I have a spare copy of Vincent's 'The Purple Heather'. I've also a spare of Néillidh Boyle's 'A Feeling in the Blood', if anyone's interested. I would not be prepared to copy either of these into mp3 format.
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Almost thirty years ago on a visit to Bucharest I had a conversation with an Irish guy - who was living there - at a party. Earlier that day I had been at an antique shop and had seen a fiddle there; though I didn't play the fiddle at the time I was quite...
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I've added the slow air that precedes the three jigs, the Scots Gaelic song Failte Rubha Bhatairnis (Welcome to Rhu Vaternish) to complete the medley as it appears on the album:
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For me as a guitarist it was paying more attention to the shape and finish of my nails. I realized at some point that for my playing, a much shorter nail gave me better results both in technique and tone (and being shorter, they now break far less often, ...
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