foxpaw’s fourteen comments

First time I heard this was when I saw Barry Lyndon in the theatre (back in the 70’s). Sean Potts and Paddy Moloney played it in a set (I think it was just called “Tin Whistles” on the soundtrack). First tune I ever “picked out” by ear. Haunting. more…

Join the Elk River Ramblers with Special Guest for an evening of Celtic and Celt-inspired tunes (think Grateful Dead met an Irish jig and had a love child). It’s always fun at the Fiddlehead at the foot of Snowshoe Mountain!. more…

well, that’s how *I* heard it … more…

First heard in Williamsburg, as played by Bill White. more…

This arrangement is as I played it for dancing in Virginia, so fairly traditional. more…

The problem I face (most often) is I don’t like noodling … I want to know the tune and play it at tempo with other musicians. If the tune is new, I’ll watch and listen and try to figure it out. more…

This is a monthly session held every third Friday of the month. more…

From the “Aird’s Airs and Melodies vol 1” more…

update, ‘…your kurchy’ is now uploaded… more…

an amusing end tune for a medley of jigs or reels. the title alone is worth the playing… more…