Irish Guitar Podcast
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Irish Guitar Podcast
“Shoemaker’s Daughter” is a composition of legendary Cavan fiddler Ed Reavy (1897-1988).
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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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A very well known tune, so much so that it is played by musicians outside of the Irish music genre.
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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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Some musicians play this tune in C, others in D.
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This tune is sometimes known as “Dr. John Stafford”.
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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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Some musicians play this tune in C, others in D.
Tony plays it in D on the banjo but in C on the guitar. For this lesson the capo is on 2, thus it’s in D.
In the podcast, Tony talks about the importance of listening to other versions of any tune you are learning.