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29 May 2020

Finger practice in G and D

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Oh, my brain, where did I find this idea on the web? Can't remember. The idea is to exercise the scale of G and D. These are 3, or exact...

Finger Practice - Spider walk

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What an exercise. My goal for the coming weeks. Everyday for a few minutes. The Video is made for guitar, but it can be exercised on bouzouk...
17 May 2020

More finger practice

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Some more finger practice I found somewhere. First an easy one, but watch your ring finger: Take care of the rhythm And where t...
15 May 2020

Finger warmups for Mandolin and Bouzouki - Tim O'Brien

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Tim O'Brien speaks about Mandolin Warmup Exercises. What works on mandolin must work on bouzouki also. So have a look at it and decide f...
12 May 2020

Folk Friend - Learn to strum Irish/Scottish Hornpipes and Reels

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Nye Farley (Folk Friend) has published a new instruction video for guitarists. As he explains some strumming patterns it is interesting for ...
8 May 2020

Dolores Keane - Craigie Hills - Chords

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Craigie Hill performed by Dolores Keane and Reel Union. I posted this video many years ago. Now I added some lyrics and chords to it. Jo...

Andy Irvine - Bonny Woodhall - Chords

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What a wonderful song by Andy Irvine. From his album "Rainy Sundays, Windy Dreams" released in the 70s. Here's a version ...
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6 May 2020

Julie Fowlis - Song from Fonn Mo Bheatha - Bouzouki Arrangement Eamon Doorley

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Julie is one of my favorite female singers in trad music. With her husband Eamon by her side she even gets better. I once found this recordi...
4 May 2020

Chordhouse - Find notes on the fretboard

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I posted this more than 10 years ago and still like it. Too good to be forgotten. So here it is again. A site for guitarists, but you can...

Fretmaster App - iPad - Learn notes on your fretboard

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Some years ago I mentioned this app. I found it again and think it is really worth to try it. Fretmaster can help to lern the notes on th...

Accompanying Tunes in Am with Gm-Chords Capo 2 - The Castle Jig

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A nice way of accompaniment for A Dorian tunes (Am) is to put the capo in 2nd position and play in Gm. This way you can use the G-string and...

Dennis Cahill Style - Tutorial Video by Folk Friend - Nye Farley

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Today Nye Farley published a video in which he explains a bit the style of Dennis Cahill. It's a video for Guitar, but maybe some of the...
3 May 2020

A selection of strumming patterns - Nye Farley

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Nye Farley (Folk Friend) offers a series called Folky Fridays where he talks about several techniques for Irish Guitar. In No 3 he talks abo...

Planxty - Live at Vicar Street 2004

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The legendary concert on youtube. Buy the CD and DVD if you haven't got them already.

Paul Brady - Wearin' The Britches - Chords

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Paul plays greek bouzouki and sings this ode to traditional values with Andy Irvine and Donal Lunny in the Embankment, Tallaght in 1976. ...