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March 2010

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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 recording by Fairport Convention in 1968, who adopted the style of the song from the [...]

Filed under: acoustic irish music by admin - 3 March 2010, 25 Comments

Danny Boy Irish Cover Ron Jackson Solo Fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar Diddlyi

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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 by Englishman Frederick Weatherly, based on the Londonderry Air in 1910. Nonetheless, “Danny Boy” is considered by many [...]

Filed under: acoustic irish music by admin - 28 February 2010, 25 Comments

Julianne Johnson Old Time Fiddle And Banjo Song

We always wondered who Julianne Johnson was since a fiddle tune was named for her, so I wrote this song….”my brother was a coal miner from the mountains of West Virginia and he fell in love with a gal whose beau joined the Union army and never came home. Now they hung my brother and [...]

Filed under: old time fiddle music by admin - 25 February 2010, 10 Comments

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

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..
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Filed under: acoustic irish music by admin - 10 February 2010, 1 Comment

Maramure? wedding folk songs suite

“1. La cusutul steagului – 2. Joc fecioresc cu steagul (I & II) – 3. La ?ipatul grâului” performed by ?tefan Petreu? (fiddle / “ceter?”) and Ioan Petreu? (vocal & guitar / “zongor?”), 1960’s. Romanian traditional wedding folk song from Transylvania, Maramure? area.
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Internet Presentation FRB Consulting Inc., 2009
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Filed under: wedding fiddle music by admin - 21 January 2010, 1 Comment

The wearing of the green

The Alias Acoustic Band – The Wearing Of The Green
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Filed under: acoustic irish music by admin - 21 January 2010, 25 Comments

Old Time Cajun Music: One Step de McGee’s

Bob Godfried and Bob Cohen play a Dennis McGee tune at John Allen’s Solstice party, Dec. 21, 2007, Beacon, NY.
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Filed under: old time fiddle music by admin - 18 January 2010, 5 Comments

Silver Wedding Waltz – Vivian Williams

Vivian Williams, fiddle, and Phil Williams, guitar, play Andy deJarlis’s beautiful Silver Wedding Waltz in their camp in Tom Taylor’s yard in Weiser, ID, across from where the National Oldtime Fiddler’s Contest is held, preparing for a round in the 1991 contest. Videoed by Barry Brower. Vivian’s music is available on CD from Voyager [...]

Filed under: wedding fiddle music by admin - 18 January 2010, 6 Comments

KABILE Bulgarian Wedding Band

Kabile is a top favorite in the south and east Thrace (Trakija) regions of Bulgaria for weddings, baptisms and other cultural celebrations. Dzhenko Andreev (gajda/bagpipe), Angel Krastev (tapan/ large drum) Nikolay Doktorov (kaval/ end-blown wooden flute) , Nikolay Kolev (gadulka/ folk fiddle), Ivan Handzhiev (accordion and vocals), and Donka Koleva (vocals) are excellent representatives [...]

Filed under: wedding fiddle music by admin - 13 January 2010, 25 Comments

Cecile Corbel – live performance – Blackbird – celtic harp

Cécile Corbel with her band performing live in Paris. celtic harp voice, acoustic guitar, bass, cello and percussions, folk irish breton traditionnal music
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Filed under: acoustic irish music by admin - 13 January 2010, 25 Comments
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