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Introduction to Irish Fiddle: Beginner/Intermediate

  • Lesson 1: How to play The Three Sea Captains
  • Lesson 2: How to play The 42 Pound Cheque
  • Lesson 3: How to play John Ryan’s
  • Lesson 4: How to play Donnybrook Fair
  • Lesson 5: How to play The Banshee
  • Lesson 6: How to play The Flogging Reel
  • Lesson 7: How to play Britches Full of Stitches
  • Lesson 8: How to play Tell My Ma
  • Lesson 9: How to play Down By The Sally Gardens
  • Lesson 10: How to play Shi Bheag Si Mhor
  • Lesson 11: How to play The Banks of Loch Gowner
  • Lesson 12: How to play Denis Murphy’s Polka

Welcome to this course introducing you to the wonderful world of Irish fiddle. In this course we are going to learn nine tunes, which get steadily more difficult.

In this introductory series we will take each tune phrase by phrase, so you can learn to play the tune by ear, call and response style. For those of you that read music, the sheet music is also available to download.

Once you have mastered the tunes, you can switch to the advanced version of this course where you can get some tips on bowing, rhythm and ornamentation.

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