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Hi, Tundra. We looked at that a while back when the site first launched. At that time, the tech wasn’t available to serve up audio files via web with the ability to slow them down….that may have changed. I’ve never really been thrilled with the SoundCloud embedded players, so maybe it’s time I revisited this to see if there is a good web-b…[Read more]

Is the anyway I can speed up or slow down the backing tracks?

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

Hi, SSulzman. That’s a good thought. I have a player or two in mind…It looks like the 2018 studio/production schedule is filling up, so it may be a while. Great idea, though!

C

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

Looking forward to it.

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

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
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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.

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Thanks Casey!

I second the vote for Cleartune. I used to have a really expensive tuner, and that app does better…never used it to try to practice drones, though…good thought, Andrea.

Cleartune works really well for me as both a drone and a tuner. Nice and loud. I’m on an Android phone – not sure if it’s available for iPhone. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bitcount.cleartune&hl=en

Andrea

Do you have a recommended drone app or suggestions to maintaining a drone?

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.

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

Hi Casey,

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

Cheers,

Oliver

Hey Casey,

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