Wikipedia:Featured sound candidates/Garryowen

Garryowen

HAve to have a bit of Irishness on St. Patrick's Day!

• Nominate and support. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 17:21, 15 March 2011 (UTC)
• The pitch of that woodwind almost gave me a migraine, is it supposed to be that high? Sven Manguard Wha? 23:05, 15 March 2011 (UTC)
  • Pretty normal for Irish music. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 23:21, 15 March 2011 (UTC)
    • Eh, bagpipes are starting to seem a lot less annoying now. Irish music comes to it's own with the violin though, the best Irish music I've heard has had some mean violin. Or was it a fiddle. Donno quite the difference. Either way, this piece isn't to my taste, but Support. Sven Manguard Wha? 03:09, 16 March 2010 (UTC)
      • I pulled my support after showing it to an Irish born Bostonian (about as Irish as possible outside of Ireland, I think) who informed me that what I was complaining about with the woodwinds was in fact valid. Yes, they are high, but not searchingly so. Now mind you this change of heart isn't entirely because of him, and he isn't an expert, I also happen to dislike that it gives me migraines, despite the fun tune and good technique, I'd rather avoid giving everyone migraines on a day that some of them will already be drunk on. Sven Manguard Wha? 05:53, 17 March 2011 (UTC)
• Oppose - High performance standards, as always, but clearly an orchestral arrangement with the fiddle and tin whistle (or is it a piccolo?) added as afterthoughts. In any case, not an appropriate setting for traditional Irish music. The high woodwind instrument plays hardly any embellishments that are so characteristic of Celtic music (e.g. grace notes). The only part I really like is the fiddle solo in the middle. I'd be pretty embarrassed if this appeared on the Main Page as "Irish music" for St Patrick's Day, which will occur on a weekend next year. Granted, we don't have many adequate examples IMO ... File:Dancing Willow - Demo-CD 2007 03 - The old grey goose.ogg would be fine if it wasn't for the obtrusive drum kit but maybe File:Dancing Willow - Demo-CD 2007 02 - The foggy dew.ogg would be a bit more acceptable. Graham87 05:20, 16 March 2011 (UTC)
• Weak oppose. Not perfect: start of second time there are slight ensemble issues. Yes, great performance, but the arrangement is junk ... better for a film score. Tony (talk) 07:55, 16 March 2011 (UTC)
• Weak Support The piccolo is nothing, it's the arrangement that is disappointing. The piccolo seems to have just been editted over the top of the piece and I noticed that the strings weren't in time during the start, only slightly and the fiddle is a bit loud as is the piccolo Graham has a good point when he says that the fiddle and piccolo were added as afterthoughts... there should be some degree of musical balance in the piece dynamically. —Ancient Apparition • Champagne? • 5:42pm • 06:42, 19 March 2011 (UTC)
• neutral: I also find the arrangement to be uninspired, and the relative levels of piccolo relative to strings to be less than desirable. ·Maunus·ƛ· 23:40, 21 March 2011 (UTC)
• I am going to go against the general feel here and fully Support this. It sounds like the other Celtic music I have heard. (I will admit that it is a small amount) --Guerillero | My Talk 22:41, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
• Oppose I'm not convinced by the arrangement, which does not seem to have the liveliness I would expect from Irish dance music. Played very well as always. Major Bloodnok (talk) 17:02, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
• This is clearly not passing, so, to simplify closure, I'm going to Withdraw it.

Withdrawn Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 18:49, 26 March 2011 (UTC)