Drisheen - Out on the Ocean - Jigs

Some Jigs played on flute and bouzouki

Pelle Fors

FredFrederic is playing a polska from Östergötland after a legendary fiddler named Pelle Fors (1815-1908).

Louis-Simon Lemieux - The Foxhunter

An Irish Reel played on bouzouki and fiddle

Bulgarian Twist

Alan McGuire is playing a bulgarian twist on his bouzouki at the Cruiscin Lan, cavan Ireland 08/04/08. No more information available.

The girl I left behind

This is a song I heard on an album by Andy Irvine. The story of a man leaving his lover to earn money. In the meantime she marries another man. I vain he ships to America, where he meets a woman who treats him well. But he never forgets the girl he left behind.

I saw Andy performing that song live and tried to figure out his chords. Here it is. The tab is to be found here.

Elegwen on Bouzouki

Here's great singer and player. I don't know where he's from, but I like his playing and singing a lot.

The Little Drummer



The Drunken Priests of Donegal


Land of Shadows


Midsummer Day, The Tea Party (cover)

Andy Irvine - Rambling boys of pleasure / The blacksmith

Presented by dokmdk (who is he?) come two songs by Andy Irvine. He plays a mandolin tuned GDAD, so it is no problem to play it on a bouzouki. Fantastic playing. Good to watch and learn. I hope he gives us some more songs from Andy.

Folk Tunes from Northumberland

Forbesbell is a fantastic cittern player. Love to hear more from him.

First here's Boys of Blue Hill and Harvest Home


And here are: Redesdale Hornipe, Because he was a bonnie lad

Fylde Custom made guitar-shaped bouzouki

This bouzouki (or call it cittern) is for sale at ebay.



Look here:

The seller is from Spain. His description:

Fylde custom made guitar-shaped bouzouki-cittern. 5 course, 66 cm scale. Cutaway. Made on a Fylde Alchemist body with some upgrades: Englemann spruce top, Indian rosewood back and sides, neck: 5 piece laminated mahogany, walnut and ash, ebony bridge and fingerboard, with pearl position markers, gold gotoh tuners. Bindings: walnut, with marquetry purfling lines on front.

Includes a Hiscox Liteflite hard case and a Headway FEQ pick-up.

The instrument is in "as new" condition with the exception of a few plectrum marks as it's been played a bit. The sound is really open, with a huge sustain, and very balanced bass and ringigng trebles.

Unfortunately I don't like guitar shaped bouzoukis a lot.

The old bush

I don't know anything about this zouk player. Fine playing, have a look.

The Well Below The Valley

I thought it's time for another zouk video from me. This time I tried to figure out an accompanyment for the old irish song "The well below the valley". I first heard this song on an old album by Planxty. Since then it was one of my favourite songs of them. But I never liked playing it, because the accompanyment is a bit boring, because if you want to you could only use one chord and it sounds correct. In Christy Moore's songbook there is only the chord Dm given.
So I tried to find my own accompanyment. Here it is, I hope you like it. PDF follows soon. Chords used: gm, F, C in different shapes, Capo 3rd fret.

Patrick Street Beo 1-3-08

What a present. A live concert of Patrick Street. Split in 4 parts.

Dead or Alive (200th entry!!!)

Wow, this is my entry no. 200!!! More than a year irish bouzouki blog.

This is a nice song played on mandola and vox. It's a song from Bon Jovi. Good work, boys.

F-Rocks - Newry Highwayman

Nice version of the song well known by Solas. Filmed live at the Bridge House in Copsale. I've got no more information so far.

French dude and his cittern

Down by the sally gardens played on a freshwater Bouzouki. Really nice.


French dude and his cittern