Not a kid except at heart and in musical proficiency.
I grew up in the hills above the Ohio River in the US, in what they’re calling now “pre-Appalachia”. Early memories of my Dad playing songs like John Hardy, Jesse James, Boll Weevil, Cross-Eyed Sue on a Sears Silvertone acoustic guitar. I’ve still got that guitar, though the neck is warped -- no truss rod -- but the high action makes it perfect for bottleneck slide.
Played rocknroll and punk when I was in my teens, moved to rockabilly, then honkytonk, then bluegrass, then oldtimey. Maybe a bit like a salmon swimming upstream to the Source.
I started playing pub ballads from the Pogues, Dubliners Clancy Brothers catalogs, sitting in a kitchen with a guitarist, a box player and a bottle of bourbon. Yo, shout out to Burke & Toomey. Played mandolin, dulcimer and a bit of banjo. Learned a few tunes from those guys, too -- Tripping Up the Stairs, Connaughtman's Rambles, that kind of thing.
Found a wonderful fiddle mentor and a surrounding circle of talented and patient musicians who have taught me so much. Also learned a fair bit from the Crotty-Doran branch of Comhaltas, not to mention the disreputable lot at the Ancient Order of Hibernians Club in Detroit, Michigan.
I've recently moved from Michigan to Dublin. The one that's a suburb of Columbus, Ohio USA. Also, I've discovered that the mayor of Columbus is named Michael Coleman. I think I'm going to like it here.
--Joe
I ♥ ♪♫♪
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http://joefago.com/SessionShoppe_StPatSale_Welcome
http://joefago.com/mias_dragon.swf
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMm-WVt6RQA
Tunes in fidkid's tunebook: 31
| Nuala Kennedy's | jig | April 26th 2011 |
| Tarmon's | polka | December 22nd 2009 |
| Katie's Lilt | jig | May 21st 2008 |
| The Ducks And The Oats | jig | January 25th 2008 |
| Andy McGann's | jig | November 25th 2007 |
| The Humours Of Seejithorpe | April 29th 2012 |
| McFadden's Inflatable Girlfriend | December 6th 2011 |
| The Unicorn Song | December 5th 2011 |
| Theme From Darby O'Gill & The Little People (1959) | December 5th 2011 |
| The Session Shoppe | February 21st 2012 |
| Olympia Dulcimer Company | July 29th 2004 |
| Please fill out this survey for our Human Resources files | March 8th 2012 |
| The Session Shoppe St Patrick’s Day Sale | February 17th 2012 |
| The Session Shoppe | November 26th 2011 |
| Tune Sources | August 24th 2011 |
| Anyone here going to the Dublin (Ohio) Irish Festival? | August 4th 2011 |
| Discussions | Re: Could a translator do me a favor? | May 21st 2012 |
| Discussions | Re: ABC Rolls | April 27th 2012 |
| Discussions | Re: Repeating part A or part B too many times | April 24th 2012 |
| Discussions | Re: The Gloaming - free download - Live in Dublin | April 21st 2012 |
| Discussions | Re: 2 X 7 X 3 is 42 | April 14th 2012 |
| Name | Type | Key |
|---|---|---|
| Paddy Fahy's | reel | Adorian |
| Paddy Fahy's | jig | Adorian |
| Paddy Fahy's | reel | Cmajor |
| Paddy Fahey's | jig | Cmajor |
| Paddy Fahy's | jig | Cmajor |
| Fahey's | reel | Cmajor |
| Paddy Fahy's | reel | Cmajor |
| Paddy Fahey's | reel | Cmajor |
| Paddy Fahey's | reel | Cmajor |
| Paddy Fahey's | reel | Ddorian |
| Paddy Fahey's | reel | Dmajor |
| Paddy Fahy's | jig | Dmajor |
| Paddy Fahey's | reel | Dmajor |
| Paddy Fahey's | reel | Dminor |
| Paddy Fahy's | jig | Dmixolydian |
| Paddy Fahy's | reel | Dmixolydian |
| Paddy Fahey's | jig | Dmixolydian |
| Paddy Fahy's | reel | Emajor |
| Paddy Fahy's | reel | Fmajor |
| Paddy Fahy's | jig | Gdorian |
| Paddy Fahy's | reel | Gmajor |
| Paddy Fahey's | jig | Gmajor |
| Paddy Fahy's | reel | Gmajor |
| Fahey's | reel | Gmajor |
| Paddy Fahy's | hornpipe | Gmajor |
| Paddy Fahey's | hornpipe | Gmajor |
| Paddy Fahy's | reel | Gmajor |
| Paddy Fahey's | jig | Gmajor |
| Paddy Fahy's | jig | Gmajor |
| Paddy Fahey's | jig | Gminor |
| Paddy Fahey's | reel | Gmixolydian |