Kevin Burke Lesson Requests – New Recording Session

[Casey Willis]

Howdy FV members. Mr. Kevin Burke will be back in the Fiddlevideo Studios here in a couple of weeks. I will pull together a request list based on the one-off suggestions which have trickled in since his last session. But I also thought it would be a good thing to have one thread where current members could make tune lesson suggestions…so please post away!

And for those folks who know that we still have a bunch of Kevin’s lessons to publish from his last session, no worries…those are in the pipeline, and this just means more great lessons to be published in the months/years to come!!

Cheers!

C

[alanboyce]

Hey Casey,

I’m super excited for more videos. My suggestions are Glen of Aherlow and Galway Bay/Drunken Sailor

[Casey Willis]

Hi, Alan.

Good news on the first one…it’s also know as Lafferty’s Reel, and Kevin already taught it in his last recording session. I will bump it up the list to produce, but it will be a little bit.

Galway Bay is another common request…hopefully he’ll cut it this time.

Good suggestions, all.

[alanboyce]

Thanks Casey!

[Casey Willis]

Hi, Alan. Here you are, sir!

Lafferty’s Reel

[Oliver]

Hi Casey,

Great news! Couple of suggestions: ‘The Bucks of Oranmore’ and ‘The Galway Rambler’.

Cheers,

Oliver

[olivianora]

It would be really cool to hear Kevin Burke’s version of Blackberry Blossom.

[Roland White]

Hi Olivianora,

Thanks for the tune suggestion. Blackberry Blossom is a well known Bluegrass tune here in America and I wouldn’t doubt that a earlier version first appeared in Celtic Music, although I have only heard it played Celtic style by one
Irish fiddler, Eileen Eivers who did a beautiful lilting rendition with John Waylon.

Your request will be passed on to Casey and Kevin and thank you for chiming in on the forum. Happy Fiddling! Roland

[Casey Willis]

OK, folks. Kevin just provided the below list of tunes he thought of for next week’s sessions…any votes on these?

I’m still pulling together other tune suggestions for him to review, but I figured I’d post this to see if anyone saw something that they wanted to advocate for…

Hornpipes
The Long Acre
“Cuz” Teahan’s

Reels
The Boys of Malin
John Stenson’s 1
John Stenson’s 2
The Boys of Ballisodare
The Gooseberry Bush
The Galway Rambler
The Roscommon Reel
The High Reel
Fred Finn’s
Sailing nto Walpole’s Marsh
The Maid Behind the Bar
DUke of Leinster
The House of Hammill
Raheen Medley (3 Reels)
McDermott’s Reel
Trip to Durrow
The Star of Munster
Lucy Campbell
The Jolly Tinker

Jigs
Palm Sunday
The Burnt Old Man
Shores of Lough Gowna
Contentment is Wealth
Stan Chapman’s
Swedish Jig
The Battering Ram
The Kilfenora Jig

Others
O’Carolan’s Concerto
Mrs Kenny’s Waltz

[alanboyce]

Hi Casey,

I’d be happy with absolutely anything Kevin wants to teach. That said, I’m a +1 on Sailing into Walpole’s Marsh and Shores of Lough Gowna

[Oliver]

Thumbs up for ‘The Galway Rambler’. Also, from that list, would love to see ‘Contentment is Wealth’.

Looking forward to it.

[malton]

Great news,
here’s a few votes,
The hornpipes yes!
The Boys of Ballisodare
The Galway Rambler
The Roscommon Reel
The High Reel
Fred Finn’s
The Jolly Tinker
Stan Chapman’s
Swedish Jig
The Battering Ram
The Kilfenora Jig

Others
O’Carolan’s Concerto
Mrs Kenny’s Waltz
O’Carolan’s Concerto
Mrs Kenny’s Waltz

[Casey Willis]

Ok, folks. Thanks much for the input!

I’ll pass this feedback over to Kevin. We’re all set to start cutting tracks tomorrow evening through Sunday.

I’ll post the final list of lessons recorded in this thread once we wrap.

Cheers!!

C

[Casey Willis]

As promised, here is the update with the listing of tunes recorded this weekend by Kevin Burke. It will be a while before production is complete on these, but it’s nice to have a backlog of good tunes to offer going forward. Keep your eyes out…here are the tunes from this weekend’s session:

The Old Torn Petticoat
Stack of Barley
Garret Barry’s Jig
The Mason’s Apron
The White Petticoat
Jenny’s Chickens
Bonnie Kate
The Maids of Mitchelstown
King of the Fairies
Roll out the Barrel
Up in the Air (Jig)
The Star of Munster Am
The Star of Munster Gm
The Shores of Lough Gowna
Contentment is Wealth
The Burnt Old Man (The Campbells are Coming)
The Maid Behind the Bar
The Galway Rambler
The Boys of Malin
John Stenson’s 1
John Stenson’s 2
Cuz Teahan’s
The Long Acre

Thanks!
C

[Oliver]

Great list, and Kevin managed to slip in ‘king of the fairies’ too. Looking forward to it Casey.

[Roland White]

Hi Casey, Sounds like productive recording weekend with Kevin. Thanks for posting the tune list. Lots of great tunes to look forward to. Thanks for all your work keeping fresh tunes coming to FV. I first heard some of these tunes many years ago in Portland when Kevin first appeared in the Pacific NW. Lots to look forward to here. Thanks Casey. R

[shepsj]

Hi Casey,
I would like to suggest Kevin do both,

“Pigeon on the Gate” and
“The Glen of Aherlow” (Lafferty’s)
this would complete the set with “The Morning Dew” (Which I’ve finally learnt from your site,thanks)

I saw him many years ago in Newtown,Wales, perform this set as a solo when he performed as “The Celtic Fiddle Festival” That’s when I decided at the age of 45 that I had to play the fiddle,so to be able to tackle the other two would be great.

Love the site,
Many thanks

shepsj

[Casey Willis]

Hi, Shepsj. Thanks for chiming in. We wrapped Kevin’s recording session up on Sunday, so these suggestions are just a day late, I fear. However…

Is the Pigeon on the Gate tune this one? Or is it a different tune? I think I heard that there are multiple versions of the tune, so the one Hanneke taught might not be the one you are after. I figured I’d mention it just in case it’s the right tune…

As far as the other tune, good news…Kevin recorded Lafferty’s Reel for this project back in March. That lesson is still on the production docket with several tunes ahead, so it will be a bit. But at least you know it’s coming to the site in the future.

Cheers!

Casey

[Casey Willis]

Hi, ShepSJ…

Lafferty’s Reel

Cheers!!

C

[Anonymous]

May be a bit late. I would be very happy if Kevin taught the Eavesdropper. Thank you for this great place of learning!

[Casey Willis]

Hi, Lassoayr. Yeah, Kevin is no longer in the studio, but he seems to turn up like a bad apple round these parts so I bet he’ll be back to record later this year or in 2019. I’ll add that tune to his running request list, and he might choose to record it next time. Thanks for the suggestion!

All the best!!

C

[Brodick1]

Hi Casey, just to say how wonderful it is to see Kevin Burke’s new lessons appearing. Have been soooo looking forward to them. A huge thanks for all the hard work that goes in to producing these videos. Cheers

[Casey Willis]

You bet, B. Thx much for the kind words. Lots of work goes in, but boy it’s fun to get them out there!

More from Andre might be around the corner…then I need to get going on Niall’s stuff…then Hanneke’s session…not enough time!!

Cheers!

C

[shepsj]

Hi Casey,
Thanks for a great lesson on lafferty’s Reel.
It looks like the pipe line is very full,however I will still request that at some point it would be great to have Kevin do Tuttle’s Reel as done on his “In Good Company” CD.
Here’s hoping,

Steve

[Casey Willis]

Thanks, Steve. I get a chuckle every time I hear him finish teaching the advanced melody for Lafferty’s…that guy is a bundle of fun!

Good news on Tuttle’s – it’s already recorded…I’ll bump it up his production list.

??

C

[Casey Willis]

Just realized I was thinking about the ending of The Long Acre Adv lesson, not Lafferty’s, Steve. I had to check out that video of Kevin singing. I’ll ask him if he remembers that session…

[shepsj]

Thanks Casey,that’s fantastic news,made my day,

Steve

PS If you get a moment you might enjoy this clip of Kevin singing,

[Casey Willis]

And this made mine, Steve. ??

[Casey Willis]

I shared this with Kevin and he said “A while back alright – probably 40 yrs or more!”

C

[Ringlets]

That was a delight, Steve. Thanks for sharing the video! 😀

[telln]

I had the great good fortune of sitting in on a group lesson given by Kevin yesterday at Urbana, Il. I am an older (70) student and learning, but it comes slowly. His laid back manner and great sense of humor put me at ease so, not only did I enjoy just the opportunity to be there and watch him play, I also was able to take more away from the lesson than I ever imagined I would.
Thanks again, Kevin
Pam Kaiser

[Casey Willis]

Awesome, Pam. I’m sure you told him in person, but I’ll pass these comments on to Kevin.

[Roland White]

Hi Telln,

Great to hear you were able to see Master Kevin in person. He is truly delightful & is also a master of the gift of gab. We were lucky to have him visit Bend Oregon about 10 years ago and we really enjoyed the workshop and stories. Also great to hear you’re enjoying music in your senior years, So fiddling on Sir!. Best Roland

[Anonymous]

From Sara and Armin
Can we get Kevin to teach us
Tarbolton
jenny welcomes charlie
Winnie Hayes
thanks

[Casey Willis]

Hi, Sara & Armin. I’ll add these to the list for his next lesson…which might be later this year. He may choose to record one or more of them. Thanks for the suggestions. Keep up the great fiddling, Sara!!

C

[telln]

While you are adding tunes to the list for possible lessons by Kevin, Could you add “Tom Morrisons “? It’s what he plays with Beare Island Reel in the Portland album?

[Casey Willis]

Thanks, Telln. Added to the running list…

[Caseyrd]

If you are still collecting possible suggestions: Itzikel. It’s very beautiful, I notice I hold my breath sometimes while listening to it.

[Casey Willis]

Hi, CaseyRD.

I’ll add this to the list of possible tunes for Kevin’s next session. Thanks!!

[tndel]

I would love to hear a lesson for Golden Fiddle Waltz by Randy Howard if your still taking suggestions.

[Casey Willis]

Hi, TN.

Great tune. I’ve been working on that one and would love to cut a lesson in the next year or so…stay tuned.

[Ringlets]

Any or all of the tunes in the Tarbolton set?

The Tarbolton
Longford Collector
Sailor’s Bonnet

Thank you, Casey, for all you do!

[Casey Willis]

Consider them added to the running request list, Ringlets. Thx for the kind words!!

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