Irish Guitar Podcast
1) Lesson 90. Thousand Farewells
Occasionally Tony will pick up a tune that just seems to feel so natural to play, so easy on the fingers, it rolls off the musical tongue so to speak. This is one of those tunes. It’s eerie but it’s a...Show More
2) Lesson 89. Shoemaker's Daughter
“Shoemaker’s Daughter” is a composition of legendary Cavan fiddler Ed Reavy (1897-1988). The A Part of this tune is played in a G Mixolydian Mode, whilst the B Part is in G Major. Transcriptions in I...Show More
3) Lesson 88. Scatter the Mud
“Scatter The Mud” is a tune sometimes played in E Minor but this version is in the more common A Minor (Dorian mode). Tony has arranged this version for Open A tuning (EAC#EAE) but we have included a ...Show More
4) Lesson 87. St Patricks' Day
The tune is in jig time (6/8) but is a set dance and is played considerably slower than normal jig tempo. However, other than tempo, all the “rules” that apply to jigs apply to this tune.
5) Lesson 86. Saddle the Pony
A very well known tune, so much so that it is played by musicians outside of the Irish music genre. the standard key is G, but Tony transposed it to A Major on the banjo, then started playing it on t...Show More
6) Lesson 85. O'Rourke's
As much as Tony would like to claim credit for this composition it’s not his to claim. This tune was in circulation a long time ago. This tune is normally played in A mixolydian so you will need to c...Show More
7) Lesson 84. Forget Me Not
Some musicians play this tune in C, others in D. Tony plays it in D on the banjo but in C on the guitar. For this lesson the capo is on 2, thus it’s in D. In the podcast, Tony talks about the import...Show More
8) Lesson 83. O'Carolan's Receipt for Drinking
This tune is sometimes known as “Dr. John Stafford”. The tune begins on a C chord. For the accompaniment Tony plays and holds a bass note and then, instead of a full chord, he plays the notes of a ch...Show More
9) Lesson 82. Mullingar Races
Tony describes how to play a triplet on the lower (thicker) strings when describing how to play this reel.
10) Lesson 81. Máire Rua
Máire Rua, translated as “Red Haired Mary”, is a slip jig in G. The B Part of the tune moves into a D Mixolydian mode but as this mode contains the same notes as G Major, that is one sharp (F#), ther...Show More