Jiggy reels

[Luriel87]

AWESOME!!!!! :O

[jrt364stmlfr7]

hey this is so good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[patmcginleys]

Hello Jim cus. You remeber us playing that selection with Sean Mc Guire in Milwaukee.Man you are so intensense And here cumms Barney. Love your Style so much.Playing in Bristol tomorrow.Missed the all Ireland .butt shucks who gives a duck. bless your fingers in every respect. patmcginleys

[TINSANDWICH1]

brilliant,ill just have to keep practicing

[TINSANDWICH1]

brilliant,ill just have to keep practising

[TheDrummerboi94]

thats awesome dude, i can only just manage Flower of Scotlland without looking at the Tabs :L

[DominicCronin]

James - you are truly talented. You know your tradition, and you have dedicated a lot of time and effort to perfecting your art. By the time we get to the Gravel Walk... it's inspired, and inspirational

[minoune86]

The thing with good harp players, they are blues players. When they play Irish reels the tradition goes into the bucket. It's a reel with a blues accent.

[lieberman33]

nice. Do you find that your harp is in G for the majority of Irish tunes as well as traditional Bluegrass tunes (ie red haired boy etc).

[chaosclutt]

Love this video,im trying to learn some irish reel jigs,do you have any tabs for this you would share with me and is it a normal diatonic or a slide harp?

[Wobei]

wunderschön, ganz großartig, mit genau dem richtigen drive und gefühl interpretiert, der für reels typisch ist

[ThumbAndFingers]

Awesome!

It's tongue blocking, isn't it?

[joerontheblowermusic]

deadly



[Parleblues]

I can only think that the 2 "thumbs down" must be from really jealous people

Well played James, well played indeed!

[imiptat]

amazing

[BalthasarPfeyfe]

well done mate...love it...

cheers....

[alliedelfranco]

I am an Irish Dancer. These Reels are incredible, make my irish heart beat :) What are the names of all these reels? I just bought a harmonica and want to learn this trade! You are very talented James.

[JamesConway01]

Thank you! I start off with Gallagher's Jig into the reels: Dawn and Gravel Walks. Good luck!

[tiovic123]

its good !! im play violin .. im from mexico its good ... but my english is bad :P but good song !

[nicolaudreicon]

your cross harp is in C ?

[JamesConway01]

harp is in G

[JamesConway01]

Thanks!

[ajfelix67]

I first spotted this video about 3-4 months ago and have had it flagged as a favorite and seem to keep coming back to view this video. I am somewhat of a musician myself but am no where near the caliber of the exceptional talent that you are. You are a remarkable player. Though I can't read or write music, I have composed several tunes over the years...and man...would love to hear you perform them. By far the best harmonica playing I've ever heard.

[electrophonic]

James, this would be impossible to play without the Paddy Richter tuning, correct?

[christellester]

You and Brendan are the kings of the Celtic music....I'll NEVER be able to achieve this level of playing.... People like you make the human being more interesting. Love Christelle

[JamesConway01]

Thank you, Christelle! But a king, I am not. I am just a humble minstrel with a fife in one hand and a mouth box in the other, that's willing to play for a shilling or two or a mere crust of bread.

Great vids on your site, Christelle. Excellent playing and variety! We shall meet in Sacramento!

Cheers!

[christellester]

Hey James, being humble is something great for a human being but your type of play is forcing admiration....

I can't wait to meet you at SPAH 09 to drink a couple of beers (and to steal some of your tricks LOL)

Love

Christelle

[JamesConway01]

See you then!

[Heath75032]

Sh*t that's great!!

[jkdixon3]

Excellent playing, very smooth and flowing from one tune to the other.

well done.

john

[TRIXER1958]

Klasse!RESPEKT!

[AceOfHarps]

You are an amazing player. Great stuff!

[Tsutsomu]

Great playing James.

Thank you very much.

Steph.

[goblinsami]

oh, you are amazening, what harmonica do you use??

[neuropatico]

You is wow

[expressmag]

Great playing !!what's the name of the first jig?

[JamesConway01]

Gallagher's Frolics

[afrost59]

Unbelievable !! is that a diatonic? if so you are a master!

I hope more people find you on youtube.

Andy

[Rudreax]

Not just a diatonic. It's an XB-40, which is like an upgraded diatonic since it bend more.

[u3of52]

Wowzers .. Go Go Gadget Harmonica ;)

Great stuff James!

[1desertgirl]

That was fantistic James, gosh, you can do wonders with that harp. I love to play but I don't see how do it the way you do. 5 stars for sure. Linda

[AMIGOR]

maestro

[sammimitsu]

Is this the Australian Jim Conway, brother of Mic Conway? Does anyone know?

[phil2010au]

The Australian Jim Conway has MS and is confined to a wheelchair, however, his is still harpn'.

Saw him in a jig last Sunday night - fantastic! Lookup Jim Conway's Big Wheel.

[nickshoes]

does this have a name or did you make it?

[stpat95]

Great player and some harp players friend of me who know him he is as well a very nice guy !

[RoseLoewenzahn]

Traumhaft!

[moojeni]

My gooooooooooooodnesssssssss!!!!­!!!! Stunning!!!! The best I've seen on harmonica so far!!

[strawwoodclaw]

truly breathtaking - i almost broke into a river dance - Thank God for The Irish

[BardofCornwall]

Sounds great. Nice bends.

[pigeonlord1]

how did you learn that

[jazmaan]

Very nice! The XB-40 has unlimited unexplored potential for altered tunings. Nice to find another intrepid explorer!

[VasilicaCascaval]

ohh superbmm that was Gravel walk at the end

[alanstrainor]

Fantastic!!! It sounds amazing. i got to get back to using the xb40.

Thanks!

Alan,

[angel23c]

Awesome!!! Now if only i knew how to do the Irish jig, I'd hire you as my percussionist.

[bagpiper135]

what tunes where those...

[kaizersaid]

The master or should I say Grandmaster.

Wonderful. Thanks for posting.

[audible67]

That's outstanding James. Good grief, I love my XB40's. still trying to transfer my tongue skills to these harps...getting there! what key are you there?

Cheers!

[baobazz]

it's crazy! the tongue blocking master!!!

:)

[JamesConway01]

Thanks! I'm using a Hohner XB-40 in G with the 3 hole blow tuned up a step(Paddy tuning).

[baobazz]

using the XB 40 seems very adapted to the style of music.

You do sound like a bagpipe!

I never heard someone play harmonica like you!

[shicks918]

Fantastic!!! Love it!! Is your harp Standard tuned or has it been altered? (Paddy Tuning) or are you just bending the lower notes? Keep the tunes coming!!

[aanvil]

Smokin'!

Thank you sir!

[JamesConway01]

Gallagher's Jig, The Dawn Reel, Gravel Walks Reel

[theloveboxquartet]

Great, what are the tunes?

[stpat95]

I have no word... I am just checking for my medicines for now !... (Is that.. paradise ?)

[ziharmo]

Very cool !!!

[anniemcu]

Excellent!

[NilasKan]

Awesome man, you really sound like a whole celtic band. =)

[jasonricci]

Wonderous!!!