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Hi Rosie, Thanks for your kind words. So glad to hear the new features allow you to learn better and practice at your pace. I know I love it and there is no better way than repetition slowly and correctly till you have the freedom to make it your own. Thanks for posting on the forum, check in with us again and tell us how you’re doing, Best…[Read more]

Thank you very much for providing this amazing facility. I’ve just had a great evening going through some of the tunes using the looper and slow-downer. It’s so much easier to follow and learn when you can see the fingering slowly and practise sections at your own pace. Very impressive!
Rosie

Hi daedalusfall, The intro is made up by Casey Willis who the master of this wonderful site. The outro is a snippet of Hanneke’s music but I can’t recall the exact title of the tune. I agree with you they are both nice and it would be fun to know them. Thanks for posting on the forum and glad you like the site. Best, Roland, Forum Moderator.

Hi Ed and Pat, Having listened to a lot of Tommy Peoples when I first started playing I tried to find out everything I could about his ornamentation. One of these techniques was apparently as the legend goes an invention of an ornament by Tommy himself. The way he does that bow triplet I was told is that he utilizes his pinkie on the end of the…[Read more]

Thanks Pat. I was not aware of the feature. I don’t think it will help (in this case though) with the fingering because I think (not 100% on this) that its all bow arm/wrist. But there must also be a bow pressure element mixed in. I’ve see him doing it (in the video I posted a link to) on the open D with no left hand. Listening to Kevin on…[Read more]

Ed,

Tommy Peoples does play with lightning speed. The slowdown feature in YouTube might be helpful. I don’t know how long YouTube has had this function, I just sort of stumbled across it a few months ago (maybe it has always been there, and I am the last to know about it). You can access it by clicking the gear wheel at the bottom of the…[Read more]

Hey Casey,

Thanks for the reply. Here is a link to another tune by Tommy that has the same figure. There is one specifically at 0:17

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAbNV3BaORI

Best Regards, Ed

Hi, Edward. Do you happen to have a link to the song online somewhere?

I will pass your question along to Kevin, including a link, if you can find one. Kevin is touring currently, but I’ll pass his response along when he does get a chance to opine. Thanks!!

Hi Diane, that is the fun part, getting the basic tune and adding your ideas with the tune as a guide. Have fun with it. Best R

This has been fun! Everyone plays each tune a bit different. I will look for that one next.

Hi, Sal. Yes – sorry for the confusion. I was referring to the lesson already posted. I will pitch more Paddy Fahey tunes to Kevin for future sessions…

Thanks for your support!

-C

HI Sal, Yes that is a problem with the Paddy Fahey tunes, I just wish someone would number them. There are several Irish players that have written a lot of tunes and they are all called by the players name just like Paddy. One that comes to mind are the Sean Ryan Tunes, i.e. Sean Ryan’s Dream, Sean Ryan’s Reel, Sean Ryan’s whatever. Another name…[Read more]

Hi Casey,
Got your e-mail of March 25 and are you talking about Paddy Fahey’s jig that has already been posted? Paddy’s a funny guy, he’s written about 50 tunes and they’re all called
Paddy Fahey’s. I was hoping for a reel this time. Maybe in F or Bb.

You’re a great teacher Casey. I’ve learned things from you that I never thought I’d be able…[Read more]

Awesome, Bond! Glad to hear the feedback – just trying to stay on the cuttin edge here. We’re also working on providing more granular speed adjustments (10% per setting) this year. Stay tuned for those!

-C