New Kevin Burke Recording Session – Tune Requests?

[Casey Willis]

Hello Fiddlevideo subscribers.

Just a note to let you know that master fiddler Kevin Burke is scheduled to be back in the Fiddlevideo studios for another recording session this December. While there have been several lesson requests for Kevin in other forum posts, please feel free to post a request comment in this thread. Kevin will review a combined listing of tunes requested in the past as well as those requested in this posting…he may choose to teach a tune you suggest!

Keep in mind that in addition to the 50+ Kevin Burke tunes already published on the site, he has also already recorded the below lessons (currently in our production pipleine):

The Tolka Polka
Contentment is Wealth
Cuz Teahan’s
John Stensens Reel #1
John Stensen’s Reel #2
The Boys of Malin
The Maid Behind the Bar
The Shores of Lough Gowna
The Star of Munster (Gm)
The Star of Munster (Am)
Roll Out the Barrel
Up in the Air
Garrett Barry’s Jig
King of the Fairies
Stack of Barley
Old Torn Petticoat
Stan Chapman’s Jig
The Burnt Old Man
The Galway Rambler
The Mason’s Apron
The White Petticoat

OK…what additional tunes would you like Kevin to record for The Fiddlevideo Project??? Go!

[alanboyce]

This is exciting Casey! How about Galway bay/drunken sailer?

I’ll be anxiously waiting Garret Barry’s and King of the fairies, those are two of my favorites. Thanks for all you do!

[Casey Willis]

Sounds good, Alan. I know that’s one you requested for Kevin’s last session that didn’t make the cut…perhaps he’ll choose it this time around!

And I’ve just moved King of the Fairies and Garret Barry’s up to the top of Kevin’s production list.

Cheers!

[Casey Willis]

Lessons for The King of the Fairies and Garrett Barry’s Jig are both out to Kevin for review, Alan. Stay tuned, sir!

C

[Casey Willis]

Hi, Alan.

Both Galway Bay and The Drunken Sailor are now published. Cheers!

[jsims]

Would love to hear his version of The Humours of Lissadell.

Glad to hear there are more Kevin recordings coming.

Keep up the good work.

[jacqueline]

September 5, 2019 at 19.08

I would love to hear him do a workshop on the Brosna Slide.

[PRobbo]

As suggested by alanboyce previously, Galway Bay & The Drunken Sailor would be fantastic.

Personally I would love to hear Kevin’s suggestions and tips on how to speed tunes up once the basic melody has been mastered.

Thanks all.

[Casey Willis]

Here is The Drunken Sailor.

Galway Bay is in Kevin’s queue for review now.

Cheers!!

[Casey Willis]

Hi again, PRobbo.

Galway Bay is also ready to go. Cheers!

[Ringlets]

Saddle the Pony

Christmas Eve Reel (aka Tommy Coen’s)

Love this site! Thanks so much, Casey, for dreaming it up!

[Casey Willis]

Hi, Ringlets (and olmmbill below).

Here you are with The Christmas Eve Reel.

Cheers!!

C

[RegisM]

Stella’s waltz – PLEASE!!!

[Casey Willis]

Hi, Regis.

We just published Kevin Burke’s lesson covering Stella’s Waltz. Thanks for your patience!!!

You can see the lesson here: Stella’s Waltz

All the best!!

C

[olmmbill]

I second the whole list, especially Christmas Eve Reel. Keep ’em coming.

[Am]

Mary young and fair

[YodaRico]

Midnight on the Water. Thanks.

[mfiddlz]

How about Tam Lin? We play this one at Flanagan’s Pub in Grand Rapids, Michigan and I’d love to learn and hear Kevin’s rendering of this fun tune!
Thanks so much!
Mary

[ClareCatch]

How about Sweeney’s Buttermilk?
cheers!
Clare

[armin]

Jenny’s Welcome To Charlie–reel
 Lord Mayo – march , O’Sullivan’s March
slow air  The Wild Geese , Aisling Gheal, Sliabh na nBan  ,Limerick’s Lamentation
Thanks Armin and Sara

[Kitegal]

I don’t know whether it is possible because Kevin plays all the tunes solo which is super-beautiful…..but if you could add the chords for guitar/accompaniments that would be awesome because I want to play them with others. Not everyone can play solo fiddle like Kevin does, he is a true master.

Cheers! – Sylvia

[armin]

The Strayaway Child – The Bothy Band
Thanks Sara

[armin]

The wise maid
The Tarbolton
THanks Sara

[armin]

Winnie Hayes
The Battering Ram

[Roland White]

Hi Casey, Always good to hear that Master Kevin Burke is creating more lessons. I know he already has plenty to choose from so I’m hoping he would like to do Loftus Jones. BTW Site is awesome with added enhancements and new lessons. Thanks, Roland

[CyGuy]

Oh slip jigs please! Any slip jigs! Many slip jigs!

And I second the Tam Lin. Thanks!

[jgatch]

Tam Lin,
Strayaway child

[jgatch]

New Mown Meadow!

[Mnoort]

Broken Pledge

[Lakesider]

Hi Casey,
I’ve been listening to versions of “Foxhunter’s Slip Jig”, (different to “Foxhunter’s Reel”). It’s a terrific stand-alone session tune, which Kevin played brilliantly when he was a tiny bit younger and I am guessing that it’s one he’d enjoy teaching on to us. I would very much like to pair it up with The Butterfly, which I’ve been learning from Kevin’s tutorial.
I’m finding that I’m increasingly able to tackle some of the more difficult “Pro Fiddle’s” tutorials, as I begin to reap the rewards of my fiddle music teacher’s lessons. I’ve recently begun tackling some of the more difficult pieces presented by “Pro Fiddle’s” great tutors and look forward to playing them in sessions here in England.

Big “thank you” from,
Dan

[Mckoc65]

I will second the call for more slip jigs :), such as Ride a Mile. Thanks!!

[Casey Willis]

Thanks for the suggestions, folks. I’ve passed these on to Kevin for consideration.

Kevin will be in studio shortly, and I’ll post the list of new lessons he recorded here in the forum once we wrap.

Cheers!

C

[Bre]

Really appreciate the help with the slip jigs. If others are interested as well I think a tutorial on hardiman the fiddler would be helpful! Something about it trips me up. Thank you!

[Casey Willis]

Hi, Bre. You’re welcome for the slip jigs! We’ll add Hardiman the Fiddler to Kevin’s running request list…he may choose to record a lesson on that tune.

Rumor has it that Kevin may be back in our studios for his 7th recording session in late August/early September…stay tuned!

C

[armin]

Great News That Kevin will be back in Studio
Can you please ask him to teach us
The Congress Reel
Jenny’s Welcome To Charlie -Reel
Thanks Armin and Sara

[Casey Willis]

Hi, Armin & Sara!

Consider these tunes added to the running list…Kevin may choose to teach them. Also – just to let you know we haven’t forgotten about your request for O’Carolan’s Concerto & Loftus Jones…those are still in Kevin’s queue for review, so hopefully they will be published soon!

C

[Ringlets]

Would love to hear Kevin’s take on The Bucks of Oranmore

Thanks, Casey
( PS Just bought your CD “Bits and Pieces” – love it!

[Casey Willis]

Hi, Ringlets! Thanks for buying the CD, and I’m glad you like it! I need to cut a new one…just never enough time!

I’ll add The Bucks of Oranmore to Kevin’s list…he may know it/choose to teach it.

Cheers!

C

[Kryssa Lee]

Hi guys,

I would love to have Kevin teach the Irish tune The Kerry Dance.
Thanks!

[007]

The Maids of Mount Kisco please and the Salamanca!

[wfhayes]

Would love to see “Cottage Groves” pop up on my notifications one of these days.

[PRobbo]

My word this is a superb website!

I’ve seen Mr Burke live quite a few times now back in the UK and two of my all-time favourite tunes he played were ‘Itzikel’ and ‘Kitty O’Shea’, so I would love to hear his take on these two tunes. I learnt to play both tunes but there has always been some ‘swagger’ missing from my versions, so any tips would be very useful.

On the other hand, I don’t mind what Mr Burke chooses to play…they’re all an utter joy to watch and study.

[Casey Willis]

Hi, PRobbo.

Thanks for the kind feedback on the website…glad you’re enjoying membership.

Cool to hear you’ve been able to catch Kevin live. And good news, he did end up recording a lesson for Itzikel in his most recent recording session…it’s in the production queue and you’ll see that lesson published on Fiddlevideo in the future. I’ll add Kitty O’Shea to Kevin’s running request list, and he may choose to record a lesson covering the tune in a future session.

If you haven’t seen it yet, we posted a listing of all of the tunes Kevin recorded in his last recording session in this thread.

All the best!!

C

[Rosie]

Would Kevin please, please consider teaching Evening Prayer Blues? Thanks. Rosie

[BradTaylor]

I second Evening Prayer Blues!

Thanks, Brad

[Casey Willis]

Added to Kevin’s running request list for his next session…thx!

[Rosie]

Thank you Casey. Love this website! Rosie

[Christie DeMichael]

I keep looking for Stack of Barley. Is Kevin doing a tutorial on it? It was my father daughter wedding Dane 35 years ago, and I want to play it on the fiddle.

[Casey Willis]

Hi, Christie.

We pivoted towards some of the newer recording sessions, but you are correct – there are still a couple from this old session which haven’t been produced…I’ll bump Stack of Barley in the production team’s queue…stay tuned!

C

[Christie DeMichael]

Thanks for getting back to me! If it’s going to be more than a month, is it possible to get the sheet music in the interim?

[Casey Willis]

Hi again, Christie. I emailed you…all the best!

[Lakesider]

Hi to Kevin, firstly, I very much hope you’ve kept well this past couple of years!
And for new tune requests… in addition to the two already made, (“Louis Waltz” and the accompanying “Schottishe”, please!), I would love to learn a really special set, if it’s in your repertoire: “Guillespies Mazurka”; “The Baker’s Reel”; and “The Calgary P” (?) – just heard Zoe Conway play it on YouTube.
Thanks a million for your tutorials.

[Asher Szperling]

can we get a ‘cup of tea reel’ tutorial from kevin? seen some people play it on youtube and i just love it, would be awesome to see kevin’s version

[Casey Willis]

Hi, Lakesider and Asher. I’ve added these suggestions to Kevin’s running request list. We don’t have a new session on the books right now, but when he makes it back to the studio, he’ll take a look at all of the requests and may choose to teach some. All the best!

[Kirby]

I would request a tutorial from Kevin, ” Drowsy Maggie”

[Casey Willis]

You’re the second to request this tune, Kirby…It’s on the list, and hopefully Kevin will choose to record it during his next session!

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