Tutorial 51! Áille’s Arabesque
Hi everyone! I hope you’re all well 🙂 It’s a very challenging time for many, grieving Koady’s passing but I’m finding comfort in the little things, like this Tune Tutorial. I chose this Slip Jig (written by John McSherry) because it was one of Koad’s favourite tunes. He showed me John and Donal O’Connors “Tripswitch”…
Read MoreTutorial 46! The Seagull
G’day, g’day everyone! Well, here we are, another Scottish tune for you’s! This one was inspired by that wee jam in Arisaig (refer to my last post) where Eilidh Shaw played it so beautifully, I had to learn it (and then teach it, of course). It’s a beauty pipe tune from the Isle of Lewis…
Read MoreTutorial 43! Mouse In The Kitchen
Happy Friday everyone! I’m a big fan of this jig right here – so good (and simple)! I first heard this tune on Flook’s 2006 album, “Haven” (I literally listened to this album 10,000 times front to back) but never actually learned it until a few days ago! At a festival last weekend, Inn Echo…
Read MoreTutorial 40! Dan Collins’ Father’s Jig
Heyo everyone! Well, here I am – actually sitting in a hotel room (off of PEI) for an East Pointers show tonight! What a treat, we played St. John, NB last night (Imperial Theatre – stunning venue) and we’re about to perform two sold out nights in Halifax at the Convention Centre (feeling lucky)! Anywho,…
Read MoreTutorial 39! Les sirènes à Roméo (Romeo’s Mermaids)
Hey everyone! * First things first: The Open Jam will be happening tomorrow evening (July 10) at 7pm ADT (I’ll post the Zoom link tomorrow) – hope to see you! Okee! So after being a special guest in Vishten’s “Connexions” show last weekend, this tune really struck a chord with me after hearing them play…
Read MoreTutorial 36! Pat & Al’s (Jig)
Good Friday afternoon to ye’s! Hope you’re all doing very well 🙂 Any Liz Carroll fans out there? Pretty big one right here (I gush enough in the video ;)) If you don’t know Liz, she’s an amazing Irish / American fiddler + tune-writer (so so so many good ones) that’ll blow your socks off…
Read MoreTutorial 31! Northside Kitchen
Heyo everyone! Hope you’re well! How was your Saint Patrick’s Day?! Would love to know if anyone got up to anything or had a chance to play some some tunes 🙂 I played a few tunes at the Old Triangle with my Dad (which was really fun, but I think my green beer days are…
Read MoreTutorial 29! Mrs Thom
Good afternoon everyone! Hope you’re all doing really good 🙂 I just got inside from a brisk (but so sunny, thank god) sledding adventure on a mountain of soil (the benefits of living beside farmers) with Fox. It’s so slick we didn’t even need our sleds to get some serious speed down the hill 😉…
Read MoreTutorial 20! John Allan’s Jig
20 Tutorials? How did this happen? Anyone feeling like time is flying (and then sometimes it doesn’t)? Good news is, you have 20 tunes in your toolbox (or maybe not, it’s ok) 😉 John Allan’s Jig (written by Dan Hughie MacEachern of Cape Breton Island) is a REALLY great tune for beginners – one of…
Read MoreTutorial 18! Catherine Mae MacDonald’s Jig
Good marnin’! Hope yer all doing VERY well. I’m still on a bit of a high from the Old Triangle last night – my first “in-person” session since March, my soul really needed some tunes in a pub! Very grateful 🙂 Today’s a Fittle Friday! This jig (written by the lovely Andrea Beaton of Cape…
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