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
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This is one of Tony's own compositions, which he wrote in honour of his friend Jim Connolly, an accordion player from Rossinver in North Leitrim.
It's played in C, with a capo on the 2nd fret. The second part is higher than the first.
The “normal” speed recording is the first track off Tony’s CD “An Sliabh Glas” and includes “Shores of Lough Gowna”, followed by “Jim Connolly’s Jig”. By the way you can purchase the CD, or tracks from it, on Amazon and iTunes and various online outlets. See the CDs page on this site for links.
Note the D Minor chord at the end of the third line. Tony could have just used a G chord for the whole bar (Bar 12) but the inclusion of a D Minor just adds a little bit extra to the tune.
Chords are C, F and G.