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SWFL Fiddler

Courtesy of Google translator:

Cén fáth a bhfuil gá duit na poncanna má tá tú an ceol?

Why do you need the dots if you are the music?

Ian here. I'm a dad and I play tunes on the fiddle and holler songs. I play a little guitar (actually it's normal size) to back my own hollering and the tunes I know. I also play banjo and whistle a bit, no matter how much I shouldn't.

Coming to Florida? Live in Florida? Want to play music? Fort Myers, Naples, Tampa, Miami, drop me a line.

What we do in Florida when a hurricane is coming:
http://www.tampabay.com/news/weather/hurricanes/article774729.ece

My Space:
http://www.myspace.com/ianbarksdale

Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/ianmbarksdale

Friendly neighborhood whistlemaker and fluter:
http://www.parkswhistles.com/

'Da boyz in 'da 'band':
http://www.myspace.com/theboysofcountylee

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: A slide is NOT a jig. Try this:

'blah dithery dump a doodle scattery idle fortunoodle'

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciar%C3%A1n_Carson#Critical_Perspective

I live in south western Florida (get it? SW FL?). I was born in Philadelphia. I was raised in New Hampshire. I'm a friendly dude. I'm single. I'm an Aries. I enjoy skiing, snowboarding and building snowmen. [/sarcasm] I will always miss the mountaints, however. It appears I'm trapped in flatland. I enjoy time with my sons, craic, beaches, swamps, and long sessions with friends.

A Family Tale of Tyrone and Philadelphia:

"Once upon a time in Castlederg, County Tyrone, Ireland, Robert and Minnie, a young couple, left home for a better life in America. Through Ellis Island to relatives' homes in Philadelphia, they built a new life and a family. Their eldest daughter would have fours sons and a daughter. The youngest son would have a son who felt he had to play fiddle, and he would think often of them, as he played the music his Great Grandmother played on the concertina at the kitchen table. He hoped he was playing some of the same tunes, but no one knew, and all he had were faded, second-hand memories."

A Family Tale of Clare and Philadelphia:

"Once upon a time, somewhere in County Clare, Ireland, a young lad named Eamon left home for England, where his parents could find work. The Jesuits grabbed the bright young lad and schooled him. When the boy was a man he left for New York, and was a journalist who fulfilled a vital stereotype of the hard-drinking, hard-smoking Irish American newspaper-man, singing songs in pubs at the end of the day. He found his way to Philadelphia, where he settled down and had two daughters and a son. The youngest daughter had a son, who felt compelled to sing all the songs his Grandfather sang, and thought of him often."

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Home Base:

Sunday afternoon session starts at 3 (and doesn't stop until musicians start falling asleep) at The Celtic Ray Public House, Punta Gorda, Florida ("...I can hear those ancient voices calling: 'children, children'...")
http://www.thesession.org/sessions/display/1887

Other sessions locally:

First Sunday of the month, starts at 5, Four Green Fields, Tampa, Florida
http://www.thesession.org/sessions/display/1249

Sundays at 6, The Frog and Toad, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
http://www.thesession.org/sessions/display/1869

Third Tuesday of the month, starts at 7, Luna Star Cafe, Miami, Florida
http://www.thesession.org/sessions/display/1268

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"The Pub Musician's Complaint"

Say two Acts of Contrition for the poor pub musician,
If I have a son it's one thing he won't be.
For he's to put up with trickies, chancies and shysters,
And publicans dropping ten quid of the fee,
But the worst of them all, is that drunken old know-all,
That musical expert and self-made MC.
So if you've any notion to make a commotion,
I pray now attention you'll pay unto me.

(Chorus)
So come all ye fleadh ceol boys I do things my way,
I do what I want when I sing and I play.
If this you don't like, then get up on your bike,
For it's equal to me if you go or you stay.

Now we're sitting down here and we're having a few tunes,
It's the grandest old session that I've seen in years.
But as God as my witness there be some ignorant moron,
And in no time at all he'll be all bored to tears.
With his "Won't you play this one?" and "Can't you play that one?"
"Play some piece of rock and we'll liven this place!"
But says I "You old gobshite, you wouldn't know rock,
If it jumped up and clocked you straight into your face."

Chorus

This same individual won't be there when you've started,
But he'll surely be there when you've finished your stint.
For he's already closed all the other locations,
And only comes in when he can't get more drink.
He'll exhort you to play just to keep the bar open,
He'll sing an old dirge without rhythm or rhyme.
Some nonsensical drivel that he can't remember,
Yet still he'll keep singing the same old three lines.

Chorus

Now every known creature has a female equivalent,
And this one's no different. (The insulting old cow...)
She's as drunk as a lord and singing dischorded,
And wondering why you can't accompany her now.
But myself having manners will say "I don't know it,
Besides the time's gone and we have to go home."
But what I'd like to say is: "I don't want to play it,
Now will you kindly feck off and leave me alone?"

Chorus

So come all ye good people and give us proper order,
When we play a tune or when we sing a song,
For it took dedication and it sure wasn't easy,
And no, we're not making them up as we go along.
If you think you can do it, you're welcome to try it,
We'll pack up our cases and leave you alone.
But if not then shut up and let others enjoy it,
And we'll all be contented before we go home.

Chorus

"The Pub Musician's Complaint" by Don Murphy
http://www.irishmusicreview.com/sexsca.htm

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Tunes in SWFL Fiddler's head: seems like a lot but it'll never be enough

Songs in SWFL Fiddler's head: too many

Proportion of SWFL Fiddler's ability to Sean Nos dance versus desire: miniscule, but now improving at my own painstaking pace thanks to http://www.seannosdance.com.

Ability of SWFL Fiddler to do some sort of shambolic Appalachian stomp mixed with Sean Nos dance after consuming a few pints when the music is really good: Fairly decent, from what I've been told. Not buying it though. It keeps taking more and more pints for me to do it...

Amount of misplaced self importance one needs to have in order to be able to refer to one's self in the third-person: Infinite.

Tunes in SWFL Fiddler's tunebook: 201

Details History Tunebook

Number of tunes submitted: 0

Number of tunes requested: 0

Number of recordings submitted: 0

Number of links submitted: 1

Newest Links submitted:

Big Whistle Music: Maker Feature May 22nd 2008

Number of sessions submitted: 3

Newest Sessions submitted:

Daly's Boathouse Grill September 11th 2008
The Celtic Ray March 1st 2008
Lally's Irish Pub June 21st 2007

Number of events submitted: 0

Number of discussions submitted: 32

Newest Discussions submitted:

The Xi’An Si May 14th 2009
Bodhran lolcat April 23rd 2009
Warning: problem session in progress! April 14th 2009
O'Boobigan's is No More March 27th 2009
Seamus Creagh March 15th 2009

Number of comments submitted: 3815

Newest comments submitted:

Discussions Re: The Various Cross-bowing Methods November 22nd 2009
Discussions Re: The Various Cross-bowing Methods November 22nd 2009
Discussions Re: Badhran Player or musician November 22nd 2009
Discussions Re: When is a session not a session ? ...ongoing discussion..... November 22nd 2009
Discussions Re: The Various Cross-bowing Methods November 22nd 2009
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A Fig For A Kiss slip jig Edorian
Alexander's hornpipe Dmajor
The Anascaul polka Adorian
The Ashplant reel Edorian
The Bag Of Spuds reel Gmajor
The Bag Of Spuds reel Adorian
The Ballydesmond polka Adorian
The Ballydesmond polka Adorian
Bang Your Frog On The Sofa reel Dminor
Banish Misfortune jig Dmixolydian
The Bank Of Turf jig Dmajor
The Banshee reel Gmajor
The Blackbird reel Dmajor
The Blackthorn Stick jig Gmajor
The Blackthorne Stick reel Dmixolydian
The Blarney Pilgrim jig Dmixolydian
The Blue-Eyed Rascal hornpipe Gmajor
The Boys Of Bluehill hornpipe Dmajor
The Britches Full Of Stitches polka Dmajor
Brosna slide Gmajor
The Brosna slide Dmixolydian
The Butterfly slip jig Eminor
Calliope House jig Dmajor
Carolan's Welcome waltz Aminor
The Carraroe jig Dmajor
Casey's Pig hornpipe Gmajor
Chief O'Neill's Favourite hornpipe Dmajor
Christmas Comes But Once A Year jig Gdorian
The Cliffs Of Moher jig Adorian
Come West Along The Road reel Gmajor
The Concertina reel Dmajor
The Connaughtman's Rambles jig Dmajor
The Cook In The Kitchen jig Gmajor
Cooley's reel Eminor
Cooley's hornpipe Gmajor
The Cow That Ate The Blanket jig Gmajor
Cronin's hornpipe Gmajor
The Croppies' March polka Dmajor
The Cuil Aodha slide Dmajor
The Dawn reel Amajor
The Dawn reel Dmajor
Denis Murphy's slide Dmajor
Dennis Murphy's polka Dmajor
The Dingle Regatta slide Dmajor
Donnybrook Fair jig Gmajor
Drowsy Maggie reel Edorian
The Dunmore Lasses reel Eminor
Eamonn McGivney's hornpipe Edorian
The Eavesdropper jig Gmajor
Egan's polka Dmajor
Fanny Poer waltz Gmajor
Fasten The Leg In Her jig Gmajor
Father Kelly's reel Dmajor
Father O'Flynn jig Dmajor
The Fermoy Lasses reel Eminor
The Flax In Bloom reel Dmajor
The Flowers Of Edinburgh barndance Gmajor
For Ireland I Won't Say Her Name waltz Dmajor
The Foxhunter's slip jig Dmajor
The Foxhunter reel Gmajor
Fred Finn's reel Dmajor
The Frost Is All Over jig Dmajor
Galician Muiñeira jig Gmajor
The Galway Rambler reel Gmajor
The Gander In The Pratie Hole jig Dmajor
Gillian's Apples jig Dmajor
Give Me Your Hand waltz Gmajor
The Glasgow reel Dminor
The Glass Of Beer reel Bminor
Gleanntan Frolics slide Dmajor
The Gobby O jig Adorian
The Gravel Walks reel Adorian
The Green Fields Of America reel Gmajor
The Greencastle hornpipe Gmajor
The Hare In The Corn jig Dmajor
The Hare In The Corn slide Gmajor
Haste To The Wedding jig Dmajor
The Heather Breeze reel Gmajor
Hector The Hero waltz Dmajor
The Humours Of Glendart jig Dmajor
I Buried My Wife And Danced On Top Of Her jig Dminor
Inisheer waltz Dmixolydian
The Irish Washerwoman jig Gmajor
Joanie's jig Dmajor
John Brosnan's polka Gmajor
John Brosnan's polka Dmajor
John Walsh's polka Gmajor
Julia Delaney's reel Ddorian
The Keel Row strathspey Gmajor
The Kerfunken jig Dmajor
The Kesh jig Gmajor
The Kid On The Mountain slip jig Eminor
King Of The Fairies hornpipe Edorian
The Kishkeam Lasses slide Dmajor
Langstrom's Pony jig Amixolydian
The Last Pint hornpipe Gmajor
Leather Away The Wattle-O polka Dmajor
Leslie's March jig Dmajor
The Lilting Banshee jig Adorian
The Little Stack Of Wheat hornpipe Gmajor
The Liverpool hornpipe Dmajor
Loftus Jones reel Amajor
The Longford Tinker reel Dmajor
Lucy Farr's barndance Gmajor
Mad Dan reel Gmajor
Maggie In The Woods polka Gmajor
The Maid Behind The Bar reel Dmajor
The Maid Of Holywell reel Dmajor
The Marino waltz Gmajor
Martin Wynne's reel Dmajor
Matt People's reel Aminor
Merrily Kissed The Quaker slide Gmajor
Mickey Callaghan's slide Dmajor
Miss McLeod's reel Gmajor
The Mist On The Mountain jig Adorian
Molly Ban reel Edorian
Morrison's jig Edorian
The Mountain Road reel Dmajor
The Mouth Of The Tobique reel Gmajor
Mrs. Judge hornpipe Aminor
Munster Buttermilk jig Gmajor
The Murroe polka Gmajor
Music In The Glen reel Gmajor
The Musical Priest reel Bminor
My Darling Asleep jig Dmajor
The Mystery reel Gmajor
Nell Fee's polka Dmajor
The Newmarket polka Amajor
The Newmarket polka Amajor
O'Boobigan's hornpipe Gmajor
O'Donnell Abu barndance Dmajor
O'Keefe's slide Adorian
Off To California hornpipe Gmajor
Old Hag, You Have Killed Me jig Dmixolydian
The Old reel Adorian
The Otter's Holt reel Bminor
Out On The Ocean jig Gmajor
Over The Moor To Maggie reel Gmajor
The Oyster Girl jig Gmajor
Padraig O'Keefe's slide Dmajor
Padraig O'Keefe's slide Eminor
Patsy Geary's jig Dmajor
Patsy Geary's jig Dmixolydian
The Peeler's Jacket reel Gmajor
Planxty George Brabazon reel Gmajor
The Post Road To Boston reel Dmajor
The Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow waltz Adorian
The Rakes Of Kildare jig Adorian
The Rambling Pitchfork jig Dmajor
The Red Haired Boy reel Amixolydian
The Reel With The Burl reel Edorian
Rickett's hornpipe Dmajor
The Rights Of Man hornpipe Eminor
Rip The Calico reel Dmixolydian
The Road To Lisdoonvarna slide Edorian
The Roaring Barmaid jig Gmajor
The Rocky Road To Dublin slip jig Adorian
Rolling In The Ryegrass reel Dmajor
The Rose In The Heather jig Dmajor
Ryan's polka Dmajor
Saddle The Pony jig Gmajor
The Sailor's Bonnet reel Dmajor
Saint Anne's reel Dmajor
The Salamanca reel Dmajor
Sallbacher Masur mazurka Gmajor
The Sally Gardens reel Gmajor
The Scartaglen polka Gmajor
The Scartaglen slide Dmajor
Scotch Mary reel Adorian
She Said She Couldn't Dance polka Gmajor
The Showman's Fancy hornpipe Dmajor
Si Bheag Si Mhor waltz Dmajor
The Siege Of Ennis polka Gmajor
The Silver Spear reel Dmajor
The Silver Spire reel Dmajor
The Sliabh Luachra polka Dmajor
The Sligo Maid reel Adorian
The Sligo reel Dmajor
The Snowy Path slip jig Dmajor
Speed The Plough reel Dmajor
The Star Above The Garter slide Gmajor
The Star Of Munster reel Adorian
The Swallowtail jig Adorian
Sweeney's polka Gmajor
The Sweet Flowers Of Milltown barndance Gmajor
Swinging On The Gate reel Gmajor
The Teetotaler's reel Gmajor
The Tenpenny Bit jig Adorian
Toss The Feathers reel Edorian
The Trip To Windsor reel Amajor
Tripping Up The Stairs jig Dmajor
Twilight In Portroe reel Amajor
The Upperchurch polka Gmajor
The Walls Of Liscarrol jig Dmixolydian
Walter Sammon's Grandmother reel Dmajor
Where Lilies Bloom polka Gmajor
Whiskey Before Breakfast reel Dmajor
The Wise Maid reel Dmajor
Within A Mile Of Dublin reel Dmixolydian
The Wonder hornpipe Gmajor
Young Nedd Of The Hill polka Aminor

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