Name: The Jolly Beggarman Type: Hornpipe Key: A mixolydian Level: Beginner/Intermediate Music: https://thesession.org/tunes/566 The version we're playing here is probably closest to the 2nd setting on The Session. Tabs: click here This week I'm teaching The Jolly Beggarman, which I learned as The Red Haired Boy. I probably learned it because it was called The Red Haired Boy. But I digress. It's a nice hornpipe whose A part is similar to its B part, making it easy to pick up pretty quickly. It's played in bluegrass jams probably as much as it is in Irish sessions. --Dan Let's give it a listen. I like this version played by Emmett Cooke, who also calls it Red Haired Boy. Slowed down for learning
At a moderate tempo
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Name: The Honeymoon Type: Reel Key: G Major Level: Intermediate Music: https://thesession.org/tunes/2064 GDAE tabs: click here Diana Havlin, from the Washington, DC area of the United States, shares: This is a lovely little tune that I learned from a recording on the concertina player Edel Fox's solo CD, Chords and Beryls. The melody is simple but holds a lot of interest. So let's give a listen to a performance of the reel, with the awesome percussive sound of a couple of step dancers thrown in for good measure: Slowed down for learning
At tempoDina Havlin is a Washington, DC-based tenor banjo and concertina player. Known by the alias ‘Diana the Goddess,’ she can be found around the greater DC/Baltimore area promoting #concertinatakeover
Name: The Humours of Glendart Type: Jig Key: D Major Level: Beginner/Intermediate Music: https://thesession.org/tunes/45 The second setting on The Session is closest to the version being taught here, but note that for some reason the A part is inadvertently listed twice on that site. Tabs: click here A couple of years ago I started a Spotify playlist called "Tunes to Learn," and this tune was one of the first to be added to the list. It's got an easy, accessible pattern to it, and it's just lovely to play. I hope you enjoy it, too. I like this version by John Whelan on his album Celtic Roots (Spirit Of Dance). Slowed down for learning
At tempo Name: Barney Bralligan's Type: Slip Jig Key: D major Level: Beginner/Intermediate Music: https://thesession.org/tunes/1429 Tabs: click here
Slowed down for learningNow let's learn the tune. As a reminder, the sheet music is available in the Session link at the top; the first setting is what's being taught here. But if you can learn it by ear without "the dots," give it a try!
At tempo
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