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Nice sounding and nice looking banjo.

You play with a nice steady pace, but you need to take care to give all the notes their full length - you have a tendency to cut short some of the long notes.

You can listen to his tune on the Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann website, played just a little fast...

@DJFozter This tune is commonly known as Master Crowley's (as well as various other names, including 'Mrs Patterson's Slipper'). There are also two other reels (almost always played as a pair) known as Master Crowley's. (Presumably Mrs. Patterson must have another slipper as well, as they usuall...

Great rhythm. He may not know his notes & chords, or even how to tune the guitar, but his music is 100% sincere. No showmanship there. We can all learn from him.

Nice playing. Looking forward to hearing you on your new mandolin. (You can't go far wrong with a Shapiro).

The first tune is related to The Lark in he Morning, known by various names including The Morning Lark, The Thrush's Nest, An Buachaillin Búi...

@gallogna Who was the Irish master you speak of? I've never heard anyone, other than myself, outside Finland play this tune. And whereabouts in the world are you? We must play it together sometime.

Perhaps in a more conducive environment, his greatness would shine through. But the most extraordinary the world has ever seen? Not by a long way.

@TheHornyGorrilaz Sounds Dublin to me - a 'middle class' Dublin accent, perhaps. Americanized? Not so sure about that: American speech is very prominent in the media, true enough, and a lot of young people are influenced by it to some degree. But I can't hear it particularly in this lady's acce...

The way we perceive the sound of a language is relative. As a native English speaker,this sounds similar to Dutch to me; to a native Dutch speaker, it will sound foreign.

Actually, many of the words sound similar to some Northern English dialects - although, if I were to hear it spoken in conve...

The Road to Ballymac

Andy McGann's

The Congress

I think some of those backing vocals are from fulmar. Credit where it's due.

Fantastic playing - nice to hear the boundaries being pushed.

What kind of competition was it? I know that the Fleadh Cheoil rules don't leave much room for anything that doesn't fit the mould - like a fingerpicked tenor banjo.

They look suspiciously like peyos in front of his ears. I reckon he's in denial.

The third tune is The Flogging Reel

The Romanian title of this tune is Foie Verde (Green Leaves). The hora form passed into the Jewish (klezmer) repertoire from the Romanian/Moldavian tradition, Jewish musicians (klezmorim) having worked extensively together with Romanian Gypsy (and 'ethnic' Romanian) musicians throughout the 19th...

I've often been a bit intimidated by the speed that a lot of Ulster musicians play at. It's nice to hear people taking their time over the tunes, enjoying every note.

@fiddle4u Jim - That's a fine collection of torn jackets you have there. You could open a museum.

@Wafaloo This is *The Old Harvest Home*, a pre-existing tune, also known as 'The Cliff' or 'The Ruby'. So it's not all down to Charlie's variations.

Lovely tune. It had slipped out of my mind and I was trying desperately to recall it. So I was delighted to find your video. Thanks, FiddleTuneADay. Great to hear a (great) Welsh tune being aired to the wider world.

@buddha713 I like his style - he does no more than necessary. He's not a control freak; he lets the band find their own rhythm and grooves along to that, just helping with the timing on the little syncopated 'blasts' & things.

Ah oui, c'est formidable, le pain d'Andy!

...and she's even playing in the right key!

Tomgraney (Tuamgreine) Castle is the Irish title. In Scotland (with a few small changes) it's known as Loch Leven Castle.

I think the one usually known as Napoleon Crossing the Rhine is a different tune.

@fiddlenut

"It appears Mr. Gavin (jr.) is playing a viola."

No - it's those mushrooms that grow around Connemara that make you (and the ponies) smaller. They might also account for the excellent quality of the music.

Norwegian?? I only heard Hebrew. You (the presenter) are speaking English, and the text is in both Hebrew and English, but I don't see or hear a word of Norwegian in this video.

The first recording is particularly beautiful.

The first tune is McCahill's.

Sorry - silly me.

@rosiepot "luvly, can't beat cornish, jordy or yorkie..lol"

Agreed - but it's important to make the distinction: Geordie and 'Yorkie' are dialects of English. Cornish is a language in its own right, no more closely related to English than it is to Russian or Rumanian.

@ThePrivateer1960

I'm sure they would love to go to Ireland and be immersed in the real stuff. It's not that easy, though, if you're from Russia. Yes, they've got a lot to learn (as have I), but they're doing pretty well considering they've probably had very little exposure to Irish trad.

My mate plays in this band! Wicked, eh?

@superfebs

Darning the holes won't make it any easier, I'm afraid.

Lovely playing! It doesn't sound like Irish or Scottish music as I know it - but great interpertations of the tunes, all the same.

BTW McArthur Road was composed by Dave Richardson.

...And weren't you cold, standing out there in the mountains without a jumper?