Lesson 90. Thousand Farewells
Irish Guitar Podcast
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Lesson 89. Shoemaker's Daughter
Irish Guitar Podcast
“Shoemaker’s Daughter” is a composition of legendary Cavan fiddler Ed Reavy (1897-1988).
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Lesson 88. Scatter the Mud
Irish Guitar Podcast
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Lesson 87. St Patricks' Day
Irish Guitar Podcast
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
Irish Guitar Podcast
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
Irish Guitar Podcast
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
Irish Guitar Podcast
Some musicians play this tune in C, others in D.
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Lesson 83. O'Carolan's Receipt for Drinking
Irish Guitar Podcast
This tune is sometimes known as “Dr. John Stafford”.
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Lesson 82. Mullingar Races
Irish Guitar Podcast
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
Irish Guitar Podcast
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There are two jigs that carry the name “The Gold Ring” (“An Fáinne Óir” in Irish). One is a 7-part jig in G particularly popular with pipers, and the other, a 4-part jig in D Major. This tune is the D Major tune, and it's one of Tony's all-time favourties.
Although this is a D tune, Tony plays it in C with a capo on the second fret. This tune has a wide range of just over 2 octaves, but if your left hand is positioned correctly you should need very little, if any, lateral movement to reach all the notes.
Chords are C, F, G and Am.