Haha! Me, it's the friggin' DADGAD domination that gets on my tit: sure it's a good sound, esp. on modal kinda tunes, but now it's become the One True Way for accomanying chunes: just as annoying a cliché as thumping ham-fisted pianney was a generation or two back, imho.
he probably doesnt mean that he hates the bouzouki in irish music, just the fact that they seem to have a bouzouki in EVERY traditional irish band these days. it's like how everyone ceilidh has a damn accordian player. I HATE the accordian in scottish music, and i now associate it with tourists just because of how many there are
Ahahah! As a bouzouki player I guess I'm as entitled to laugh as anyone. Sorry about this all, Mr. Moynihan, but really, if not for the bouzouki you'd be hearing guitar instead. Is that all THAT different?
That's why God invented the Greek bouzouki.
TheHillmenOfTopanga 1 month ago
ha ha ha .. funny -- fake, but funny all the same.
Jenxxie 1 year ago
Haha! Me, it's the friggin' DADGAD domination that gets on my tit: sure it's a good sound, esp. on modal kinda tunes, but now it's become the One True Way for accomanying chunes: just as annoying a cliché as thumping ham-fisted pianney was a generation or two back, imho.
@iamjurell: Blame Jimmy Shand!
scratchy45 1 year ago
@scratchy45 Spot on!
pfiddle 1 week ago
Grumpy old tit.
ianozzi76 1 year ago
Good man Johnny - as always - tell it like it is.
Peter - remembering dem mad A'dam dayz.
pfiddle 1 year ago
he probably doesnt mean that he hates the bouzouki in irish music, just the fact that they seem to have a bouzouki in EVERY traditional irish band these days. it's like how everyone ceilidh has a damn accordian player. I HATE the accordian in scottish music, and i now associate it with tourists just because of how many there are
iamjurell 1 year ago
FAKE.
pirru11 1 year ago
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pirru11 1 year ago
Glad to be one of those feckers! Is Mr Lunny one of those feckers too!!!???
martcarey 2 years ago
@martcarey In fairness Lunny actually knows the tunes and doesn't drown out rhythm and even sound as most do.
pfiddle 1 week ago
Fuck up ya oel cunt lol :P
sean123654 2 years ago
Could it be a fake ? The sound of the voice doesn't match the lips at all...
edelahaye 2 years ago
hahah!
Uuuurk 2 years ago
HaHa !!
MLMilne 3 years ago
Nice to know everyone gets what they deserve.
bishopmountain 3 years ago
driven berzerk?? now now, modesty..Johnny
1singularity 3 years ago
the bouzouki was a lost glove.if it wasnt you johnny then it would have been somebody else to find it.folk music evolves,just as it revolves.
1singularity 3 years ago
His own creation turned against him. Awesome.
patrickgunning 3 years ago
Congratulations johnny, you've destroyed your own legend
qldhighlander 3 years ago
Ahahah! As a bouzouki player I guess I'm as entitled to laugh as anyone. Sorry about this all, Mr. Moynihan, but really, if not for the bouzouki you'd be hearing guitar instead. Is that all THAT different?
bdcgm 3 years ago 3
@bdcgm God's curse on ALL zum zum instruments that strangle the natural rhythms of ITM and we fiddlers etc can but grin and bear it.
I nearly got lynched at an all Ireland after asking a bouzouki-player to ease off - even though he had just ruined a session. He was AWFUL.
ps I'd just won second place so perhaps I wasn't the BEST to advise.
pfiddle 1 week ago