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La Jig a Ti-Toine from Hanneke is currently in production.

Thanks. That’s got it.

Happy Thanksgiving

Hi, Robert. Thanks for the heads up. There was a simple coding thing that was preventing those links from opening. Should be fixed now, sir. Enjoy the tune, and just let me know if you experience any other issues.

Cheers!!

C

Hi There,
Thank you very much for your feedback Sabrina.
It looks like you find the backing track more useful than distracting.
So anything that helps a musician get a grip on a tune I’m all for.
I had been concentrating mostly on Kevin Burkes tunes (which doesn’t have accompaniment) and just lately I decided to dip a toe in the other…[Read more]

Hi there D & S,

Thanks for posting those comments. All musicians struggle with rhythm at some point so any tips on how to deal with it are always appreciated. I’ve found over the years that musicians are very resourceful for working around issues that don’t always have easy solutions.

The part I like about the back up tracks the most are that…[Read more]

Hi Devanny,

Yes, it can be distracting (especially when the tune has a lot of difficulties), i agree, but i prefer myself to have them on the performance video because it helps when i play alone with the backing track.

I have rhythmic issues and i’m not fully autonomous : so when i play with the backtrack, it can be helpful for me to go…[Read more]

No I haven’t checked out Kevin’s version but I will – thanks

Hi, David.

Good suggestions. We’ll add them to the running list of possible tunes for new sessions. Have you checked out Kevin’s version of The Kesh Jig?

Here are a couple of tunes that I would like to see on the list:

Patti – Weeping Heart, Maiden’s Prayer, Kesh Jig

Hanneke – My Dungannon Sweetheart, The Scaffie’s Cairt, Juniper, Counselor’s Jig

David

Hi there, Laura.

I ran this by Hanneke this morning, and she literally said that either way is fine – no right or wrong way to do it in her opinion.

I can tell you that occasionally in the Texas style & Old-Time styles of fiddling, players will end a tune on the relative minor…e.g. Em out of G.

I’m not sure what the origin of this…[Read more]

Sounds like a winner, Morris.

We’ll get some guitar tracking going for Andre’s stuff and see if we can’t round out his lesson offerings on the site. We have a couple of lessons from Kevin and Hanneke in front of his, but agreed.

Cheers!

C

Waiting for more of Andre’s fantastic lessons!!!!
Best wishes and Thank you. DM

HI Sharon,

Let us know how your results turn out and how you used the tape…you never know it might work for someone else too.
Thanks for posting, Roland Forum Moderator

Thank you for the tip. I will certainly give it a try. I am desperate.
Sharon

Hi RickM, thanks for the tip. Hopefully this will help folks having these playing issues. I know it can seem desperate when nothing works. If any of you try this, let us know how it works for you. Thanks for the tip. Best, Roland, Forum Moderator.

Sharon (jimshau) I’ve been dealing with the same issue with both hands for a couple of years. It can be debilitating for sure.

Something you may not have tried yet is kinetic tape. The stuff that you’ll see athletes wearing these days that looks like a strip of bandage or something. I know there are lots of opinions about it being junk science,…[Read more]