out how to get that sound.

The violin part is played 'live', all in one go.

The secret is to play a 'drone' note as well as the melody on top. This drone note is usually just an octave or two down, but I just do what sounds right through trial and error. It gives a really nice celtic / bluegrass feel - but it takes two fingers to do it and can be fast and fiddly (TJ's polyphonic capabilities are excellent though). Try it! Thickens and warms the sound very nicely.

Oh... this is in a Myxolodian scale, so that's always worth tinkering with as well. I also use the Hungarian Gypsy scale a lot. It can drastically alter the feel of things.

Thanks Bro. I tried it out last night, it'll take some getting used to, for sure but sounds better already.

Now what of these strange things you speak....... scaaales?   Hummm   

A wealth of information -- U R

[Hook]

Really cool song, I love the lyrics and your delivery. Great job with the violin ( Nelson- it's all about the scales!), you've really captured the movement of it very well.
Rock On!

[thetworegs]

Loving the Halloween jig great bit of fiddling

[Geir]

I am so impressed !!!!

The Danelectro sounds fab, and I can't believe how good that violin sounds !!

Great song !

And lyrics - Widdershins, huh? Give me minute - aaahh. 

Yep ... you expand my vocabulary with so many of your songs !!

[Oldrottenhead]

if the velvet underground did folk..............admit it you have john cale on viola on this one. love it.

[alfstone]

THIS

IS

JUST

S P L E N D I D

!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Alfredo

[SwanSong]

HI Greeny  wonderful song. perhaps one of your best in my opinion.
this surely could be used in a movie score .or tv. mighty fine sound
great lyrics and vocals. as always . I can see and hear all the great
time and effort put into this. a job well done keep singing and sharing NEIL.!!

[Gnasty]

What a vibe! Very different but the instruments mash well together.

 I love the vocals and that`s my kind of ending. Wicked good Tim!

[IanR]

Hi Tim,

I missed this when you first posted it.

It is a fabulous song and you performed it really well.

I also really like the folky freak out section at the end of the song. 

Cheers,

Ian

[Jarle]

I can't believe I misse this. Fabulous song Tim. This would be really fun playing live.