Just found some bouzouki lessons on youtube by Роман Стансков. First you see him play, afterwards he plays the tunes slowly and you can see the tab. Some of the tunes sound somewhat medieval.
Here you'll find all of his videos: https://www.youtube.com/@stanskov1/videos
In this video Fernando shows several possibilities to accompany the Reel Tam Lin. It's all about the right hand. Very interesting video! He starts with accents in different places and moves on to things like dampening and arpeggio.
By the way, check out his album on spotify and his channel on youtube.
Text from YouTube:
Following the passing of our great friend John Dwyer this past August, this concert will celebrate the man and his music. The entire concert will feature tunes from the repertoire of John himself and will be performed by a selection of musicians who are based in the South East. Jimmy O’Brien Moran - MC. Macdara, Pax agus Cárthach Ó Faoláin (bouzouki, fiddle, accordion) Caoimhín & Seán Ó Fearghail agus Paddy Tutty (Flute, uilleann pipes, fiddle, bouzouki) Edel Fox & Neill Byrne with Lia Byrne (concertina & fiddles).
So there's lots of fantastic bouzouki playing in this video!
Some fine videos from Grace Broadhead and Ben Williamson. Check their album at bandcamp:
https://gracebroadheadandbenwilliamson.bandcamp.com/album/tipping-the-scales
And here he is together with Robbie Marion on guitar, fiddle and Mandola.
Kingsfield Courtiers Session #2 - "The Millstream/The Pearl Wedding (Reels) | The Jolly Beggarman"
Fernando Barroso made a new video in which he shows some ornamentation tricks. Very informative!
Dominik Haerinck sings this beautiful folk song with a lovely bouzouki accompaniment.
It can be found on a recording by Caipercaille called Choice Language from 2003. Ossian plays the song on their best of recording with a slightly different melody. More versions by June Tabor andGareth Davies-Jones and Calum Stewart, both with slightly different melody.
Oh [C]I will set my ship in [G]order
[Em]I will sail her on the [D]sea
[C]I'll go far over yonder [G]border
To [Em]see if my love [D]minds on [G]me
[Em]And he sailed east and [D]he sailed [G]west
[Em]He sailed far, far seeking [D]land
Un[C]til he came to his true love's [G]window
[Em]And he knocked loud and [D]would be [G]in
"Oh who is that at my bedroom window?
Who knocks so loud and would be in?"
"'Tis I, 'tis I, your ain true lover
And I am drenched untae my skin
So go and go and ask your faither
And see if he'll let you marry me
If he says no, come back and tell me
And it's the last time I'll trouble thee"
"My father's in his chamber writing
Setting down his merchandise
And in his hand he holds a letter
And it speaks much in your dispraise
My mother's in her chamber sleeping
And words of love she will not hear
So you may go and court another
And whisper softly in her ear"
Then she arose, put on her clothing
It was to let her true love in
But e're she had the door unlockit
His ship was sailing on the main
"Come back, come back, my ain dear Johnny
Come back, come back and marry me"
"How can I come back and marry you, love?
Our ship is sailing on the sea"
The fish may fly, and the seas run dry
The rocks may melt doon wi' the sun
And the working man may forget his labor
Before that my love returns again
She's turned herself right roun' about
She's flung herself intae the sea
Farewell for aye, my ain dear Johnny
Ye'll ne'er hae tae come back to me
Lyrics from Mudcat
I WILL PUT MY SHIP IN ORDER
I will put my ship in order
And I will set her on the sea
And I will sail to yonder harbor
To see if my love minds on me
I drew my ship into the harbor
I drew her up where my true love lay
I drew her close up to the window
To listen what my true love did say
"Oh who is that at my bower window?
That raps so loudly and would be in?"
"It is your true love that loves you dearly
So rise, dear love, and let him in"
Then slowly, slowly rose she up
And slowly, slowly came she down
But before she had the door unlocked
Her true love had both come and gone
"Come back, come back, my own true love
Come back, come back, come to my side
I never grieved you nor yet deceived you
And I will surely be your bride"
"The fish shall fly, the seas run dry, love
The rocks shall melt with the sun
The laboring men shall forget their labor
Before that I return again"
C: x232
G: 0025
Em: 99910
D:
Here's a discussion about the song on Mudcad.org
This video is made for the absolute beginner of the Irish Bouzouki, so if you just started to play you might watch this video.
The Virtual Guided Session by Matt and Shannon Heaton will be celebrating its 3rd year next Saturday.
Last week Shannon played the session with Bouzouki player John Coyne, because Matt was on Tour with Karan Casey. So this session was full of Bouzouki fun in ADAD!
Eamon Coughlan is a (mostly) bouzouki player from Australia. In this video Eamon explains some techniques for accompanying jigs on the bouzouki.
Here's his site on bandcamp.
The Breton tune beautifully played on fiddle and bouzouki.
Another fine version by Matt and Shannon Heaton can be found here.
So these are the 10 most often watched posts during the last 30 days for your information.
Still lots of readers are looking for chord or chord charts. So if you look here you'll find lots of chord charts or videos where chords are explained.
https://irish-bouzouki.blogspot.com/search/label/Chord%20Charts
you might look also here:
You'll find the album here on bandcamp where you can listen to it and buy it as download or CD.
You'll get 10 beautiful songs, two of them unaccompanied and the other 8 beautifully arranged with bouzouki, flute, fiddle and concertina.
I was blown away by the sparse beauty of the arrangement of the well known song "The Parting Glass". I tried to get near the arrangement of Donal Lunny, I hope I got some of his ideas.
You can listen to the song here on bandcamp.
So is is the tab I made, might be rhythmically not correct, but I hope most of the chords are. If you'd like to have the tab as printable pdf please contact me. Also if you find any mistakes or so. ;-)
This is the first video I found in which Daoiri plays his new bouzouki made by Joe Foley, Dublin. What a beauty! I really like the greek style front.
In this video he and his trio play the Foggy Dew. Enjoy!
Buy his new album here at bandcamp
Here's the Creggan White Hare:I made this video today for a friend who is a beginner on the bouzouki. It's in German, but I think easy to understand. Maybe it helps to activate the translate funcion on youtube.
It only covers the first part of the song. I start with an easy picking pattern. Later I add some hammering-on and hammering-off.
Would be great to get some response, if this video is helpful and easy to understand.
This will lead to the arrangement in Daoiri Farrell style which I made some time ago and posted here.
Another arrangement of the song by Darren Lynch can be found here.
NoCapo
[D] [G] [D]
Oh, me [D]name it is Sam [G]Hall,
chimney [D]sweep, chimney [A]sweep
Oh, me [D]name it is Sam [G]Hall,
chimney [D]sweep
Oh, me [G]name it is Sam [Em]Hall,
and I've [D]robbed both great and [A]small
And me [Bm]neck will pay for [G]all,
when I [D]die, when I [A]die
And me [Bm]neck will pay for [G]all,
[A]when I [D]die
I have [D]twenty [F#m]pounds in [Bm]store,
[D]that's not [G]all, that's not [A]all
I have [D]twenty [F#m]pounds in [Bm]store,
[A]that's not [G]all
I have [Em]twenty pounds in [G]store,
and I'd [D/A]rob for [G/B]twenty [A/C#]more
For the [D]rich must [F#m]help the [Bm]poor,
[D]so must [G]I, so must [A]I
For the [D]rich must [F#m]help the [Bm]poor,
[A]so must [G]I
Oh, they [D]took me to Coot[G]hill,
in a [D]cart, in a [A]cart
Oh, they [D]took me to Coot[G]hill,
in a [D]cart
Oh, they [G]took me to Coothill,
where I [D]stopped to make my [A]will
For the [D]best of friends must [G]part,
so must [D]I, so must [A]I
For the [D]best of friends must [G]part,
so must [D]I
Up the [D]ladder I did [G]grope,
that's no [D]joke, that's no [A]joke
Up the [D]ladder I did [G]grope,
that's no [D]joke
Up the [G]ladder I did grope,
and the [D]hangman he pulled his [A]rope
But [D]ne'ar a word I [G]spoke,
tumbling [D]down, tumbling [A]down
But [D]ne'ar a word I [G]spoke,
tumbling [D]down
Oh, me [D]name it is Sam [G]Hall,
chimney [D]sweep, chimney [A]sweep
Oh, me [D]name it is Sam [G]Hall,
chimney [D]sweep
Oh, me [G]name it is Sam Hall,
and I've [D]robbed both great and [A]small
And me [D]neck will pay for [G]all,
when I [D]die, when I [A]die
And me [D]neck will pay for [G]all,
when I [D]die
