Loughcurra’s one hundred and ninety-two comments

Ships in Full Sail (with the third part) more…

Hopefully not like waltzes, here’s a couple more…

Well done, really handy option more…

Discussion on tempos here... more…

As above, contact Hammy first and if he can’t take it he’ll advise who to take it to more…

Often associated with Mary Bergin as it appears in a pair of ‘Hornpipes’ on Feadoga Stain (on a Bb whistle) more…

I’m not sure it matters greatly in the grand scheme of things whether the trad police insist that we play tunes rather than airs or melodies (and lots of tunes are derived from airs to songs). more…

A slide is a dance step and you’d choose an appropriate tune to play for it. Slides are only really common in some parts of the country, so you’d sometimes hear a tune played as a single jig in some places and as a slide in others. I’d say a slide i... more…

Beare Island more…

You didn’t mention if you already play other instruments but if you’re based in Galway then you’ll find plenty of local repertoire, including a lot of well known tunes. The ‘most popular’ tune list here will be fine. If Steph Geremia is around a... more…