tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44627016410356582582024-12-18T19:29:08.859-08:00A blog about the guitar as it is played in Irish music, with an emphasis on DADGAD and other alternative tunings.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4462701641035658258.post-41521220711582358982014-04-21T00:53:00.003-07:002014-04-21T00:53:31.665-07:00

Related articles Guitar Festival of Ireland Pierre Bensusan Vividly Review The Connaught heifers, Seán Reid's favourite, reels / Nicholas Carolan, ... The Doyle family - set of reels Eoghan O'Sullivan's reels

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Write text here... Related articles Dick Gaughan to play in Mayo Connolly to Receive Medal of Honor Irish musicians mourn pianist Felix Dolan of Scarsdale | The Journal News Album release of all John McKenna's music and background - Leitrim Observer Niamh Ni Charra New Album "A Tribute to Terry "Cuz" Teahan"

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Cover of Dick Gaughan Dick Gaughan, a multi-talented, Scottish-born guitarist with strong Mayo links, will play in Matt Molloy’s Yard Bar, Westport, on Wednesday, April 17, and in Ballina Arts Centre on Saturday, April 20. A highly acclaimed  and hugely popular singer, songwriter and interpreter of traditional and contemporary folk songs, Gaughan displays passion and political conviction

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Cover of Paul Brady From Donegal Daily To celebrate the year of The Gathering, the Donegal Gathering and Earagail Arts Festival have teamed up to commission a new signature tune by some of Ireland’s well loved artists that reaches beyond its birthplace in Donegal. Written and produced collaboratively by Donegal native Mickey Joe Harte, Strabane’s global folk star Paul Brady and North

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John Doyle in concert Wednesday 12 December, 7 pm, Tx $18 Cville Coffee Stage Cafe 1301 Harris St., Charlottesville VA Performances & Events | Blue Ridge Irish Music School Related articles "Bound for Botany Bay", John Doyle Milwaukee Irish Fest Presents Tallymoore "Christmas Concert" Irish Traditional Music Archive in Ennis, Co. Clare Martin Fay obituary | The Guardian Tin Whistle Tutor

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Related articles Launch of Frankie Kennedy Winter School to be broadcast live on RnaG - Donegal Daily Scoil Gheimhridh Frankie Kennedy Martin O Connor, Liz Carroll, Dave Flynn & Peadar Ó Riada The Tune Makers play 'The Bucks of Oranmore' O'Brien from Newtown, The Haunted House - Crawford, Foley & Dukes

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Pierre Bensusan, winner of Guitar Player Magazine's Reader's Choice Award as "Best World Music Guitar Player” will perform in The Grain Store At Ballymaloe on Monday 5 November at 8pm. The French-Algerian artist, globally known as the "Mozart of Guitar,” will introduce Irish audiences to his most recent album, Vividly, a multi-cultural, melodic instrumental and vocal album that marks his 35th

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Learn Irish guitar accompaniment with Jim Murray. These guitar tutorials will guide you using step by step instructions on how to become a competent and confident accompanist of traditional Irish music. Jim has broken down his technique into easy to see and easy to understand lessons. Each of these lessons have supporting audio and visual clips which can be played over and over to aid

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Arty McGlynn (Photo credit: candyschwartz) Irish Music Workshops With John Carty, Arty McGlynn, Jimmie Higgins, Fiachra O'Regan and Friends €190 pps 2 night stay / attend the workshop classes of your choice* €790 pps 4 days/ 3 nights all inclusive €55 Attend banjo, guitar, or fiddle for the day with lunch between segments. October 21st 2012, 10:00am – 3:30am The Anglers Return Country House

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"The “Yellow Tinker” is a tune in the G mixolydian mode. In other words the scale used is a C Scale but played in the key of G. The tune is associated with the playing of Galway accordionist Joe Burke , and perhaps because of Burke, it is very popular and widely played. The first and third parts of the tune are almost pure mixolydian, whilst the second part of the tune is almost pure G Major,

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Write text here... Related articlesCastlebar: Folklore collector's treasures on show WGBH Music: Lunasa "Fleur de Mandragore / Ashplant" Eoghan O'Sullivan's reels The humours of Ennistymon, The cliffs of Moher, Out on the ocean Martin Gaffney, Eleanor Gaffney, Adam Dyer play at the Fleadh Cheoil 201...

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"Elvis Presley's Jig" (Paul de Grae) is based on an old German folksong that Elvis sang in the movie "GI Blues". "The Cordal Jig" is traditional Irish. "Tonra's Jig" was composed by Brenadn Tonra, originally from Mayo, later resident in Boston. Played on double-tracked guitar by Paul de Grae, January 1996.

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Cover of Andrés SegoviaMusic that sounds as its creators imagined it. Musicians who play with rapture and conviction. Concert-goers who take plunges into worlds of sound, far removed from the bustle of everyday life. Every year the Guitar Festival of Ireland makes it all possible, and has been doing so for the past eight years.The festival, now in its ninth year, is a world-class music event and

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With Soundcloud offering unprecedented access in terms of glimpses into formative works-in-progress, it has increasingly become a pleasure to watch individual musicians, producers or bands as they develop their sound. One such example is Galway-based experimentalist Twomilliondays. Displaying a knack for enticing, intricate creations since he first started uploading tunes over a year ago, his

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Barney McKenna, member of The Dubliners (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Irish president Michael D Higgins has led tributes to folk musician Barney McKenna, the last surviving member of The Dubliners, who has died, aged 72. A renowned banjo player, McKenna – affectionately dubbed Banjo Barney – passed away yesterday morning in his beloved Dublin, after collapsing at his home in Howth. He was the last

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In Alan Felton's new show for Brighton Fringe, “The Wind that Shook the Barley,” Felton will be singing with Viviene Moore, a Brighton-based singer and accompanied by Tim Roycroft on guitar. The three join together to run through songs and readings that display the poignancy, despair and heroism of Irish rebellions over the course of 400 years. The show brings to life through traditional music

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GAELIC STORM* (Photo credit: gobucks2)Gaelic Storm took the stage on Friday night at The Square Room at 8 p.m. Being First Friday in Knoxville, there was a large crowd at the show. Gaelic Storm originated in 1995 in California. This five-member band's popularity flourished after their debut in Titanic where they performed as an Irish folk band at the steerage party. Gaelic storm plays

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"Bound for Botany Bay", performed by John Doyle (www.johndoylemusic.com) in concert at the Institute of Musical Traditions (www.imtfolk.org), Takoma Park, Maryland, USA on November 16, 2011. John Doyle is renowned as one of the most talented guitarists performing in either the Irish or Appalachian traditions. As an accompanist, he adapts to and compliments the style of those he plays with, but

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It’s just been announced that CelticFest Vancouver 2012, the eighth annual celebration of all things Celtic, will be coming to Vancouver March 10-18 with a mix of music, dance, and family-friendly entertainment. New this year is the Celts on the Creek sneak-peek event (March 10, the Village on False Creek), where you can get a glimpse of the programming in store. Activities include roving

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Acoustic Guitar senior editor Teja Gerken plays his arrangement of Johann Sebastian Bach's Minuet in D Minor BWV Anh. 132 in DADGAD tuning

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Patsy Obrien teaches the classic Irish Tune "Miss Monaghan's" - Both the Rhythmic Accompaniment and also the Melody.

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Cover of Philadelphia OrchestraOn Sunday, the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra presented its second concert of the season led by Mischa Santora in the Mayerson Theater at the School for Creative and Performing Arts, Over-the-Rhine. The highlight was a world premiere flute concerto, performed by the principal flutist of the Philadelphia Orchestra, Jeffrey Khaner. Lowlights included a ragged

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