In this mandolin lesson, we’ll take a look at O’Carolan #174, written by the blind Irish harpist Turlough O’Carolan in the 17th century. Well suited to the advancing beginner picker, the tune serves as a perfect study to develop right-hand technique in the 6/8 time signature. The title, devoid of a specific name, reflects the historical convention of cataloging O’Carolan’s vast repertoire by number. Go to lesson...
In this melodic banjo lesson, we’ll take a look at O’Carolan #174, written by the blind Irish harpist Turlough O’Carolan in the 17th century. The title, devoid of a specific name, reflects the historical convention of cataloging O’Carolan’s vast repertoire by number. #174 captivates with its intricate harmonies and emotive nuances, and this arrangement takes the beautiful melody and sets it on the banjo in a melodic style, very much creating a ‘harp’ like sound, well suited to the intermediate melodic picker.
In this fingerstyle guitar lesson, we’ll take a look at O’Carolan #174, written by the blind Irish harpist Turlough O’Carolan in the 17th century. The title, devoid of a specific name, reflects the historical convention of cataloging O’Carolan’s vast repertoire by number. #174 captivates with its intricate harmonies and emotive nuances, and this arrangement takes the beautiful melody and develops the harmony and movement for the advancing fingerstyle guitarist. Go to lesson...
In this flatpicking guitar lesson we’ll take a look at Billy in the Low Ground, a popular fiddle tune played in the key of C. There are 2 variations in this arrangement, a basic, intermediate version and a more advanced variation. Spending some time on this tune will certainly develop your picking and will be a great addition to your session tune list! Go to lesson...
‘In The Sweet By And By’ is a popular, old gospel song that is always a great session sing-along! In the key of C, this arrangement features some lovely crosspicking, with a variation for both the verse & chorus melodies. I’d suggest this tune is suited to the advanced picker, but as always, in this lesson we’ll break down the tune and look at some helpful tips. Go to lesson...
G’day! In this mandolin lesson we’ll take a look at Billy in the Low Ground, a popular fiddle tune played in the key of C. There are 2 variations in this arrangement, a basic, intermediate version and a more advanced variation. The lesson also includes technical work which covers some of the fundamental technique required for the tune & your general playing! Go to lesson...
G’day! In this banjo lesson, we’ll take a look at a melodic arrangement of Billy in the Low Ground. Played in the key of C, the banjo is tuned in standard G tuning. We’ll also take a look at a number of ways to play the C Major scale in this tuning, in a melodic style, open position and box pattern. Go to lesson...
Learn to play this Bluegrass fiddle tune ‘Boston Boy’ on the mandolin with this video lesson. In the key of C, this break is inspired by the fiddle playing of Kenny Baker.