Hello, I am Jonathan from Staunton, Virginia. I am a homeschool graduate, and have been playing Irish music for about 4 years. I play the silver flute, whistle, low whistle, guitar, and trash can lid (subsitute for bodhran!). I can also play a non-trad instrument, the mountain dulcimer. I just recently bought a hammered dulcimer; I can't wait to learn some tunes on it!
Influences/Favorite Players: Matt Molloy(of course), Joanie Madden (another silver flutist), Kevin Crawford, Altan, Mick Moloney, and Micheal Tubridy.
Also my former flute teacher, Timothy Seaman, has seriously influenced my fluting. He doesn't play ITM per se, but a "classical/folk/jazz blend" Visit his website http://www.timothyseaman.com and check out his numerous CDs. Without him, I probably wouldn't be half as good as I am now.
You can visit my blog at http://girottifamily.typepad.com/eugraphia
Tunes in jdave's tunebook: 98
| Murphy's Hound | reel | March 16th 2005 |
| Peg McGrath's | reel | December 20th 2004 |
| Roscommon Hills | reel | September 10th 2004 |
| Valse Frontenac | waltz | July 14th 2004 |
| The Waddling Gander | jig | June 29th 2004 |
| A Chieftains Celebration | The Chieftains | December 20th 2004 |
| Traditional Music From Cape Breton | Lynn Saoirse | June 25th 2004 |
| Set You Free | Nomos | April 30th 2004 |
| Rain, Hail Or Shine | Battlefield Band | April 18th 2004 |
| The Beauty Of The North | Chris Norman | April 8th 2004 |
| Ear-learning peculiarities and their role in ITM | June 17th 2004 |
| Cranning Slip Jigs Needed! | May 5th 2004 |
| How to practice?? | April 27th 2004 |
| Tunes | Murphy's Hound | March 16th 2005 |
| Discussions | Re: Ya'll who listen to Baroque music... | March 10th 2005 |
| Discussions | Re: How old were you when you started? | March 1st 2005 |
| Discussions | Re: G sharp on whistle | March 1st 2005 |
| Discussions | Re: how did everyone make out? | December 28th 2004 |