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metascrawl - Posted - 11/06/2011:  15:43:22


It's Funny that Blue Cheese, edited his original post to say 'thread closed!' ages ago. Apparently not my friend!

Tom Hanway - Posted - 11/09/2011:  03:05:34



quote:


Originally posted by metascrawl




It's Funny that Blue Cheese, edited his original post to say 'thread closed!' ages ago. Apparently not my friend!






LOL, well beginner's mind doesn't have a "thread closed" clause.  How to play Celtic tunes -- not just Irish ones -- is not a case-closed topic and the many techniques and approaches for this style are still being discovered and worked out.  It's a huge topic with many different avenues, plots and subplots. 



People, of course, are always free to initiate and leave a thread whenever they choose, but the topic doesn't die as a result of someone having answered his own question or thinking that a thread is closed (for him).



Notice how this thread isn't titled:  How to play Irish tunes, which is a different topic, though closely related.



So many tunes, so little time.



Thank you for posting!



Tom  wink



Edited by - Tom Hanway on 11/09/2011 03:07:15

Tom Hanway - Posted - 11/09/2011:  03:11:51



quote:


Originally posted by Tom Hanway




Mel Bay's Complete Book of Irish & Celtic 5-String Banjo (originally published in 1998) now comes with the CD inside the book and it's also available as a PDF download. 



I still suggest getting the hard cover book and CD together.  It's now now in Mel Bay's "best seller" category, and they've done a wonderful job with distribution worldwide, also found in libraries. 



I am here to help, anytime. 





All the best,



Tom




Originally posted by imac50




Congratulations on being in the best sellers category. No surprise, really. It is a great book.






Iain, much appreciated.  ~ Tom


metascrawl - Posted - 11/14/2011:  08:29:16



@Tom Hanway - I hope you don't think I was suggesting the conversation should end - I've been following and enjoying it, as I'd like to know more about this music. It's just that the 'thread closed!' comment amused me. :)



On another tack, what do people think of Ken Perlman's Celtic and New England Tunes for Clawhammer Banjo?


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