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info_outline Lesson 89. Shoemaker's Daughter
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“Shoemaker’s Daughter” is a composition of legendary Cavan fiddler Ed Reavy (1897-1988).
info_outline Lesson 88. Scatter the MudIrish Guitar Podcast
info_outline 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.
info_outline Lesson 86. Saddle the PonyIrish Guitar Podcast
A very well known tune, so much so that it is played by musicians outside of the Irish music genre.
info_outline Lesson 85. O'Rourke'sIrish 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.
info_outline Lesson 84. Forget Me NotIrish Guitar Podcast
Some musicians play this tune in C, others in D.
info_outline Lesson 83. O'Carolan's Receipt for DrinkingIrish Guitar Podcast
This tune is sometimes known as “Dr. John Stafford”.
info_outline Lesson 82. Mullingar RacesIrish Guitar Podcast
Tony describes how to play a triplet on the lower (thicker) strings when describing how to play this reel.
info_outline Lesson 81. Máire RuaIrish Guitar Podcast
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The “Swedish Jig", sometimes known as Arthur Darley’s, is a most unusual tune.
In the first part of the tune a time signature change occurs in bar 7 from the standard 6/8 to a 9/8, just for one bar, before reverting back to 6/8. In effect you play an extra half a bar.
Also the first part consists of 12 bars rather than the standard eight.
The A part is in D Major, but changes to D Minor for the second part, and then back to D Major for the third part. Both the second and third parts have 8 bars.
The chords are D, A, G, Dm, A7 and Gm.