Fred Morrison & Steve Byrne

Pipes and bouzouki. A nice pair.

DRD - Ende

I don't know anything about this group.



Another Video, the song "Poro":

LLAN DE CUBEL-LA CASA GRIS

Lovely Asturian folk. I love this rhythm.

Cormac Breatnach & Deiseal

Cormac Breatnach is one of my favourite low flute players. Here he plays together with the band Deiseal. Zouk Player is Niall Ó Callanain, Paul Ó Driscoll on Bass.






On this video Special Guest: Michael Mc Goldrick

Mandolin Tablature

Ok, this one is not really bouzouki-ish, but if you play GDAE you can use it as it is. Nigel Gatherer's Traditional Music Pages is a fine site containing lots of tunes for Mandolin, Whistle or mixed instruments. You'll find Scottish and Irish tunes there in ABC and Mandolin tab. If you play GDAD like me you have to work a little bit on the tunes. But nevertheless this one's a good plays for finding good tunes. Look at this great website and decide for yourself.

http://www.nigelgatherer.com/tunes/tab.html

Beth Patterson - Once Again

Beth is one of my favourite Bouzouki players. I'd love to see her live, but she mostly tours the US. Here's the song Exodus with her band Kalafka.

Humberto Carás - A Olvidarte

I just found this video on youtube. Don't know anything about the two musicians but I like this song.

Strange Bouzouki - Night Rider

Look at this weird improvisation on the night rider TV theme.

Andy Irvine Mick Hanly 1979

Andy & Mick are playing "You rambling boys of pleasure".


Have a look at the other videos from bilko> http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=bilko1234 you'll find great stuff there!

Planxty with two Bouzoukis

Brand new posted video on youtube. Andy and Donal on bouzouki!

Aaron Jones & Claire Mann

Aaron Jones is a well known Scottish cittern player. In 2005 he was nominated Instrumentalist of the year at the Scots Trad Music Awards. He most often uses DADAD tuning. He says: I'm a simple man, I use a simple tuning! In workshops he teaches GDAD as well.
On this video he performs the song William Taylor together with his friend Claire Mann on fiddle.



Aaron is also the man behing tradmusic.com.
http://www.tradmusic.com

Cantaria

Cantaria is a library of "bardic" folk songs, mostly from Ireland, Scotland and England. If you want to learn new songs, this is a good starting place. You'll find the words of the songs together with mp3 audio files of most of the songs. The singers feature Andy Irvine, Andy M. Steward, Brian Hart, Jim Brannigan and lots more. If you don't know it already give it a try.

http://www.chivalry.com/cantaria/

Farewell to Erin

I wanted to post this video for a long time but actually did forget it. This well known reel is played by Miguel on fiddle. The bouzouki player's name is Pachu.

If I'm correct he is bouzouki player of Asturian band Brenga Astur. Their website in English:
http://www.brengaastur.com/ingles/princien.asp

Just jamming

Great bouzouki playing by an unknown player (to me).



and another one:

Paul Brady - Wearin' The Britches

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






And here he is solo with greek bouzouki from 1977.



Here's lyrics and Chords:

{t:Wearin’ The Britches}

{st:Paul Brady}

[Dm]Come all young men where e'er you be and listen to me lamentations

[Dm]I courted a girl beyond compare and I loved her with admiration

[Dm]At length in time she became my wife, [G]twas not for beauty [Am]but for riches

[C]And all the time it [F]causes strife, to [Dm]see which of us will [Am]wear the [Dm]britches

[Dm]O Paddy Kane it is my name, me height it is five foot eleven

[Dm]and Me wife is nearly not so big, she only measures four feet seven

[Dm]The hedges I have oft times stripped, [G]I've left them bare of [Am]rods and switches

[C]Her skin with blows sure [F]I’ve turned black, but [Dm]still she says she'll [Am]wear my [Dm]britches

[Dm]Well I am a tailor to my trade, at cutting out I am quite handy

[Dm]But all the money that I make, she lays it out on tea and brandy

[Dm]Now sometimes I do shout and ball with [G]nothing going with [Am]rogues and witches

[C]Her head goes oft times [F]to the wall, [Dm]still she says she'll [Am]wear me [Dm]britches

[Dm]One morning at the tea and eggs, content and sitting by the fire

[Dm]Well She broke the teapot on my legs, and left me leapin to retire

[Dm]How often do I shout and moan, as [G]I go hopping on my [Am]crutches

[C]I wished I'd broke her [F]collar bone, the [Dm]day I let her [Am]wear me [Dm]britches

[Dm]So come all young men where e'er you be, don't marry a wife if she's enchantin

[Dm]For if you do, you'll be like me, with other men she'll go gallanting

[Dm]Now my advice it is to you, to [G]marry for love and not for [Am]riches,

[C]And be sure of a wife with a [F]civil tongue, who'll [Dm]give you leave to [Am]wear your [Dm]britches.