Irish Guitar Podcast
info_outline Lesson 89. Shoemaker's Daughter
Irish Guitar Podcast
“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
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.
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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Occasionally Tony will pick up a tune that just seems to feel so natural to play, so easy on the fingers, it rolls off the musical tongue so to speak. This is one of those tunes. It’s eerie but it’s as if Ryan composed this for guitar. It’s the perfect range for the guitar, played between a Low A and the A two octaves above, there’s plenty of space between the notes, no high B to “fret” over, and a busy chord progression to play with.