Robin Bird’s seventeen comments

Christy, feel free to correct it as need be. more…

What part of Canada? Are you looking to buy in person or online? more…

An 18th century folk song. more…

Also, I do not believe it is a polka, but I’m not sure what tune type it is as the notation I created is in 2/4 time. more…

This is a traditional Irish song. I first heard it as sung by the Clancy Brothers. more…

This is a slow, melancholy song by folk singer/song-writter Lui Collins. more…

A traditional tune from Orkney Islands collected by James Child (Child Ballad #113). more…

Mine was made in Salt Lake City Utah by Peter Prier or one of his sons or students. It was a gift from my amazing & loving parents in middle school/early high school. more…

Arthur, I’ve been playing violin for about 15 years and I often have trouble telling notes on the G-string apart just going by ear. I think it has to do with frequency of play. G gets much less attention in many folk tunes. Nothing to be ashamed of. more…

Oh goodness! Thank you Free Reed for the wonderful story and video! I sure had a good laugh! I hope one day I too will be able to achieve the level of transportation via music that elderly gentleman with hair akimbo was experiencing! more…