Fingerstyle Cittern--Jig & Reel

Joseph Sobol plays a jig and reel on a Sobell 10-string cittern: "Willie Coleman's" (jig) and "Over the Moor to Maggie" (reel). Recorded at ZoukFest, Taos, NM, June, 2001.

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Music

Tags:

• Irish
• cittern
• bouzouki
• guitar
• fingerstyle

[paddyryan53]

Same tuning as mine, any chance of the tab????

[Citternalia]

@paddyryan53 --chance, I suppose, but low probability--I've never used tab and have no plans to start!

[xxguitarhero48xx]

Do you recomend a Cittern or long scale Bouzouki?

[Citternalia]

@xxguitarhero48xx

Different tools for different tasks. Long-scale bouzouki is great for power-chord backup, murder on the left-hand for melody playing. If you come from a guitar background cittern is a close adaptation; if you come from a mando background octave mandolin is an easier switch, and it's better for melody.

[luderlarsson]

awsome tunes! whats the tuning for this?

[Citternalia]

GDGDG, with reversed octaves on the bottom three courses (bass string on the bass side of the pair).

[Broadsidejohn]

What a wonderful performance and great sound. I love early instruments playing celtic or old time music. Thanks for the posting. Zowie!

[dustys1banjo]

I'm a tenor banjo- mandolin player, wanted a deeper tone instrument, can't wrap my head around the guitar keyboard. Bought a cittern from Lark in The Morning and experimented with strings and tunings. I'm using paired tenor banjo strings plus a pair of .052 wound strings for the bass course tuned DAEBF# I find it extremely versatile for country, bluegrass, and old pop tunes. I have had many questions on this, but here's one bastardization that works.

[fergohanlon]

i love this...

[Lleyaweem]

Thank you Mr. Sobol for this masterpiece with the cittern. when I'm in a bad mood, this song always makes me happy! I hope that you will upload more video!!!

[topper326]

great playing! love the sound

[xxguitarhero48xx]

@Citternalia Thanks for the advice, there's not many people to ask over here in the states so I do appreciate it. I play a lot more guitar than mandolin, and all of my riffs and solos come from chords and open strings, unlike many bouzouki players. I was thinking for more rhythm purposes because of the beautiful full strumming sound.