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Drowsy Maggie – Violin “Drowsy Maggie” is a very popular reel at sessions all over the world. First appearing in O’Neill’s Music of Ireland (1903). So it probably dates back to the mid-nineteenth century. However, there’s not much clear information about the tune’s origin or subsequent history. Unlike it’s name, “Drowsy Maggie” is actually a […]

 Drowsy Maggie – Tin Whistle  “Drowsy Maggie” is a very popular reel at sessions all over the world. First appearing in O’Neill’s Music of Ireland (1903). So it probably dates back to the mid-nineteenth century. However, there’s not much clear information about the tune’s origin or subsequent history. Unlike it’s name, “Drowsy Maggie” […]

 Morning Has Broken – Violin Morning Has Broken is a popular and well-known Christian hymn first published in 1931. It has words by English author Eleanor Farjeon and was inspired by the village of Alfriston in East Sussex, then set to a traditional Scottish Gaelic tune known as “Bunessan” (it shares this tune with […]

 Morning Has Broken  Morning Has Broken is a popular and well-known Christian hymn first published in 1931. It has words by English author Eleanor Farjeon and was inspired by the village of Alfriston in East Sussex, then set to a traditional Scottish Gaelic tune known as “Bunessan” (it shares this tune with the […]

 Valse de poeles or Waltz of the stoves – Violin – Play Along Tab Tutorial I believe this was written by Simon Riopel. It has been said that he was moving stoves (des poêles) for a whole day. So could hardly move his hands, therefore he wrote this really nice waltz that didn’t require […]

  Valse de poeles or Waltz of the stoves – Tin Whistle – Play Along Tab Tutorial I believe this was written by Simon Riopel. It has been said that he was moving stoves (des poêles) for a whole day. So could hardly move his hands, therefore he wrote this really nice waltz that […]

 Remember me – Coco – Tin Whistle – Play Along Tab Tutorial  I recently watched the 2017 animated Pixar film, Coco. If you have not seen it, this movie is great fun for the hole family. And as we all seem to love a good animated movie, with strong family values, I figured […]

 Stairway to Heaven – Led Zepplin – Tin Whistle Cover – Play Along Tab Tutorial  Just to mix it up a little I thought I do an old classic Led Zepplin cover of Stairway to Heaven on the Tin Whistle. It’s a hard one, as the original would need you to play in […]

 Cooley’s Reel – Folk Song – Violin – Play Along Tab Tutorial Apparently, it was once called “The Tulla Reel” and “Luttrell’s Pass,” but became closely associated with master accordion player Joe Cooley (1924-1973) — as it was one of his favs it is still called “Cooley’s Favorite” now and then. And was the […]

  Cooley’s Reel – Tin Whistle – Tab Tutorial Apparently, it was once called “The Tulla Reel” and “Luttrell’s Pass,” but became closely associated with master accordion player Joe Cooley (1924-1973) — as it was one of his favs it is still called “Cooley’s Favorite” now and then. And was the first tune uploaded […]