LW’s forty-one comments

If you e-mail me, I’ll give you Gerry Diver’s contact details. He is a very experienced teacher who teaches privately in the Tooting area, which might be convenient for you. more…

I started a thread about this issue a fortnight ago before I flew to Shetland via Aberdeen on British Airways. My flight out was pre the recent troubles, I used my lightweight (?fibreglass - i.e. more…

To everyone who has responded to this post, thank you very much indeed, it’s really helpful information. more…

I am flying to Scotland in 10 days’ time on British Airways, and I have found out that, with effect from earlier in July, hand luggage is being restricted to dimensions 22 inches by 18 inches by 10 inches. more…

See www.comhaltas.com - go onto the section “Fleadh Cheoil” and there is a link to the fleadh rules, in particular what type of tunes you have to play, and what the age groups are. more…

Not so long ago I watched Charlie Lennon playing fiddle on stage with Reg Hall accompanying on piano. Charlie Lennon shouted out the key change each time. All Reg Hall’s changes were seamless, so maybe that means he finds it helpful. more…

I went to a workshop given by Tommy Peoples. He started by asking anyone had difficulty learning by ear and would prefer the dots. more…

I learned fiddle for a while some years ago but was so bad at it that I gave it up. My family hated me practising. more…

I spent my childhood and teens playing just classical piano, no other instrument, and I believe that playing only a (relatively) fixed pitch instrument has given me a very narrow idea of what is in tune – which might not even be right in absolute terms, more…

My local was in an Irish-ish area, and I believe the landlord was Irish; also there were a lot of Irish accents among the punters generally. more…