Frankie Gavin: Farewell to Ireland

Farewell to Ireland. Compare with Cathal Hayden's version..

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• Irish
• Traditional
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• farewell
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• ireland
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• Dannan

[JSCWhistler]

@blugrassdave Perhaps another fiddler can enlighten me, but I don't believe that sound has anything to do with the bridge, but rather his bowing technique, and it's likely on purpose.

And personally, I thoroughly enjoy the tone he gets, but to each his own, I suppose!

[JanJeffer]

I think an interesting comparison here is how filming styles have changed - why oh why do rte/tg4 now insist on shooting everything in extreme close up? I couldn't give a fiddlers fingers for close ups of fiddlers fingers - the bowing, the interaction between musicians and the performance environment is were it's at!

please rte/tg4 set up a couple of good shots and leave the camera alone - the artistry is in the music not the cinematography!!!

[fyrexianoff]

Farewell to Erin the first melody. Erin meaning Ireland in Gaelic.

[y0e0r0t]

@blugrassdave Has nothing to do with his bridge, the sound is from the rosin and bow pressure which he is employing in this style of playing; it's entirely intentional and that's how it is supposed to sound

[untonsured]

@Lisnageeragh it's called sawing

[untonsured]

sounds like a chainsaw

[splortz]

@JanJeffer There's an expression in Hollywood--"Everybody wants to direct."

[BenBuffidle]

Un maître incontesté de l'irlandais. Et c'est tellement rare de trouver un violoniste qui sourit quand il joue !!! :)

[xxsleebeexx]

played to perfection!

[surfandtradpcm]

LOVE IT!!!

[fiddlplay]

I believe there are two Farewells to Ireland but one is actually Farewell to Erin, he is playing the Farewell To Ireland. The 2nd tune is Christmas Eve. As for his playing he is truly one of the greats and he wants to sound exactly like he is playing with the unmistakable Frankie Gavin Growly sound. Fiddlplay