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Lesson 90. Thousand Farewells 08/23/2014

Lesson 90. Thousand Farewells /episode/index/show/igpod/id/2990290

Lesson 89. Shoemaker's Daughter 08/16/2014

Lesson 89. Shoemaker's Daughter “Shoemaker’s Daughter” is a composition of legendary Cavan fiddler Ed Reavy (1897-1988). /episode/index/show/igpod/id/2990287

Lesson 88. Scatter the Mud 08/09/2014

Lesson 88. Scatter the Mud /episode/index/show/igpod/id/2990284

Lesson 87. St Patricks' Day 08/02/2014

Lesson 87. St Patricks' Day The tune is in jig time (6/8) but is a set dance and is played considerably slower than normal jig tempo. /episode/index/show/igpod/id/2990279

Lesson 86. Saddle the Pony 07/26/2014

Lesson 86. Saddle the Pony A very well known tune, so much so that it is played by musicians outside of the Irish music genre. /episode/index/show/igpod/id/2967112

Lesson 85. O'Rourke's 07/19/2014

Lesson 85. O'Rourke's 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. /episode/index/show/igpod/id/2941500

Lesson 84. Forget Me Not 07/13/2014

Lesson 84. Forget Me Not Some musicians play this tune in C, others in D. /episode/index/show/igpod/id/2941496

Lesson 83. O'Carolan's Receipt for Drinking 07/05/2014

Lesson 83. O'Carolan's Receipt for Drinking This tune is sometimes known as “Dr. John Stafford”. /episode/index/show/igpod/id/2928374

Lesson 82. Mullingar Races 07/05/2014

Lesson 82. Mullingar Races Tony describes how to play a triplet on the lower (thicker) strings when describing how to play this reel. /episode/index/show/igpod/id/2928371

Lesson 81. Máire Rua 06/21/2014

Lesson 81. Máire Rua /episode/index/show/igpod/id/2891260

Lesson 80. Garden of Daisies 06/14/2014

Lesson 80. Garden of Daisies The Garden Of Daisies is a set dance and is played in hornpipe time, but somewhat slower than your average hornpipe. /episode/index/show/igpod/id/2891258

Lesson 79. Coalminer's Reel 06/07/2014

Lesson 79. Coalminer's Reel Here we have a tune in Open A (although in the book you'll also find a version in regular tuning.) /episode/index/show/igpod/id/2875602

Lesson 78. Castlebar Races, and Mouse in the Mug 06/01/2014

Lesson 78. Castlebar Races, and Mouse in the Mug These two tunes are both in G Major and coincidentally have the same three notes at the beginning. /episode/index/show/igpod/id/2866855

Lesson 77. McFadden's Handsome Daughter 05/24/2014

Lesson 77. McFadden's Handsome Daughter McFadden’s Handsome Daughter is an A Major tune but for the guitar Tony plays it in G with capo on the 2nd fret. /episode/index/show/igpod/id/2810461

Lesson 76. Kid on the Mountain 05/17/2014

Lesson 76. Kid on the Mountain This slip jig moves between E Minor and G Major. The E Minor parts of the tune use the Natural Minor Scale rather than the Dorian Mode. /episode/index/show/igpod/id/2810452

Lesson 75. Crossing the Shannon 05/10/2014

Lesson 75. Crossing the Shannon This tune is sometimes known as “The Funny Reel” and is played in D. On the guitar Tony plays it in C with the capo on the 2nd fret. /episode/index/show/igpod/id/2810321

Lesson 74. Boys of the Town 05/03/2014

Lesson 74. Boys of the Town There is at least one other jig known as “Boys Of The Town”, starting on a high G (3rd fret, 1st string). But this “Boys of the Town” starts on a middle G (open 3rd string). The two tunes are quite different and in no way related. /episode/index/show/igpod/id/2810261

Lesson 73. An t'Athair Jack Walsh 04/28/2014

Lesson 73. An t'Athair Jack Walsh “Athair” is the Irish word for “father”, and the Anglicized title “Fr. Jack /episode/index/show/igpod/id/2806093

Lesson 72. Yellow Tinker 02/12/2012

Lesson 72. Yellow Tinker /episode/index/show/igpod/id/1849947

Lesson 71. Swedish Jig (or Arthur Darley's) 02/05/2012

Lesson 71. Swedish Jig (or Arthur Darley's) The “Swedish Jig", sometimes known as Arthur Darley’s, is a most unusual tune. /episode/index/show/igpod/id/1841271

Lesson 70. Sonny's Mazurka 01/29/2012

Lesson 70. Sonny's Mazurka Polish in origin, mazurkas are not very common in Irish music. /episode/index/show/igpod/id/1835133

Lesson 69. Old Blackthorn 01/23/2012

Lesson 69. Old Blackthorn Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000167 EndHTML:0000000698 StartFragment:0000000454 EndFragment:0000000682 /episode/index/show/igpod/id/1828606

Lesson 68. O'Carolan's Draught 01/15/2012

Lesson 68. O'Carolan's Draught One of the better-known compositions of the great Turlough O'Carolan. /episode/index/show/igpod/id/1819390

Lesson 67. Nell Fee's 01/08/2012

Lesson 67. Nell Fee's Tony learned this lovely 3-part polka from the playing of New York button accordionist Patty Furlong. /episode/index/show/igpod/id/1812586

Lesson 66. Maggie in the Woods 01/01/2012

Lesson 66. Maggie in the Woods This is an often-played polka, normally in the key of G. /episode/index/show/igpod/id/1806930

Lesson 65. Jim Connolly's Jig 12/25/2011

Lesson 65. Jim Connolly's Jig 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. /episode/index/show/igpod/id/1802249

Lesson 64. Gold Ring 12/18/2011

Lesson 64. Gold Ring 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. /episode/index/show/igpod/id/1795810

Lesson 63. Frost is All Over 12/10/2011

Lesson 63. Frost is All Over A delightful jig with a strong underlying rhythm, which is probably why it is quite often used for playing at céilithe (social dances). /episode/index/show/igpod/id/1788811

Lesson 62. First Clan March of the O'Sullivans 12/04/2011

Lesson 62. First Clan March of the O'Sullivans Marches usually have a 2/4 time signature, but this tune is one of a number of tunes designated as a march, but carrying a 6/8 time signature. (“The Butcher’s March” is another.) /episode/index/show/igpod/id/1774203

Lesson 61. Farewell to Erin 11/27/2011

Lesson 61. Farewell to Erin The most challenging tune in Book 4, this is totally unrelated to "Farewell to Ireland". It's not at all unknonwn to encounter such confusingly similar titles in Irish music! /episode/index/show/igpod/id/1766176

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