Road to Lisdoonvarna

I heard this one being played in a set with the Swallowtail, Kesh, and Morrison jigs, and it was easy to learn, so here it is. Also, I finally remembered to fix my phone's orientation. Portrait mode annoys me, but...it's just more intuitive, somehow, when I'm primarily filming a long, thin, narrow whistle. :P

The Blarney Pilgrim

Ooooh, now this is a nice tune. And one I learned a while ago, now that I think of it... But it's really pretty, flows well, and very melodic. I've gotten better at playing it since I recorded this video, so I'd like to post an updated one soon, but this one is still decent, so might as well. The squeak on the high G in the second part is painful, though. I've gotten better at that jump to the G since then. XD

EDIT:

Here's a newer, better version. I'm keeping the older video up as well so you can see the progress.

Cooley's Reel

Wow, can't believe I never uploaded this video. I learned it back with Rights of Man, I think...if not even earlier. It's painful at a slow tempo, and absolutely delightful at a fast one. I would like to learn some different variations of this tune, though. The version I learned is one of the more boring ones, I think. :/

The Wise Maid

Again, the high D is hard here. I can play the tune faster, and it's usually played MUCH faster as sessions, but...I get all my fingers twisted up when I try to play quickly and keep the tempo well. I'll try to upload a better version soon, but this is the best I've got on video so far.

EDIT:

Update with a newer, better version. Keeping the older version so that you can see the progress, though.

Drowsy Maggie

That high D drives me insane, especially on the Killarney whistle, but...I just have to practise it more.

More Updates

Soo...I've been busy. Clearly. No posts in over a month now, the shame. However, that doesn't mean I haven't been practising. I've learned a bunch of new session tunes, and I'll try to start uploading them soon. :D

But that's not all...

I've had three new comments on the blog! Which is great! I wonder where I can see how many lurkers have visited the site recently... But anyway, let me say a few things again here, in a more recent post, so that whoever stumbles upon this blog will be more likely to see it.

1) If there's a song you'd like me to transcribe, let me know. If there's a tutorial you'd like me to make, let me know. If there's a song you'd like for me to learn and THEN do a tutorial on it...let me know. I can't promise anything, but I need new songs to learn anyway. *Shrugs*
2) I'm bad at checking comments, and I might reply late. Since this blog doesn't get much traffic normally, I don't really expect comments too often. I'm sorry, and I'll try to be better about it.
3) If you have any comments or constructive criticisms, I would love to hear them. I know that I'm not very good and I have a lot to learn, so I would love feedback! Thanks!

Okay, now that's done, I'll start posting some of the songs I've learned over the past month and a half or so...

Note to self: Still need to upload The Scholar, The Old Bush, and Merrily Kissed the Quaker. Plus Fairly Shot of Her if I can clean up the B part...