This traditional Irish reel is a lot of fun to play. There are so many variations out there. I invite you all to check them out! I also enjoyed busting out my Fender Bass VI to help out with the...
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This traditional Irish reel is a lot of fun to play. There are so many variations out there. I invite you all to check them out! I also enjoyed busting out my Fender Bass VI to help out with the...
This lovely piece of music from the 17th century, written by Michael Praetorius. Please enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aUZMx6JAXk
Another beautiful tune by Turlough Carolan. This is a great one to learn if you want to strengthen up your pinky.
TABS/Standard Notation for THIS tune along with others are available!
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A 17th-century Scottish lute piece from the Panmure 5 manuscript.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRKwXoDLruU
This tarantella is played to ward off the evil eye, or "malocchio". This is a good one to work on your hammer-ons and pull-offs as well as pick direction. I hope you enjoy!
TABS/Standard...
This is a really fun one to learn if you want to practice playing a melody around a chord shape. Also your alternate picking! #Medieval #Renaissance #Baroque
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My last video of 2022!! Just a really quick and sincere 'thank you' to all of the folks who have enjoyed my videos over this past year. It's been a fun ride and I can't wait to see where 2023 takes...
I discovered this lively piece and I know nothing other than that it was written by William Bay. A really fun piece to learn that has a nice swing feel to it.
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This is an anonymous Renaissance tune from the 16th century. I love the 6/8 feel to this one and there are definite challenges for a learner (like myself). Enjoy!
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This tune has a nice upbeat swing feel to it and also gets you playing ALL THE WAY up to your EIGHTH FRET!!! Crazy stuff. Please enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9uMaBIqZdA
Here is an old Irish polka dating somewhere around 1912. There are so many variations on this one, I wanted to provide a slowed down and simpler version. Please enjoy!
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This early 13th Century French piece is a really nice way to practice your chords with melody mixed in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJ8R7dAJ3m4
I am reading it while I'm playing.
The tempo was a challenge for me with the DUD DUD picking, but I think that it came out okay. Perhaps the earliest sound recording of the tune was in January, 1910, by the Scottish melodeon player...
This is a very short, but sweet piece. A great beginner level piece of music from the 17th Century.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT4Gv5ukcL0
Lillibullero is a march composed by Henry Purcell that became popular in England at the time of the Glorious Revolution of 1688.
If you want to learn to incorporate your thumb in your playing,...
Lillibullero is a march composed by Henry Purcell that became popular in England at the time of the Glorious Revolution of 1688.
If you want to learn to incorporate your thumb in your playing, try...
That's pretty awesome!
The tune is usually attributed to blind harpist and singer Turlough O'Carolan (1670 – 1738) as his first song, written to the tune of "The Bonnie Cuckoo".
Sí Mór (Sheemore) and Sí Beag (Sheebeg)...
This piece was assembled and arranged by Michael Praetorius for his 1612 collection. It is unknown how many, or if any, of the works in the collection were actually composed by Praetorius as opposed...
This one is really lovely and mellow. Although not technically difficult, it is a great way to practice playing in 12/8 as well as playing some really nice arpeggios. Ready to chill and zone out a...
Ahhh, there's nothing nicer than an old Italian fisherman's love serenade. This one actually contains lyrics which you won't hear me sing (you're welcome!). This 2/4 rhythm imitates the soothing...
I thought that I would give this deceivingly difficult piece another go. The first time I posted it (last September), I wasn't too pleased with the mix. So here we go again! Please enjoy!
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This Irish/American Reel goes back to at least 1883 and is usually known by the "Jenny Picking Cockles" title, and that it is a reel setting of the jig "Cailleach an Airgid."
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This tune goes all the way back to 1701 and is perhaps named for Sir Josiah Child (c. 1630-1699), a wealthy merchant who purchased the estate of Wanstead House in Essex in 1673. It is speculated...