Lesson 90. Thousand Farewells
Irish Guitar Podcast
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Lesson 89. Shoemaker's Daughter
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“Shoemaker’s Daughter” is a composition of legendary Cavan fiddler Ed Reavy (1897-1988).
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Lesson 88. Scatter the Mud
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Lesson 87. St Patricks' Day
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The tune is in jig time (6/8) but is a set dance and is played considerably slower than normal jig tempo.
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Lesson 86. Saddle the Pony
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A very well known tune, so much so that it is played by musicians outside of the Irish music genre.
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Lesson 85. O'Rourke's
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As much as Tony would like to claim credit for this composition it’s not his to claim. This tune was in circulation a long time ago.
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Lesson 84. Forget Me Not
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Some musicians play this tune in C, others in D.
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Lesson 83. O'Carolan's Receipt for Drinking
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This tune is sometimes known as “Dr. John Stafford”.
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Lesson 82. Mullingar Races
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Tony describes how to play a triplet on the lower (thicker) strings when describing how to play this reel.
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Lesson 81. Máire Rua
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The most challenging tune in Book 4, this is totally unrelated to "Farewell to Ireland". It's not at all unknonwn to encounter such confusingly similar titles in Irish music!
Normally played in A Dorian, but Tony has arranged it for gutar in E Dorian.
You can capo up to the 5th fret, but on the podcast there's no capo.
Tony has also brought the first part in some places so it can be played in one octave, giving it a more dynamic sound.
In some places there are triplets using three different notes. If these are problematic, you can isolate them and practice them on their own.
In the tablature, you'll notice that Tony plays the B on the 4th fret of the 3rd string in places, to make picking easier.
For the accompaniment, there are only two chords - Em and D.