Will Evans’s six thousand, three hundred and nine comments

The bore calculations include the depth of the tone hole so if you fill it you would interfere with tuning. How much difference? Dont know , but could be an issue with all sorts of things . Tape is your best bet there . more…

A singer will phrase a song in relation to the lyrics, so it will change each time round in the phraseing.... this is the most important way to vary any piece of music, phraseing. more…

It depends on the skin, i prefered a velum skin for the tonal qualities but it was hell to take out to sessions. Great in a stable environment but from a cold dry street to a hot damp pub :-) more…

Hmm, well wed have to ask them, Because we are looking at the same clips but have differing opinions. Id say all the banjo players here have the same natural approach which means either having a wrist rest at that point , or resting their heel on the sk... more…

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BsB0lHfUxKE more…

Look , the way to hold the fiddle is not to grip it with the chin, that is a mistake! Creating all sorts of muscular problems . The fiddle should fit well for start so either a chin rest that relates to neck length or a combination of shoulder and chin r... more…

Try rosies in ballydehob more…

Regarding dows list, i would say to be honest youd be fairly unlikey to hear many if any of them played around sessions in Ireland. But yes most people will know them. There are thousands of tunes in the tradition and a typical player could have 1000 plu... more…

Its quite likely they will know the tunes your starting but you could easily confirm before you do, you dont want to start a set and be left playing alone! :-) the person starting leads the changes in general though there are those musicians who will just... more…

Well id recommend the low D . That way you dont get in their way and can listen watch and learn. more…