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Lesson 8: How to play Tell My Ma

  • 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

Almost everyone who’s been in folk is familiar with Tell My Ma, an old Belfast children’s street song. It’s the form of a polka and makes for a nice easy tune to master. We recommend following the fingering with Chris before practising the different phrases.

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