John Doyle, well known for his driving guitar accompaniment is also a great bouzouki player. In this video John and the Kevin Muiderman, Luthier of Muiderman Guitars discuss the building of this fine instrument.
John's bouzouki has a very small 11 1/2" body widths, ultralightweight tops and a graphite composite bracing within. The top is made of Sinker Redwood, back and sides made of Ziricote.
Luke Ward has published a lot of fantastic videos on his Patreon Site. If you haven't checked them you should do it now.
Now he has shared another video on youtube for free. If you want the notation you can find it on his patreon.
{t:Paddy’s Green Shamrock Shore}
{st:Daoiri Farrell}
From [D]Derry quay we sailed a[G]way [D]
on the [C]twenty-[G/B]third of [D]May
We were [G]taken on [Am]board by a [D]pleasant crew,
bound [Am]for A[G]meri[C]kay
Fresh [G]water [Am]there we did [D]take on,
five [C]thou[G]sa[D]nd [G]gal[D]lons or [C]more
In [D]case we’d run short going to New [G]York
[D]far a[C]way from the [G]shamrock [D]shore.
So [D]fare thee well, sweet Liza [G]dear [D]
and like[C]wise unto [G/B]Derry [D]town
And [G]twice fare[Am]well to my [D]comrade boys
that [Am]dwell on that [G]sainted [Am]ground
If [G]fortune shall [Am]ever [D]favor me,
and [Am]I do have [G]money in [C]store
I’ll go [D]back and I’ll wed the wee lassie I left
on [C]Paddy’s green [G]shamrock [D]shore.
Oh at [D]six o'clock on that [D]morning fair
our [C]anchors [G/B]we did [D]weigh,
The [G]sun shone [Am]down on Ben[D]evassa’s rocks,
how [Am]splendid [G]he did [C]play,
And green [G]castles, [Am]ancient [D]fort and church,
oh it [Am]made my [G]heart so [C]sore,
But these [D]memorys still I will hold very dear
when I‘m a[C]way from the [G]Shamrock [D]Shore.
And then at [D]12 o'clock on that [D]evening fair
we [C]passed out [G/B]Malin [D]Head,
And then [G]Inishtra[Am]hull far [D]on to the right,
it [Am]rose of the [G]ocean [C]bed.
But a [G]grander [Am]sight we [D]all did see there,
that I [Am]never had [G]seen be[C]fore
It was the [D]sun going down between sea and sky,
far [C]out from the [G]Shamrock [D]Shore.
We sailed three weeks, we were all seasick,
not a man on board was free
We were all confined unto our bunks
and no-one to pity poor me.
No father dear nor mother kind
to lift up my head, which was sore
Which made me think more on the lassie I left
on Paddy’s green shamrock shore.
We safely reached the other side
after fifteen and twenty days,
We were taken as passengers by a man
and led round in six different ways,
Then each of us drank a parting glass,
in case we might meet no more
And we drank a health to old Ireland
and Paddy’s green shamrock shore.
In this video Matt shares his thoughts on using a capo, which is an essential helper when playing the bouzouki.
