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Yes and to piggy back off of that the Irish Celi is like the Scots ceidlih for musicians and dancers. RW

Hi, Joey.

That’s totally normal to experience…have you taken a look at the basic and advanced bow hold videos on this site?? I lay out my approach in those, and they may be helpful in you finding the right balance between flexibility and stability:

Basic Bow Hold Tutorial

Advanced Bow Hold Tutorial

Hope those help!!!

C

Hi, Celeste.

I’d take a look at the Scottish Air and Waltz sections…

C

Bunch of Green Rushes (Kevin)

Reel Belzebuth (Andre)

Hi Casey,

I’ve been thinking a lot but i can’t choose between the 3 i’d like to see published first so i put them and no matter the one, i’ll be very pleased ! :

– Jig Ati-toine

– Cypress Jig

– Passing Place

Thank you ! 🙂

S.

Good question PC and good info, Roland.

The only tidbit of info I might add is that I’ve heard Hanneke refer to a Ceilidh as a term used to describe a dance or musical party.

So I guess the distinction I took away was that a session is mainly musicians…a Ceilidh is musicians and dancers/partying. But I could be totally off on that…

C

Duly noted, sir!!

Hey Deviancy, Carcon & Grassapell,

Those are great tips for some medleys, thanks for posting. Another idea we used to use in Contra Dance Bands was to move through a couple of keys. i.e. a tune in D or G, then to A, or any other combination of keys that give the music a lift. The dancers and audience really liked the dynamic of a key change in…[Read more]

Liz Carroll plays the Earl’s Chair after Silver Spear. (Lost in the Loop.) I started doing that, too. It’s a good match, going from D to Bm.

Miss Mcleods is often put after the Silver Spear and works well.

Hi pcviola44,

In my experience each one is different but a lot of session qualities do tend to overlap. I would say that for any time you are thinking of joining a group its a good idea to get a lay of the land so to speak. Try to preview the session beforehand, maybe not even expecting to play to see if you’re at the level that the players are.…[Read more]

Trip to Walden Pond is an amazing tune by Hanneke. Would love to see that up soon!

Thanks Casey great work as always.

That’s great news.
Thanks Casey.

You bet, Sabrina!!

Hi, Devanny.

You are correct…we have perhaps 20-30 more lessons from Kevin Burke which have been recorded already but not yet released.

The two you mention are high on the list to produce…as a matter of fact, let’s call them the next two to be released for K!

Bear with us as production takes a while for each lesson…but yep – you have t…[Read more]