Tag Archives: Acoustic

SHE MOVED THROUGH THE FAIR – for Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar

“She moved through the fair” is one of the most beautiful traditional irish song: its original author is unknown, but the modern lyrics were written mostly by Padraic Colum. Most modern arrangements of the song can be traced to the … Continue reading

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Danny Boy Irish Cover Ron Jackson Solo Fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar Diddlyi

http://www.ronjacksonmusic.com/ Buy CD’s and Mp3′s http://www.cdbaby.com/all/ronjacksonmusic This is my arrangement of “Danny Boy”, with a modern twist, which will be featured in a future CD of traditional songs, anthems and ballads.Danny Boy, is widely considered an Irish anthem, although written … Continue reading

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Led Zeppelin Black Mountain Side COVER DADGAD Acoustic Zep Blackwaterside

Led Zeppelin Black Mountain Side COVER Wheew! A very difficult cover of an acoustic number by Mr Page paying tribute to an old Irish folk tune, Blackwaterside. Many have attributed Mr. Bert Jansch with this tune but it is a … Continue reading

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Here Come The Irish (song about Notre Dame)

“Here Come The Irish” with John Scully ’80. Is it the campus, with its Golden Dome and Basilica rising above the quads? Or is it the powerful campus liturgies and sacred quiet of the Grotto? Is it the intense commitment … Continue reading

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“Danny Boy” – Irish Song – Acoustic Cover

Another one of my favorite songs. In the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day, here it is…Danny Boy. From wiki: …and many listeners among Irish-Americans, where the song enjoys its greatest popularity, regard it as the tender goodbye of a dying … Continue reading

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Academy of Irish Music Holiday Party – My Love is in America

The Academy of Irish Music, led by Noel Rice, is based out of Chicago. In this set, this fine group of musicians play three tunes. Enjoy! Duration : 0:3:19 addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Facmestringensemble.com%2Facoustic-irish-music%2Facademy-of-irish-music-holiday-party-my-love-is-in-america’; addthis_title = ‘Academy+of+Irish+Music+Holiday+Party+%26%238211%3B+My+Love+is+in+America’; addthis_pub = ”;

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The wearing of the green

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BLIND WILLIES Wedding Song 5/2004 Bob Dylan

Wedding Song Written by Bob Dylan Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Zeum, SF, May 2004 Blind Willies performed a set before a San Francisco School of the Arts music/drama premiere, Hard Travelin’, based on John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of … Continue reading

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Dirty Old Town The Pogues Acoustic Ivan Katz

Dirty Old Town a traditional Irish Tune By The Pogues Performed Acoustically through a PA by Ivan Katz on a Martin DC Aura. Check out my other cover and original songs and Look for my CD with 23 original songs … Continue reading

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Making Bagpipe Style Music On Acoustic Guitar (Detail)

Here’s a close up, not capo’d, of some of the pull-offs I did in my previous video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjmrUPKDE7w) It’s all on the highest strings, an E Major scale with the minor sixth drone of the open B string. Duration : … Continue reading

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