HI!
My name's Neal. Im enthusiastic about irish music (even though Im English. (I can claim for an irish great grandma.)
I play fiddle to a reasonable standard. I can hold my own in adult sessions on the tunes I know.
I am interested in developing my musical ability and am pretty open-minded in the ways to do this ( as long as it has NOTHING to do with classical music (been there done that))
My local session is at the Hearshall Inn, Craven Street, Coventry. It is a friendly Comhaltas Session that welcomes visitors. Recent visitors have come from Japan and Australia. (You will get to start tunes if you dont know the ones we play regularly).http://www.thesession.org/sessions/display/1727
Most non Comhaltas sessions in Coventry are for over 18s only.
some videos are at http://uk.youtube.com/GUKLASMYD. Some are quite old now. bear in mind I'd like to think I am improving.
Thank you to the Board Members who have identified sessions in various parts of the country when I have been on holiday.
Tunes in N.P.'s tunebook: 19
| Planty Dermot Grogan | September 17th 2009 |
| Joe's 85th (hornpipe) | June 14th 2007 |
| Spay In Spate -reel | January 25th 2007 |
| Kerry Long Ago - Polka | January 22nd 2007 |
| Tune Identification | September 23rd 2009 |
| Tune on You Tube - Please identify | July 23rd 2009 |
| Yamaha SV200 Electric Violin | January 30th 2007 |
| Tune Name | January 20th 2007 |
| Phase trainers for violins? | January 1st 2007 |
| Discussions | Re: Tune Identification | September 23rd 2009 |
| Discussions | Tune Identification | September 23rd 2009 |
| Discussions | Re: Tune on You Tube - Please identify | July 23rd 2009 |
| Discussions | Tune on You Tube - Please identify | July 23rd 2009 |
| Discussions | Re: The perfect flight case for the fiddle | February 28th 2009 |
| Name | Type | Key |
|---|---|---|
| The Banshee | reel | Gmajor |
| The Blarney Pilgrim | jig | Dmixolydian |
| City Of Savannah | hornpipe | Dmajor |
| The Connaughtman's Rambles | jig | Dmajor |
| Cooley's | reel | Eminor |
| The Czar Of Munster | reel | Aminor |
| Drowsy Maggie | reel | Edorian |
| The Gravel Walks | reel | Adorian |
| The Humours Of Swanlinbar | reel | Cmajor |
| The Kesh | jig | Gmajor |
| King Of The Fairies | hornpipe | Edorian |
| The Laird Of Drumblair | strathspey | Amajor |
| The Maid Behind The Bar | reel | Dmajor |
| The Mason's Apron | reel | Amajor |
| The Morning Dew | reel | Edorian |
| Morrison's | jig | Edorian |
| Out On The Ocean | jig | Gmajor |
| The Rights Of Man | hornpipe | Eminor |
| The Silver Spear | reel | Dmajor |