Ode To Joy by BmoreBusker

Is this an old Irish tune? ;-)

See and hear how a classical masterpiece can sound played on an irish bouzouki. Well done, BmoreBusker!

Pennou Skoulm & Andy Irvine

A Breton Group together with Andy Irvine. What a pleasure to watch these videos. Recorded at Festival Interceltique, Lorient on August 1st. 2009
Web: http://www.myspace.com/pennouskoulm

The Plains Of Kildare


Time Will Cure Me (Sabra Girl)


The Blacksmith


And some instrumental tunes I don't know the titles of:

Bruce Michael Baillie

I posted some videos of Bruce in the past. He's got a new instrument, he turned an old Guitar into a Bouzouki. The result seems to be rather good.

Here's The Jolly Beggar


Calico Printers Clerk


Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts - A song written by Bob Dylan from the album Blood on the Tracks 1975)


Never Tire Of The Road (Andy Irvine)


Bonnie Glenshee

Irishlike - When Margaret was eleven

Irishlike, a friend of mine posted two videos on youtube.
First he sings a song by Pete St. John, which was also sung by Ronnie Drew. The song describes the fact of war from the sight of a kid who´s father went to fight in Germany. This man left his family as a hero and came back as a broken man. The refrain owns a really truth: "...soldiers are the livin´ proof of our inhumantiy."


Erin's lovely home

And more Andy Irvine Live at Dent Folk Festival 2009

Some more videos of Andy Irvine at Dent.




Kellswater


Never Tire of the Road

Bob Fox & Stu Luckley

Bob an Stu are two Singers and players making music now for more than 30 years. More information on their myspace-site:

http://www.myspace.com/bobfoxstuluckley

Bob Fox's site:
http://www.bobfoxmusic.com/

The Two Magicians


Dollia


Dollia - Another version

More Andy Irvine at Dent Folk Festival 2009

Two new videos arrived at youtube.

The Braes Of Moneymore


The Close Shave

Andy Irvine at Dent Folk Festival 2009

Dent Folk Festival took place 26th - 28th June 2009. Here's the website for the event:
http://www.dentfolkfestival.co.uk/

One of the artists among Solas, Karine Polwart etc. was bouzouki player and singer Andy Irvine. Until now there are two videos of Andy available on youtube:

The Blacksmith


Erin Go Bragh

Brian's huge chordlist collection

If you are still looking for that special chord maybe you can find it here. Brian offers a huge list of chords for various instruments. He has listed chords both in GDAD and greek tuning. Here's the link to GDAD:
http://chordlist.brian-amberg.de/en/bouzouki/gdad/

Cittern Lesson By Joseph Sobol

I think Joseph is well know to all seriously playing bouzouki-ists. He is specialized in fingerpicking the cittern. In this lesson he shows his way of playing a jig. Learn how to incorporate melody, harmony and ornamentation.

BmoreBusker

I don't have any informatin about BmoreBusker or Jim Pettijohn which is his real name, but he sent me a message to inform me about his videos on youtube. So here they are,
First a little tune on his new Fylde Cittern, a real lively one.


Second Tralee Trembles


Four Thousand Miles Away (copyright 2009)

Terry Docherty Cittern

Forbesbell demonstrates his new cittern made by Terry Docherty, a real lovely sounding instrument. Look at: http://www.terrydochertyguitars.com/, where you can find lots if information and photos and a workshop blog, too. Really worth looking at.



Here's a song calles Blackleg Miner, played with his old Fylde

Tony Gibbons covers Andy Irvine

My friend Tom gave me the hint to this fine video. Tony Gibbons (never heard of him before) plays a cover of Andy Irvine's Never Tire Of The Road.


Tony is a bouzouki player from Liverpool, front man of the band "Garva".

Heres another Video featuring Phil Hare (guitar) and Terry Coyne (flute & whistle)
Aalten Country Fair, Holland


Just for comparation here's a version of Andy

Christy Moore - The Least We Can Do

I could include lots of great videos of Christy, but this is a bouzouki blog. But on this video there's Donal Lunny playing his wonderful bouzouki. Fantastic song, deep lyrics.

gn0coach - White Hare

gn0coach has a fine style of playing the bouzouki. This is a cover of a song by Seth Lakeman. I think it's brilliant.


Wavechaser, an original composition, very interesting tune.


Pay the reckoning: A jig. gn0coach writes: "Saw kyle25rs version and thought it about time I learned my first Jig on Irish Bouzouki - cover your ears! GDAD, Capo on the 5th fret. Based on Han Speek tab"