One of my favorite Irish music CDs is a 2010 live recording by Kevin Griffin, Eoin O'Neill and Quentin Cooper called Live at the Burren Centre, Kilfenora. It is available from Custy's and Ossian USA. Kevin Griffin is one of the best Irish tenor banjo players and this recording is pretty much a clinic in that style. Problem is, he plays VERY FAST so it's not always easy to pick up on what he's doing.
A tune that caught my ear off this CD is the jig Apples in Winter. To help with learning, I've been playing along with this tune at 70% speed. I uploaded that same recording at the slowed-down speed onto YouTube and am sharing here so that others can know about this cool 6/8 tune. The above notation comes form the Dusty Banjos presents Ten Years of Tunes tunebook. It's not exactly what Kevin Griffin is playing, by any means, but it may help get you started.
No comments:
Post a Comment