Tutorial 98! High Road To Linton.

Another classic Scottish tune for the books! If you don’t know this one already, I’d highly recommend adding it to your repertoire (certainly common in sessions)! If you’re in the beginner/intermediate category, it’s a great reel to work on to get some speed goin’ 🙂 There are 4 parts with lots of repetition, and I…

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Tutorial 97! Ingonish Jig.

It’s May! Finally seeing some sunshine on PEI here, my gosh, April was a little rough eh?! I was messing around with this tune the other day, and really just forgot how great it was! It’s a classic Cape Breton jig (E Minor) written by Mike MacDougall – the same feller who wrote “Memories of…

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Tutorial 96! Devil In The Kitchen.

It’s about time for another strathspey, isn’t it?! This is definitely one of the most common ones of the whole bunch—“Devil in the Kitchen”! I always thought this was a traditional tune, but I’ve traced the writer to a Scottish feller by the name of William Ross, who composed it in the 19th century. Pretty…

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Tutorial 95! Morrison’s Jig.

Hey guys! I’m aware that many of you probably know this tune already, but in case you don’t, it’s a good time to learn it! “Morrison’s Jig” is undoubtedly in the top five of universal Celtic fiddle tunes. If you rock up to any session, you’ll be hearing it (and playing along, hopefully). 🙂 It’s…

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Tutorial 94! The Night We Had The Goats.

When Jake and I were writing and recording our new East Pointers song, Anniversary, we both hit the bridge section and immediately thought of this tune! But here’s the deal—it’s traditionally played in the key of G, and we played it in D! So, I’m teaching this tune for anyone who wants to jam along…

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Tutorial 93! Halfway Tree.

In honour of The East Pointers Tune & Song Book (which features sheet music, lyrics, and chords to every single tune & song we wrote since 2014), this month’s tune is from our song, “Halfway Tree” (the fiddle tune is called “Halfway Tree” as well, keep er easy)! If you haven’t heard this song, click…

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Christmas Fiddle Tune Tutorial! Silver Bells.

Welcome to December and the world of Christmas carols, friends! It’s hard to beat the simplicity and beauty of “Silver Bells” 🙂 I took this tutorial quite slow for beginner players but also explored some more advanced embellishments for those further along. It’s actually perfect if you’re thinking about cracking out your fiddle for the…

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Tutorial 92! Rakes Of Kildare.

I’m sure many of you have “Rakes Of Kildare” in your repertoire, but if you don’t, I’d highly recommend adding ‘er in there! It’s an old trad Irish tune (so old that no one knows much about it), that I’ve been playing since I was a little fella because everyone else was! It’s quite straightforward,…

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Tutorial 91! The Connaughtman’s Rambles.

One of the most classic traditional Irish jigs, ‘Connaughtman’s Rambles’ is a go-to tune in any session across the globe! I debated whether to even teach it, as I’m sure many of you already know it, but it’s important to add to your repertoire if you haven’t yet. I recommend this tune for keen beginners…

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Tutorial 90! Killiecrankie.

I’ve always loved this tune, and I finally learned it properly so I can teach it to you! Last weekend, at our Chaisson Family Reunion, we had lots of tunes… My cousin, JJ started playing this when I was sitting at the piano (I could not figure out the chords so I had a good…

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