The Drunken Gauger (Irish Jig) NTAD

I'm learning a new tune everyday. The other day someone suggested I learn a tune from an album and sent me a link to one of the tracks (The Crooked Road to Dublin). I loved the playing so much that I hunted down the album on amazon. I couldn't find an mp3 album anywhere so I waited old-fashioned-style for it in the mail. It came yesterday! The album is "The South West Wind" by Ronan Browne and Peter O'Loughlin. So today I learned a jig from that album called the Drunken Gauger. (I dearly hope I pronounced it right \ˈgā-jər\, as in "one who gauges.") Ronan Browne is a piper from Dublin, and Peter O'Loughlin is a Clare fiddler. The tunes on the album have a lovely relaxed tempo, which is typical of the music from County Clare.

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[1916dnicolas]

BRILLANT! Enjoying the tunes, thanks for sharing. A few questions, first, what kind of fiddle are you playing? Where are you playing now (country, region of influence). How long have you played? I've been playing 6 years and am having trouble getting reels up to speed, practice suggestions for increasing speed? Finnally, jigs are 6/8 time, isn't this tune in 4/4 which is a reel, not that it matters, just curious? Sorry so many questions, love your videos.

[katiehendersonfiddle]

@1916dnicolas Thanks for the kind words! My fiddle is a german factory violin from the turn of the 20th century, which was sold in the Wurlitzer catalog. I live in the USA and I play tunes from all ireland & old-time appalachian music. I've played for 24 years. METRONOME is the best practice tool, start slow, stay consistent, gradually increase speed. This is indeed a jig (listen for the subdivisions between the beats - the beats in a jig are divided into triplets, like "one and a two and a".)

[jkbonfante]

who was the retarded that dislike? (every video has only one dislike)

[katiehendersonfiddle]

@jkbonfante Haha, I'm happy someone else noticed. It happened last week. Someone, somewhere, really didn't like any of my videos and gave them all a thumbs down in one swoop. Can't please everyone, I guess. :)

[TinWhistler]

@katiehendersonfiddle Probably an envious person :(

[M1jN]

0:25 click me for repeat

[M1jN]

What's the tuning?

[PhysicsForTheFuture]

Bobby Casey played a lovely version of this on his Taking Flight album. I play it to get into the groove.

A request? Your attack and bounce are perfect for sessions. Do one that would be purely for listening. A little slower, and with some freedom in the tempo. Perhaps you do this in your own practice. You have such a lovely deep tone you could get away with some liberties in the time and tone.

[GuitarOcarina64]

you have something that is very rare, subscribed =)

[AnnaGolly]

mighty fine tone...