Erin McGeown on Fiddle with some Irish Reels

[JosephEaorle]

Is that setting of Maid behind the bar in C? I like it!

[geferrell]

I looked up the Fiddlesticks album on Youtube, and the first reel she played sounds like "Silver Spire" by Tommy Peoples, but she plays it in a different key.

[vanslykemelissa]

showing some love here



[bitsnpiecesfiddle]

anyone have the correct name on the first reel?

[vincikd007bg008]

Really good Erin enjoyed that thought I was in some bar like kanes LOL!

[241hnd]

Well done. I really enjoyed these tunes.

[MrCooldude185]

connor likes it too

[Willimanist]

pretty girls + good irish music

only thing missing is a guinness

[mybokken]

exelent from quebec gaspesia ,jack

[Ms22mimi]

wow, loved it!

[surferd619]

makes me want to learn the fiddle

[goodcatholicboy]

Jaysus! Makes me want to bang my heels together.

[unionfiddler]

Greetings from South Carolina! You gals did a wonderful job, sounds beautiful! I especially loved the stuff around 2:12 I'm curious what kind of guitar Deirdre is playing-maybe a Martin? Also, Erin, what kind of strings do you use? Your fiddle has a really nice tone!

[MegaBrianBoru]

Go Maith, Go raibh a maith agaibh.

[aksheblikar]

Righteous!

[patcloonan1931]

Nice fiddle playing - well done Mach Weiter so Gracias muy bien ---slan ---pat

[webguysandiego]

I Love it!! Very nice young lady... Daniel

[Logotechful]

the irish music it's the best especially with that violin

[gypsy8844]

what a treat! cheers........from Texas

[celtastur23]

prefiero la musica folk celta de mi pais Reino Astur

[eugenemckenna09]

class stuf

[1916dnicolas]

Brilliant. Lovely accents with fiddle and sweet, soft right hand with guitar. You must be pros. Great work.

Cheers from USA

[chicuzo]

Muy bueno, me gusta tu musica!!

Very good, I love your music.

Saludos

from Argentina.

[kintakintyea]

Verra gweed!!

[zuckerstreusel]

I love irish music especially this one!!!

[MrHathouse]

i wish the guitar was a little bit louder. lovely fiddlin though

[xchangeling]

At about 2'30" nice smile from the curly-dark-haired lady

[mikmaqfancydancer]

whats the first tune called, i know the others pretty well. but i cant get the first one

[MrArmaghsFinest]

Whooop Armagh!!!! Nice Music! :) Well Played.. i play the uilleann pipes myself,

[oboma8]

Not bad for a girl

[bertwindon]

She certainly gets it very right for me. Total inspiration into a couple of sad old tunes i kind-of I "knew", plus a great new one from "Fiddlestix"  I shall dust-off the fiddle and put in gently in the microwave to dry-out.

[ProtestTheMAC]

who would play this shit

[JosephEaorle]

I thought I knew how to play Maid Behind the Bar, I guess I was wrong, sounds like a different tune

[eugenemckenna09]

no this is just a difrent version-there r loadsa difrent version 4 dis tune

[diarmaidok]

i think thats a different tune shes playing (not the version maid behind the bar i try to play) im 99% the tune she is playing is on cathal haydens album handed down

[EshnaHere]

yeah, I know a different 1!

But I prefer this 1 to the 1 I no.

[SuperEristoff]

i'm french your song it's very nice !!!!!

[NatureLover987]

okay i have a kinda dumb quesiton. why the hell does the cameraman zoom in to get a head shot during these vids? i wanna see her fingers, not her face!!

[violatione]

Camera men don't play violin so they don't know any better.

[tictactoechicken123]

@violatione LOOOL, viola.

[ashfiddles]

telling the difference between the reels- she states them in a certain order at the beginning, then you listen for the trasitions in the recording to a new tune...sometimes more subtle than others. This is fantastic! and yes, even if it is a normal size, it appears a bit big on her!

[pilotwannabe235]

Is it just me, or does Erin's fiddle look really big? Is that a normal size for fiddle players?

[littlemissbluegrass]

I agree her fiddle is bigger looking than most adult size fiddles

[SomeGuyDrumming]

it could be a viola

[violatione]

Not with that E string it isn't

[munchdj]

you can get 5 string violin... which has the c string of the viola on!! great when you playin for the range!!

[Sunshinie94]

No, that is a normal full size fiddle/violin.

x

[JustinK078]

she's probably just a smaller sized fiddle player. My stand-partners violin looks huge compared to her.

[stuartbeaton]

Small girl?

[pilotwannabe235]

Actually, I think it's just the violin's shadow in some parts. If you look closely it looks normal sized. : )

[EshnaHere]

How old do u think Erin is?

She must have been playing fiddle since she was a baby or summit! :O

[sushi22896]

It makes me so mad when people confuse a violin with a fiddle...

[bigdjindustriez]

Indeed. However it is infact the same instrument, it's just the style which is called fiddling. Although yes, "violin" when referring to celtic music pisses me off bigtime.

[titanic7grl]

They are pretty much the same thing

[ElRancholo2]

Excellent!

[crawfordviolin]

is there music for this at all? I would definitely play this.

[biggreencheeseburger]

amazing, i'm learning reels and jigs on the fiddle, this has really helped me out. thanks. i like the speed these reels have been played, nice and swingy, great pace to learn at.

[EshnaHere]

How do u tell which reel is which?

[RuailleBuaille16]

I love your version of the masons apron!! I've never heard it played it like that before...I must try and get my hands on it - I'm on the prowl for tunes for Fleadh Cheoil Chorcai!! Fantastic music both of you!!! :)

[gavorchid]

Really great -inspiring cheers xx

[brianodonahue]

c ould you send me the music for this piece...it's very nice

[eduardoanamcara]

great!

[vivaldizz]

Great playing.

[gibsonpaddy]

nice cuz well done

[GoodIrishWitch]

Well done, Ladies :)

[phillih1]

Beautiful music! Deirdre is an amazing looking lass, you two play great! Thank you much enjoyed!

[ziteitaielpis]

What a stupid comment about looks...Erin is also beautiful.You have no manners

[RayBthesecond]

Very nice,ladies.very nice.

[fiddlefingers013]

Great tunes! they really swing. you have a great feel :)

[hasgavana]

tres bon ,bel touche de violon ,bravo

[anti8imbeciles]

Beautiful!

[isabellanakahara]

Great playing, Erin! I really enjoyed it!

[ianme5]

Erin;

The Maid Behind the Bar and the Mason's Apron are two tunes I play daily, and I've never heard them played the way you do - gorgeous! Thank you!!!

[GeorgeVreelandHill]

WOW!!!!!!

That was great.

Thank you for making my day with some very beautiful music!

George Vreeland Hill

[flanum]

erin how are ya? that **** never got back to me. sorry for gettin ya involved. sure thats what ye get with this intranett stuff. spunk explosion!!

[lorgain2]

Well played Erin, maith cailin,Damian should be proud.

[flanum]

go on erin! ah ya stood in yer shite!

[flanum]

go on erin! ah ya stood in yer shite!

[JSCWhistler]

Shows how great tunes at a moderate tempo can be, instead of always being 2000 miles an hour (not that I don't like the fast stuff, but I like this a lot too)

[dhuinn]

Couldn't agree more; most people at sessions seem to go by the maxim "faster is better"... and sometimes the tune gets lost in the music, if that makes sense.

[JSCWhistler]

It makes perfect sense. Unfortunately, I tend to be one of those people most of the time... I'm working on it though....... Again, very nice playing in this video too.