Absolutely...it's practically epidemic, especially where sessions and performing have become a competitive exercise (sometimes associated with college music depts., for instance) instead of coming out of a real feel for the tunes.
I met a session player who took lessons from Seamus Connolly at Boston College (in a classroom). Most of the students were classically trained, and seemed hell-bent on playing faster than everyone else. So, he said it eventually turned into this ridiculous competion, with lots of lightning fast notes and ornaments but no feel for the true sirit of the music. He talked Seamus into giving him private lessons in his office just to get away from them.
Makes me feel like I'm in The Shire
1014Timothybrooks 1 week ago
i'll give someone all me pennies if they tell me the guitar chords to the kesh jig.
FatGuyWithAKatana 9 months ago
Susan has nice technique. Looks classically trained. Nice clean sound, too. I enjoyed this.
hushai05 10 months ago
Wow that fiddles plays sweet and pure!
gurranes1 1 year ago
Beautiful playing! Would 5/5 if I could ^_^
KelticKalamity 1 year ago
its really good, perfect ornamentation and everything, but isnt it a little dead? i would personally ad a bit more musicality
rowenamosgallant 1 year ago
so i just stumbled onto this and i must say. YOUR AWESOME! i love this
NJBebo 1 year ago
its not, second song is kesh jig, which was sampled on flogging mollys salty dog
armaghsniper 2 years ago 2
No thats not Qristina on fiddle....But she's quite a fiddler as well!
FiddlingJimmy 2 years ago
I believe the first jig is the Dizzy Belfry of St. Caliga Glenwalgens
M0DEAN 2 years ago
The first one isn't the silver spear, it's The Connaughtman's Rambles.
kittieconvoy 2 years ago 3
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kittieconvoy 2 years ago
Ahhh, beautiful! Thank you for sharing!
CelticMystic100 2 years ago
that's a lovely set, good job, the changeover is pure gold! HUP!
Paudyis 2 years ago
What is the name of this two melodies
ayanchin 2 years ago
I'm thinking the first is the silver spear although I have never heard it like this before, and the second is as the title says the Kesh Jig.
o0dominic0o 2 years ago
muy dulce!!! muy bien interpretado
saludos desde chile
Intilo 2 years ago
who is the man on tin whistle ??
dougm1971 2 years ago
I love it! Fantastic! :-)
TheStrangeSituation 2 years ago
I love this music,very good
gitarrefish08 3 years ago
Very sweet & so very soothing! thanks for sharing! keep up the good work! :)
Gr8CelticMystic 3 years ago
Well done and thank you for sharing it.
hiredpiper 3 years ago
Definitely Connaughtman's, and you guys do it well--nice unhurried tempo, clean, ego-free. Really nice.
emncaity 3 years ago
I agree. Unhurried and rhythmic. Sweet. Too many Irish players blast through tunes so quickly they lose the feel of the tune, IMHO.
mongorich 3 years ago
Absolutely...it's practically epidemic, especially where sessions and performing have become a competitive exercise (sometimes associated with college music depts., for instance) instead of coming out of a real feel for the tunes.
emncaity 3 years ago
I met a session player who took lessons from Seamus Connolly at Boston College (in a classroom). Most of the students were classically trained, and seemed hell-bent on playing faster than everyone else. So, he said it eventually turned into this ridiculous competion, with lots of lightning fast notes and ornaments but no feel for the true sirit of the music. He talked Seamus into giving him private lessons in his office just to get away from them.
mongorich 3 years ago
I totally, absolutely believe it. Seen it before. Soulless technical proficiency, made for competition.
emncaity 3 years ago
Sounds like someone eventually captured the spirit of these fine tunes; well done the lot of you; oil give it foiv!
choomanfoo 3 years ago
Best version of the Kesh Jig I've seen on youtube.
Helmut83 3 years ago 2
nice FIDDLE playing. YOU should keep it up
womanbeater01 3 years ago
Well played though.
Nice set
Iyvindar 3 years ago
nicely done..sounds good together.
jkingwhistler 4 years ago
nice
madfuck86 4 years ago
reminds me of my father playing the fiddle and the neighbors standing around listening to him
lonewolf0316 4 years ago
The Connaughtman's Rambles (Connaght Man's Rambles)
don't know if you're still interested, but that's the name of the tune!
ttimothymurphy 4 years ago
First tune is called the Connaughtman's Rambles.
Funny that I found this vid because I've enjoyed playing these two tunes together recently.
MajinMojo 4 years ago
hmm.. don't know. i'll ask susan the fiddler and get back to you about that
thanks for the comment.
ttimothymurphy 4 years ago
BeaAUTIFUL SOUNDING BUT U DONT LOOK LIKE UR HAVIN FUN
PRIMERODESOUSA81 4 years ago
Really nice! Nice crisp rolls and trebles. Loved it.
rosfrog 4 years ago
Beautiful! Nicely done.
aeliseb 4 years ago