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SHE MOVED THROUGH THE FAIR – for Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar

admin — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:51:20 +0000

“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 recording by Fairport Convention in 1968, who adopted the style of the song from the travelling singer Margaret Barry. Also of note is the recording of the song by Alan Stivell in 1973.
Here I try to play it only for fingerstyle acoustic guitar. This adaptation is mine and I play it with my McIlroy guitar, tuning in DADGBD.

Duration : 0:4:38

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The Rankin Family performs Mairi’s Wedding

admin — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:41:23 +0000

A performance of “Mairi’s Wedding” from “Anne Murray in Nova Scotia”, 1993. Filmed on the wharf at Neil’s Harbour, Cape Breton. includes “Michael Rankin’s Reel”. Love the stepdancing!

“Mairi’s Wedding” (or the “Lewis Bridal Song”) is a well-known Scottish song. The lyrics are as follows:

Chorus
Step we gaily on we go
Heel for heel and toe for toe
Arm in arm and row on row
All for Mairi’ s wedding

1. Over hill-ways up and down
Myrtle green and bracken brown
Past the shielings through the town
All for the sake of Mairi

Chorus

2. Plenty herring plenty meal
Plenty peat tae fill her creel
Plenty bonny bairns as weel
That’s the toast for Mairi

Chorus

3. Red her cheeks as rowans are
Bright her eye as any star
Mairi’s got them all by far
That’s my darlin’ Mairi

Chorus

1. Over hill-ways up and down
Myrtle green and bracken brown
Past the sheiling through the town
All for sake of Mairi

Repeat Chorus
Repeat Verse #2
Repeat Chorus x2

Arm in arm and row on row
All for Mairi’ s wedding

Duration : 0:3:21

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“Top of Cork Road” Irish celtic jig and reel, Ryan Thomson on fiddle “Captain Fiddle”

admin — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:38:18 +0000

Ryan’s web site – http://www.captainfiddle.com Ryan Thomson played these tunes by request during taping of a TV show on his music making. The recording was done in a hurry so some tunes are only once or less through each. This is just an excerpt of the show, and other parts with other instruments and musical styles can be found in other of Ryan’s You Tube videos. The tunes on this video consist of: Top of Cork Road, Haste to the Wedding, Smash the Windows, Road to Lisdoonvarna, Morrison’s Jig, and Drowsy Maggie, and Cooley’s Reel. Top of Cork Road is also called “Father O Flynn.” Ryan performs and teaches these tunes. Visit his web site for information on his performances, instructional videos, books, and recordings.

Duration : 0:3:28

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“Columba” – Scottish Celtic acoustic guitar soundtrack – John Carnie – www.johncarnie.com

admin — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:38:15 +0000

This is a haunting tune written by William Jackson. It is from John Carnie’s 2008 CD “Far from Home” which features flatpicking Scottish guitar music. Brian Shiels is on Double Bass. The tune was written about St Columba and his time on the Scottish island of Iona in the 5th Century..
www.johncarnie.com
Scottish guitar flatpicking
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Duration : 0:2:53

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Westlife – World of our own (Acoustic version)

admin — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:20:13 +0000

Performing the acoustic version of world of our own….the B=side of their single You raise me up…

Duration : 0:3:50

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Alycia Putnam – Young Old-Time Fiddler

admin — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:09:31 +0000

Alycia was playing on the Northumberland Ferry to Prince Edward Island. This sure made for a pleasant trip! http://www.munet.ns.ca/alp/index.htm

Duration : 0:1:34

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Haste to the Wedding medley~live at L.D Traverse City, MI

admin — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:38:21 +0000

Haste to the Wedding medley performed by several members of the TC Celtic music group on St. Patrick’s day 2007 at the Loading Dock, Lake & Cass St. across from Hagerty Center. We’re there every Monday evening from 7 to 9PM with acoustic Celtic music. For more information visit the TC Celtic yahoo group at: http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/TCceltic/

The camera was left on a tripod to fend for itself, and some of us do not appear within it’s range. Besides what you see, there is another fiddle and occasional rhythm bones, 2 more guitars, A bowed bass fiddle, and a clarinet.

Duration : 0:2:55

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

admin — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:38:18 +0000

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

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Cecile Corbel – live performance – Blackbird – celtic harp

admin — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:18:13 +0000

Cécile Corbel with her band performing live in Paris. celtic harp voice, acoustic guitar, bass, cello and percussions, folk irish breton traditionnal music

Duration : 0:3:48

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Making Bagpipe Style Music On Acoustic Guitar (Detail)

admin — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:58:14 +0000

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 : 0:0:32

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