Just found this little boob while searching Amazon . The reviews are really bad. Does anybody know more about it? The index looks ok, but ...

 The UCC TradSoc Lunchtime Concerts take place regularly and offer great concerts. Here is a concert with Alan Finn & Fionn O' Hanlo...

  By chance I came across this CD on bandcamp a few months ago but forgot to mention it here on the blog. Fine bouzouki playing here. I espe...

Eimear Arkins   is an award-winning fiddle player, singer, and dancer from County Clare, now based in St. Louis, Missouri. A multiple All-Ir...

  Robin Jones' arrangement of Led Zeppelin's "Rain Song". On his website you can buy the tab if you wish to play it.  Here...

Another gem from Daoiri Farrell. A version of The Bonnie Irish Maid or Blackwaterside. The lyrics here don't match Daoiri's always. ...

Many years ago Graham McDonald released a book how to build bouzoukis. He is a luthier and builds bouzoukis for about 40 years now. So he kn...

Matt Heaton posted a series of bouzouki videos on YouTube some time ago. I can highly recommend these to any bouzouki player. There are vide...

Bill Black is hosting an interesting website with some information for Irish Musicians. http://capeirish.com You'll find some o...

Interestingly, most people visit the chord page here on the blog. Perhaps this great video by Matt Heaton gets a little lost in the shuffle....

Matt and Shannon's session was great fun again. They played some well-known tunes as well as some lesser-known ones. Matt played his bou...

Since Covid, Matt and Shannon Heaton have been holding regular VirtualGuided Sessions (VGS) on YouTube. Unfortunately, they now only brighte...

Several people have asked me how they can support my work and my blog. Well, now it's very easy: you can buy me a pint or a coffee. Just...

It seems that many people are interested in converting a guitar into a bouzouki. This does not appear to be particularly difficult. To get a...

This is a lesson that many musicians have surely been waiting for. A classic Irish folk song. I think the most famous version is by Paul Bra...