Dan Walsh plays Scottish and Irish Medley

DAN WALSH - TOMORROW'S STILL TO COME
debut album now available from iTunes and from cdbaby at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/DanWalsh2

Solo clawhammer - tunes are 'Swallow's Tail (Trad)', 'Road To Errogie (Adam Sutherland)', 'John Hunter's (Trad)', 'McArthur's Road (Dave Richardson)' and 'The High Reel' (Trad) - filmed by Dennis Harrison

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• Dan
• Walsh
• Banjo
• Swallows
• Tail
• John
• Hunters
• Road
• To
• Errogie
• McArthurs
• High
• Reel
• Folk
• Stafford
• Newcastle
• Flook
• Trad

[rhapsag]

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?

[danbanjoman1]

@rhapsag Thanks for your comment glad you enjoyed it and many thanks for the correction. I'll change the blurb immediately!

[burntcrowsticks]

what's with the dodgy backgrounds its like that shakira video you just need to roll around in the mud... sounds good though.

[danbanjoman1]

@burntcrowsticks Don't think I've got the figure for it....

[yourliver1]

Oh... I forgot.... i suck. Thanks for reminding me. Sigh.

[danbanjoman1]

Yourliver1 - your comment made me laugh out loud several times! It is one of the more unusual compliments I think I've had - I appreciate it but I'd hate to think of any player not enjoying their playing because they don't think they're any good - happy picking!

[DoctorFiddle]

This is more like Irish banjo-playing sounded in the 19th Century, when the 5-string banjo was used (tenor banjo not invented until 1915). See various articles by Dr. Mick Maloney, the acknowledged authority on Irish banjo playing.

Bottom line: this is more traditional than tenor banjo!

[killiekentman]

brilliant playing

[Joe1729]

This is awesome! It's the first time I've ever heard Irish or Scottish music sounding good on a 5-string banjo!

[Mandolin1944]

Fantastic! Simply fantastic!