Just came across this newly released album. Beautiful album and lovely bouzouki accompaniment by Brian Miller.
You can listen to it and buy it digitally at bandcamp:
https://joedegeorgeoandianmckenna.bandcamp.com/album/star-of-the-north
5 Jan 2022
Ian McKenna, Joe De Georgeo and Brian Miller - Star of the North
Just came across this newly released album. Beautiful album and lovely bouzouki accompaniment by Brian Miller.
4 Jan 2022
Sam Hall - Tab Daoiri Farrell Style (hopefully ;-)
Inspired by Vince Jerrison's Video of "A bunch of Thyme" which I posted yesterday I tried to find another song in 4/4 on which to try some of these ideas. The first song I found was "Sam Hall". So this is what I came out with. Maybe I'll post a video at some time, have to practice first ;-)
You can download my tab here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/z5ubi0kps6gmoy6/Sam%20Hall.pdf?dl=0
3 Jan 2022
A Bunch Of Thyme - Vince Jerrison
The classic ballad "A Bunch Of Thyme" played by Vince Jerrison. You can definitely hear that he is a student of Daoiri Farrell. Lovely accompaniment!
Well, I tried to tab the accompaniment in tabledit. So here it is, as good as I was able to do it, hope it's helpful. Download link:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/pr7l5lpvtk9y6co/A%20Bunch%20Of%20Thyme.pdf?dl=0
2 Jan 2022
Just Leo - Folk Pop with Irish Bouzouki
A young musicion from the Netherlands plays pop/folk with his Thomann Bouzouki. You can listen to the album here:
He now has released a youtube video of him playing the song "That's Alright" from his album. The tab for the song is in the video so you can play along with him if you like. He uses some nice chords, by the way. And the album is really worth a listen.
Just Leo on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justleomusic/
Some of the chords he uses in this video (without capo):
x113 D#sus2
x002 Asus2 or Dsus2
x010 BbM(no5)D
x057 D5
x335 Fsus2 or Csus4/F
I found the chord names with the app: Reverse Chord Finder Pro on iPhone.
https://apps.apple.com/de/app/reverse-chord-finder-pro/id379856345
22 Dec 2021
The Cloonagrow - Vincent Fogarty accompaniment
I already posted the tab for the first tune in this set. Now here's the second tune, a reel called "The Cloonagrow". Here's the link to the tune in thesession.org:
https://thesession.org/tunes/5408
And this is the link to my tab:
If you want the whole tab in pdf form just write an email and comment.
21 Dec 2021
The Battle of Aughrim - Vincent Fogarty - Part 2
This is the second round through the tune as played by Vincent Fogarty tabbed by me. First the video again:
If you want the whole tab in pdf form just write an email and comment.
The Battle of Aughrim - Accompanyment by Vincent Fogarty
Here's a video of Charles Monod on Concertina and Vincent Fogarty on Bouzouki. The first tune is The Battle of Aughrim. But it is a slightly different version of this well known march. It refers to the playing of Micho Russell. Lovely playing from both of them. The other tunes are The Cloonagroe (Reel) and Micho Russell's Mason's Apron (Reel).
I tried to tab the first round through the first tune.
If you want the whole tab in pdf form just write an email and comment.Alan Reid - Banish Misfortune backing
Alan Reid posted a video of his backing of the tune Banish Misfortune on the bouzouki group on Facebook. I tried to tab the first round through the tune.
If you want the whole tab in pdf form just write an email and comment.
Here's the link to the video, but I think you need to have a facebook account and you have to be member of the bouzouki group to be able to watch the video.
https://www.facebook.com/alfranreid/videos/252697683633235
perhaps you can try this one:
https://mbasic.facebook.com/groups/1689228111104135/permalink/5620726031287637/?_rdr
22 Nov 2021
Alan Reid - Bouzouki tutorials on Patreon
Some months ago Alan started his Patreon page on which he regularly posts tutorials for bouzouki and banjo. If you pay 5€ per month you have access the the growing library of videos, Tabs etc. Up to now he posted tutorial videos which describe the style of Donal Lunny and Alec Finn (50 min!) and also 2 videos in which he gives lots of hints of how to accompany tunes in Mixolydian modes.
I first hesitated to join, but a few days ago I couln't resist and I have to say, it is really worth it. Can't wait for another video!
https://www.patreon.com/alanreid/posts
16 Nov 2021
Luke Ward, Aaron O'Hagan, Brendan Mulholland - Live in Texel
I spent a lovely folk workshop weekend in Texel, Netherlands. This is the teachers concert I filmed there. Luke Ward on his Sobell together with Brendan Mulholland on Flute and Aaron O'Hagan on Pipes. Great craic!
First the two videos that Aaron posted on his youtube channel:
The Hut on Staffin Island - Kiss the Maid behind the Barrel - Palmers Gate
Trip to Killavil - Scotsman over the Border - Health to the Ladies. Jigs
special Guest: Rolf Wagels on Bodhran
Here's the full Concert out of my camera:
Daoiri Farrell - John O'Dreams
I really like Daoiri's version of this old song. He uses some nice chords here. I tried to tab the chords, which can only be very loose, because he plays very free. Capo on 2nd fret. Hope this might be helpful. Maybe I'll try to tab the intro one day, but it's a lot of work.
By the way, if someone of you has some tabs, helpers or anything to with with the irish bouzouki to offer which I can post on my blog, this would be very appreciated.
John O’Dreams
written by Bill Caddick
When midnight comes and people homeward tread
Seek now your blanket and your feather bed
Home comes the rover his journeys over
Yield up the night time to old John O’Dreams
Across the hills the sun has gone astray
Tomorrows cares are many dreams away
They stars are flying your candle is dying
Yield up the darkness to old John O’Dreams
Both man and master in the night are one
All things are equal when the day is done
The prince and the ploughman, the slave and the freeman
All find their comfort in old John O’Dreams
When sleep it comes the dreams come running clear
The hawks of morning cannot reach you here
Sleep is a river, flow on forever
And for your boatman choose old John O’Dreams
4 Nov 2021
Steve Knightley - The Mandocello (GDAD Chords)
Steve Knightley from Show of Hands shows some nice Chords and shows how to use them.
26 Oct 2021
Tijn Berends - Concert 2015
Tijn is a fantastic bouzouki player from the Netherlands. Here's a concert filmed in 2015.
3 Oct 2021
Ye Vagabonds - Lowlands of Holland
Ye Vagabonds and their lovely version of the classic Song "Lowlands of Holland". I tried to tab the intro because it is so beautiful. Capo 2nd fret. The bouzouki is stringed in octaves, so it sounds different if your bouzouki is stringed in unisons.
If you find any mistakes please let me know.
If you want the whole tab in pdf form just write an email and comment.
{t:Lowlands of Holland}
{st:Ye Vagabonds}
{c:a comment}
{st:Ye Vagabonds}
{c:a comment}
The [D]love that I have cho[G]sen I there[D]with be con[Bm]tent
The [D]salt sea shall be fro[G]zen be[D]fore that [A] re[D]pent
My love lies in the salt sea, and I am on the side
Enough to break a young thing’s heart, what lately was a bride
What lately was a bonny bride, and pleasure in her eye
For the Lowlands of Holland have twined my love and I
My love he built a bonny ship and set her on the sea
With seven score good mariners for to bear her company
But the weary winds began to rise, the sea began to rout
And my love then and his bonny ship turned withershins about
Re[D]pent it shall I [G]ne[D]ver un[G]til the [D]day I [Bm]die
But the [G]lowlands of [D]Holl[G]and has [D]twined my [A]love and I[D].
But the [G]lowlands of [D]Holl[G]and has [D]twined my [A]love and I[D].
My love lies in the salt sea, and I am on the side
Enough to break a young thing’s heart, what lately was a bride
What lately was a bonny bride, and pleasure in her eye
For the Lowlands of Holland have twined my love and I
My love he built a bonny ship and set her on the sea
With seven score good mariners for to bear her company
But the weary winds began to rise, the sea began to rout
And my love then and his bonny ship turned withershins about
There shall neither coif come on my head, nor comb come through my hair
There shall neither coal nor candle-light shine in my bower mair
Nor will I love another one, until the day I die
For the high winds and stormy seas have twined my love and I
Oh hold your tongue my daughter dear, be still and be content.
There's men enough in Galloway, you need not sore lament.
Oh there's men enough in Galloway, alas there's none for me
For I never had a love but one and he's drownded in the sea.
Lyrics of Dubliner's version:
The night that I was married and in my married bed
Up comes the bold sea captain and stands at my bed head
Saying 'arise, arise, young wedded man and come along with me
To the Lowlands of Holland for to fight the enemy'
Oh, Holland is a lovely land and in it grows fine grain
It is a place of residence for soldiers to remain
Where the sugar cane grows plentiful and the tea grows on each tree
I never had but the one sweetheart and she's far away from me
Says the mother to the daughter 'leave off your sore lament
There's men enough in Galway to be your heart's content'
'There's men enough in Galway, but alas there's none for me
Since the high winds and the stormy seas have parted my love and me'
'i'll wear no stays around my waist, no combs all in my hair
No handkerchief around my neck, to shade my beauty fair
And neither will I marry until the day I die
Since the high winds and the stormy seas have parted my love and I'.
This song is not about Holland, but about Dutch Guyana (Surinam)
28 Sept 2021
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