Helen Flaherty, Philip Mansour Live in Elmstein

A concert I filmed at Naturfreundehaus Elmstein. Philip plays some Songs on his Stevens 10 String Bouzouki, but most songs on DADGAD Guitar.

Andy Irvine Live at Club Kuckucksei in Nürtingen

On Nov, 10th 2018 Andy played at Club Kuckucksei in Nürtingen. I'm not sure if it was the fourth of fifth time he played there. Another fantastic evening of great songs and stories. I posted my video to youtube and hope you will enjoy it.

Jig Rhythm lesson - Strumming Triplets

This one's for guitar, but as it is about right hand patterns it is useful for Zouk also. It is about strumming triplets in a Jig Rhythm. It takes some time to play it fluently, but it's worth the effort. By the way, Nye published a book about accompanying Irish Music. You can get it here:
http://finaleguitar.co.uk/product/backing-guitar-techniques-for-traditional-celtic-music/

Atsushi Akazawa - Si-Folk

Interesting Zouk player from somewhere in Asia, maybe Japan. Couldn't find any information in English. Here he plays with Tessin Kanekonon Whistle








And here with Karen Ashbrook on Flute

An old recording of his group Si-Folk
Atsushi Akazawa ; Bouzouki
Toyoaki Haraguchi ; Uilleann Pipes
Fumio Yoshida ; B/C Accordion
Recorded live at the Sou-sei Hall in Tokushima　14 November 1997


Recorded live at the R's Art Court in Tokyo on 27 May 2000

Bouzouki Lesson by Bill Worsfold

Just found this on youtube. A short lesson, but Bill shows some chords and right hand techniques. Hopefully he continues with this series.

Lord Kitchener's Pipes - TAB for GDAD

Made from an ABC-File from thesession.org
If you need the Tabledit-file just comment below.

Tripping Up The Stairs - TAB for GDAD

This is a tab for Tripping Up The Stairs made of an ABC-File from thesession.org

If you need the tabledit-file just comment below.

My Darling Asleep - TAB for GDAD

I imported an abc-File from thesession.org
into tabledit and this is the tab that came out. If you need the Tabledit-File just comment below or write an email.

Tijn Berends - The Sauna, Inches from Dublin

Here's another fantastic video from Tijn. So much drive in the right hand. He writes about this:

Here's a nice set of reels, played on my trusty harmonica and my shiny new Joe Foley bouzouki. The first tune is one I wrote myself last week called "The Sauna", inspired by a gig I had to play in a hellishly hot tent. The second one is called "Inches from Dublin", originally from Padraig Rynne (or so I'm told) but I play the version by uillean piper Michael Boere.

Darren Lynch - Bouzouki Lesson #3

Darren Lynch gives us another bouzouki lesson. In #3 he discusses G-Modal and explains some basic chords for accompaniment in G and Gminor.

Jon Doran and Janice Burns

Just came across the website of Shippey Mandolins and found some videos of Jon Doran and Janice Burns. Jon came to the workshop to collect his new bouzouki. What a beauty and good looking instrument. Both played some songs and tunes.
website of Shippey Mandolins: http://paulshippey.co.uk/
Link on mandolincafe: https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/showthread.php?138935-Paul-Shippey-quot-Axe-quot-mandolin-and-bouzouki

Here are the videos:







Here are some more videos of the two I found on youtube:

Drunk at night, dry in the morning

An arrangement for the tune Drunk at night, dry in the morning, written by Perthshire fiddler Neil Gow. You can find this tune in the book by Bob Gooday too, in another arrangement. The player names himself C W. You can find some other fine videos of his playing on his youtube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/user/OdinIsMyGuide
Bandcamp:
https://hymirskettle.bandcamp.com

Chord-melody playing for the Irish Bouzouki - Bob Gooday

Some time ago Bob Gooday published an ebook with the title Chord-melody playing for the Irish Bouzouki. It seems that I forgot to mention it here.

In this book he publishes arrangements for 8 Scottish and Irish Tunes for the Irish Bouzouki with Notation and Tab. You can buy it on Amazon for €2.99. That's a good price for value. Unfortunately there are no accompanying Audio Files or Midi Files, so you can't have a listen to what it should sound like. I asked Bob if he could record the tunes and put them on youtube, but it seems he does not have the time to do so.

Now I began to put the tab of one of the tunes (No 3: A Glass of Beer) into Tabledit so that I can listen to it.
If you are interested in the file send me an Email and I will send it to you as Tabledit or midi-file.
I will try to put the other tunes into Tabledit as well.

You can buy the book here:
https://www.amazon.de/Chord-melody-playing-Irish-Bouzouki-Bouzouki-ebook/dp/B077JB3WHK
or here:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Chord-melody-playing-Irish-Bouzouki-Bouzouki-ebook/dp/B077JB3WHK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1524148742&sr=8-2&keywords=chord+melody+Irish+bouzouki

Irish Bouzouki Lesson 2

Darren Lynch gives us his second lesson for Irish Bouzouki. This time it's jig rhythm. Very useful!



Darren is a fantastic singer/Zouk player from Dublin. Look at his website here: https://www.darrenlynch.com







Just as a reminder, here is his first lesson:

Corey Purcell and Genevieve Gillespie - Bouzouki and Fiddle

Some fine tune sets I found from these two great musicians on youtube. Corey is a dancer and accordion player who also plays cittern, guitar and bodhran. He also sings. He danced with supergroup Danu. He played with bands like Amárach and Poor Man's Gambit (together with Genevieve) and released a solo album called "Flying Solo". Check out his website to find out more.
https://coreypurcellmusic.com

Genevieve also played with "Burning Bridget Cleary".
http://www.burningbridgetcleary.com

Irish Bouzouki Forum on Facebook

A bit late but...
There is a Forum for the Irish Bouzouki on Facebook. It's not open to everyone so you have to subscribe. You can find it here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1689228111104135/?hc_ref=ARRwpIzcCic1u0_QmV_Y2juc5-4CDndd1kQZy_x56LboxKEF0xYjhphtOJvZHtEWF38

Many well known bouzouki players are on this forum and nearly every aspect of playing the zouk is dealt with. Feel free to ask any questions. Lots to learn.