Fiddle master and colourful character (any colour as long as it's black), able to dominate any scene by effectively looming over every person present at the astonishing and disastrous height of 6'1". oh, and by generally dominating, and loom-inous.... Normaly to be found in plainclothes driving a generic Honda sedan (too many of the bloody things about!), but prefers a loose-fitting black robe with hood (scythe optional, but preffered) and riding a pale horse named Binky. Happens to be proficient at Paganini's caprices and the treble, and often enjoys listening to Good Charlotte and the Beach Boys. Customary sideline amusements include rose-gardening, composing symphonies, lutherie, and piping.
And there is still too much time in the day.....
Bout enough about the me I wish I was, and so be prepeared to be stunned at the sheer normalcy of me. Oy.
Anyways, the name be Pádraig (as y'all have no doubt guessed by the way I sign me stunningly idiotic contribustions... or contributions, or whatever). I hail from the US of A, specifically that damp state twixt frozen Washington and scorched California, eg Oregon. I live down in the southern bit, off of I-5. The only major metropolis near hear is Medford, and that's a good 45 minutes by highway from my house... so I'm in the county. :D But at least living in Oregon I don't have to worry about me fiddle drying out. I do play the fiddle, and I'm attempting to unlearn my donegal-like (or is that lite?) habits (single bowin) and get the Sligo/Sliabh Luachra stuff down. Sides... I like polkas. :D
See you out in the wide world over.
Tunes in Pádraig's tunebook: 11
| Jim Ward's | jig | July 20th 2005 |
| I say, there! | August 26th 2005 |
| Question fiddlers! | February 11th 2005 |
| Bring them in! | January 23rd 2005 |
| Box players! Another question.... | January 12th 2005 |
| Box players in America! a question or two......... | January 4th 2005 |
| Sessions | August 22nd 2008 | |
| Discussions | Re: learning by ear in real-time | December 22nd 2007 |
| Discussions | Re: end of an era: our session's being "professionalized" | December 18th 2007 |
| Discussions | Re: Inviting fingering suggestions, please | December 5th 2007 |
| Tunes | November 26th 2007 |
| Name | Type | Key |
|---|---|---|
| Hick's | hornpipe | Gmajor |
| The Lark In The Morning | jig | Dmajor |
| Seamus O'Shanahan's | jig | Aminor |
| Walking In Liffey Street | jig | Gmajor |
| Toss The Feathers | reel | Edorian |
| The Spirits Of Wine | reel | Amajor |
| The Shepherd's Daughter | reel | Adorian |
| Bean An Ti� Ar La�r | reel | Dmajor |
| The Scolding Wife | reel | Dmajor |
| Bog An Lochan | strathspey | Bminor |
| Pórt Na BPúcaí | waltz | Dmajor |