Greg Finucane’s eleven comments

The second item on track one - Donegal Highland which links to Old Wheel of Fortune - really doesn't seem correct (at least the iTunes version as there seem to be different releases). I'd quite like to know what it is though..... more…

Sean Ryan has been in great form at the current willie week - even visible at 8:45 am, most impressive more…

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Yeah, i have serious difficulty with equal temperament after a long detour through Persian music for 20 years, as almost every musical lineage over there has slightly different notes (in cents) depending on which (sub)tradition (major city, family, instru... more…

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Yes I have a few instruments that lived at work for a few years to avoid questions.... more…

Hmm guilty as charged; 4 mandolins, 1 mandola, 1 octave mando, 2 tenor banjos (one strung jazz tuning), 1 acoustic guitar, 1 Les Paul, two wooden flutes, two polymer flutes one with 8 keys, three fifes, low D and low G and various C and D whistles (one li... more…

Hi - have sent you a message, cheers Greg more…

You could borrow my Martin OOOM as long as you leave an arm or leg as guarantee of return... where in the country will you be? Cheers, Greg more…

IMHO it depends on the tune, sometimes taking your wrist up and down and using 3 fingers works better on banjo, and sometimes a guitar type one finger per fret is better - no hard and fast rules, just flexible and fast tunes, whereas on mandolin (and mand... more…