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Nate Ryan

I've been a jazz musician all my life, but I recently started playing fiddle. My family's from County Clare, but we got run out of Ireland long ago.

My grandma and all my old aunties used to tell me about all of the fiddle players in our family and how my great grandma taught violin when she first came to America. It was a big deal for them that I became a musician here in the states.

It's a shame that my grandma is gone now. She would have loved to hear me play these tunes. somehow I think she's the one who is sitting on my shoulder whispering the melodies to me while I play.

People play for a lot of reasons, but I play this music to be close to her again as we all miss her very much.

Tunes in Nate Ryan's tunebook: 56

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Number of tunes requested: 0

Number of recordings submitted: 0

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Number of discussions submitted: 12

Newest Discussions submitted:

a Question About Variations.... October 22nd 2009
Uillean Pipes for 100 knicker???? September 30th 2009
Playing Tunes in the Key of "C" September 18th 2009
Anyone care to talk about drones and chords in the GDAD tuning for Zouks? July 30th 2009
air travel with concertinas??? October 14th 2008

Number of comments submitted: 446

Newest comments submitted:

Discussions Re: Is trad music becoming too academic November 20th 2009
Discussions Re: Tenor Guitar cases....Where? November 20th 2009
Discussions Re: Favorite Ancient Tune November 20th 2009
Discussions Re: Is trad music becoming too academic November 20th 2009
Discussions Re: 8 string vs. 10 string bouzouki November 19th 2009
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The Banshee reel Gmajor
The Broken Pledge reel Ddorian
The Bucks Of Oranmore reel Dmajor
The Butterfly slip jig Eminor
The Cat In The Corner jig Dmixolydian
The Congress reel Adorian
The Connaughtman's Rambles jig Dmajor
Cooley's reel Eminor
Devanny's Goat reel Dmajor
Drowsy Maggie reel Edorian
The Ewe reel Gmajor
Father Kelly's reel Dmajor
Father Kelly's reel Gmajor
The Frog In The Well jig Eminor
Gallagher's Frolics jig Edorian
Garrett Barry's jig Gmajor
The Harvest Home hornpipe Dmajor
The Humours Of Tulla reel Dmajor
Julia Delaney's reel Ddorian
The Kerfunken jig Dmajor
The Kesh jig Gmajor
The Lilting Banshee jig Adorian
The Little Stack Of Wheat hornpipe Gmajor
The Maid Behind The Bar reel Dmajor
The Mason's Apron reel Amajor
Maud Millar reel Dmixolydian
Miss McLeod's reel Gmajor
The Morning Dew reel Edorian
Morrison's jig Edorian
The Mountain Road reel Dmajor
The Mug Of Brown Ale jig Adorian
My Love Is In America reel Dmajor
Off To California hornpipe Gmajor
Out On The Ocean jig Gmajor
Paddy Fahy's reel Gmajor
The Pigeon On The Gate reel Edorian
The Pipe On The Hob jig Dmixolydian
Poll Ha'Penny hornpipe Amixolydian
The Ragged Hank Of Yarn reel Dmixolydian
The Rights Of Man hornpipe Eminor
Rolling In The Barrel reel Adorian
Ryan's polka Dmajor
Sean Bui jig Dmajor
Sean Ryan's jig Adorian
The Silver Spear reel Dmajor
The Sligo Maid reel Adorian
The Tap Room reel Eminor
The Tar Road To Sligo jig Dmajor
Tell Her I Am jig Gmajor
Tobin's Favourite jig Dmajor
Toss The Feathers reel Edorian
The Trip To Athlone jig Dmajor
The Trip To Durrow reel Dmajor
Tripping Up The Stairs jig Dmajor
The Wind That Shakes The Barley reel Dmajor
The Wise Maid reel Dmajor

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