Durning my holidays this year I had taken with me a book from which I like to play every now and then: 300 Fiddle Tunes – Fiddle Songbooks published by Hal Leonard. This book is a collection of 300 Irish pieces for fiddle or mandolin, and almost every piece in this collection sounds great and …
Some days ago I have listened to Folk Alley and heard a recording that I liked immediately. This was a medley of two Irish tunes played by Eilen Ivers (fiddle) and John Whelan (accordion): Trip to Skye by John Whelan and a tune that is called Darach DeBruns but that is actually a tune named …
Trip to Skye / The Curlews – Two great Irish Tunes for Fiddle or Mandolin Read More »
If you play with a band its much mor fun to lear new tunes. If you want to learn some Irish jigs, reels or hornpipes on your mandolin, tin whistle, banjo, guitar or accordeon you can find a great resource at the BBC – the Virtual Session. BBC Virtual Session: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/r2music/folk/sessions/ You can find sets …