darach’s fifty-one comments

Awesome, thanks everyone for the advice. Now I have more to work with. Not looking to dazzle and impress people with technical performance, just trying to provide a steady and quiet background to accent all the moods and intricacies in a tune. more…

Can anyone offer tips and advice on alternative chords to use in place of the I IV V standards when backing up tunes on guitar? I’d also appreciate any info on guitar styles or tunings that enrich and emphasize rather than compete with the melody. more…

Yes, great tunes. Had a chance to talk to Phil here in Sauk County WI. The Tannahill Weavers came to play at little Drea’s Bar in Hillpoint. more…

Nice, figured it to have many meanings. Always assumed it referred to people who rake hay, but apparently not. more…

So, what are the rakes of Kildare? more…

Nice tunes, haunting and innovative. more…

There’s a great bunch of dark tunes, thanks again. more…

Great tunes, thanks to all of you more…

Like in Paddy in the Smoke, with bells ringing, people coughing, and a general roar whenever they switch tunes, that’s fun chaos more…

So what are some of the darkest, most eerie tunes out there? I’ve got a few too many bouncy, light reels in my head and need to balance them out with some of the dark and bleak. more…