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16 Feb 2023

Fernando Barroso - Right Hand Technique

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Unfortunately this video is in Spanish. The Translation by youtube doesn't help a lot to understand the words. Nevertheless you can unde...

20 Polkas played on Banjo at slow speed (100BPM)

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Ben Hockenberry plays 20 popular Polkas at 100 BPM on his Banjo. Great for trying accompaniment. Remember you can change the speed of the vi...
15 Feb 2023

Backing Tracks for Traditional Music

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 By chance I found these backing tracks today. Curious about what they could be used for, I started improvising. Later I played a few tunes ...

20 Slides played on banjo at slow speed (100 BPM) with Metronome

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This is what I found today. Ben Hockenberry plays 20 well known Slides on his banjo at 100 BPM with Metronome. This might be very useful for...
7 Feb 2023

Daoiri Farrell - The Galway Girl

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 This is a song Daoiri does not play too often. I was happy to find it in one of the Covid Corner Sessions. But when looking through youtube...
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3 Feb 2023

The Spider Walk - Finger Exercise

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 Finger Practice exercises are a fantastic way to strengthen your fingers. It might be a good idea to do them in your daily practice session...
2 Feb 2023

Eamon Coughlan - Basic Reel picking patterns

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Another video I found on youtube. Eamon shows some basic picking patterns for accompanying reels. He promised to post some more videos about...
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Fernando Barroso - Tips for playing Polkas

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 Fernando Barroso published a new video, this time  tips for accompanying polkas. He concentrates on the right hand, so it is the rhythm. Ha...
30 Jan 2023

Matt and Shannon Heaton - The Maid behind the Bar - Tab

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 On January 21st Virtual Guided Session Matt and Shannon played the Set "Maid behind The Bar" and "Sally Gardens". The S...
25 Jan 2023

Mandolin Scale Essentials Free App for iOS

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Learning scales is one essential task for musicians. Now I found a free app which might help. It is called Mandolin Scale Essentials by Tobi...
24 Jan 2023

Whelan's Old Sow - Brid O'Gorman - Eoin O' Neill

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 A lovely Jig which reminds me of another Jig called Rolling Waves. Absolutely beautifully played by Brid and Eoin. Here is my attempt to ta...
3 Jan 2023

Tips for Jigs 6/8 time by Fernando Barroso

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 A new Tutorial video by Fernando Barroso. Some really helpful ideas how to accompany Jigs. Make sure, subtitles are enabled if you don'...

Bouzouki Tips by Fernando Barroso

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Fernando Barroso, a fantastic bouzouki player from Spain has recently published some videos on youtube and instagram where he shows some tip...
19 Nov 2022

Colin Farrell - Alan Murray - The Cotton Grass, The Killavil & The Old Flail - Cotton Grass Tab

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A recent video of Colin Farrell featuring Alan Murray, at the moment one of my favourite Bouzouki players.   This first SlipJig is also call...
11 Nov 2022

Most watched blog entries during the last 12 months

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                        So this are the most watched posts on my blog during the last 12 months. Interesting that most people are looking fo...