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Irish Guitar Podcast

Irish Guitar Podcast

Written by: Tony O'Rourke Gerry Gaffney
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 Learn to play traditional Irish music on the Guitar with teacher Tony O'Rourke and Gerry GaffneyTony O'Rourke, Gerry Gaffney Music
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  • Lesson 90. Thousand Farewells

    Lesson 90. Thousand Farewells
    Aug 23 2014

    Occasionally Tony will pick up a tune that just seems to feel so natural to play, so easy on the fingers, it rolls off the musical tongue so to speak. This is one of those tunes. It’s eerie but it’s as if Ryan composed this for guitar. It’s the perfect range for the guitar, played between a Low A and the A two octaves above, there’s plenty of space between the notes, no high B to “fret” over, and a busy chord progression to play with.
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    9 mins
  • Lesson 89. Shoemaker's Daughter

    Lesson 89. Shoemaker's Daughter
    Aug 16 2014

    “Shoemaker’s Daughter” is a composition of legendary Cavan fiddler Ed Reavy (1897-1988).

    The A Part of this tune is played in a G Mixolydian Mode, whilst the B Part is in G Major. Transcriptions in Irish music of tunes that change to different modes that retain the same Tonic Note often, mistakenly, use the same key signature.
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    8 mins
  • Lesson 88. Scatter the Mud

    Lesson 88. Scatter the Mud
    Aug 9 2014

    “Scatter The Mud” is a tune sometimes played in E Minor but this version is in the more common A Minor (Dorian mode). Tony has arranged this version for Open A tuning (EAC#EAE) but we have included a version in standard tuning for those who wish to stick with the standard tuning.
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    10 mins
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