Steve Owen’s one hundred and twenty-two comments

This is a very nice addition to the site. Thanks Jeremy 🙂 more…

Joe Ryan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlVTsm1Br-8 more…

DonaldK, Yes of course, when you need to augment a fifth that is natural in a flat key then it must become sharp. At the end of the day it comes down to which degree of the scale is making up the chords. And actually, I was glad I read your post, as I'... more…

Bazza, VTmoon was correct as he was describing a pure diminished and minor flat 5, which each only have 3 notes. You've described a diminished 7th and minor flat 5 7th, which are four note chords. Btw it's the convention not to mix sharps and flats, s... more…

That technology comes from the age of that fiddler. Today, I'd recommend a micro-fibre cloth. Nourishment not needed 🙂 more…

Bazza, I think it's a great idea. It will help backers who are unfamiliar with the style and it gives insight into the melodies' progression from a harmonic viewpoint. I think probably most, if not all, of Maria Holohan's transcriptions have been poste... more…

Every tune, or it's precursors would have had to be 'composed' at some point in time. I suppose that some composers in this genre would actually appreciate their compositions being quietly absorbed into the tradition. more…

https://thesession.org/tunes/1748 more…

Get well soon and hope this makes you smile 🙂 more…

I suspect this wasn't the correct pub anyway... Probably The Brown Cow in Louth. more…