Irish and Celtic Fingerstyle Banjo

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Irish and Celtic Fingerstyle Banjo

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Pioneering 5-string styles to play traditional tunes from Ireland, Celtic lands, ex-Celtic lands, and the Celtic diaspora.

82 Members, Created 5/11/2012 -

Administrators: Tom Hanway (owner) , peter somerville

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Revised Tab With Fingering: Lilting Banshee

Years ago Tom Hanway asked why I didn't include picking fingering in my tab. My reason was I thought players experienced enough to play it would have their preferences. But I also realized it... Read More
From Old Hickory 6 years ago
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Jameson TV Commercial, Tom Hanway on 5-String Banjo

Please see the TV commercial for Jameson Irish Whiskey, Scully was to Blame, part of their global campaign to catch up to the gin trend in Ireland and the... Read More
From Tom Hanway 8 years ago
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Sharon Shannon - Live at Dolan's Warehouse 2006

Irish and Celtic musicians have long flirted with and absorbed other musics into the living tradition. Here is a contemporary example by Sharon Shannon and The Big Band. That's her... Read More
From Tom Hanway 11 years ago
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Bluegrass Today on-line article: New Celtic Banjo Book

Bluegrass Today has an on-line feature article about my newest Mel Bay tune collection, Easy Irish and Celtic Melodies for 5-String Banjo: Best-Loved Airs and Session Tunes: New... Read More
From Tom Hanway 13 years ago
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Celtic tabs: Donnybrook Fair & Gallagher's Frolics

I posted these to the Hangout tab archive back in 2011. They both tend more to the melodic style rather than the Celtic three finger style as Tom describes it. But I think the melodies... Read More
From Old Hickory 13 years ago
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Tablature: Little Rabbit Linked by Tom Hanway 11 years ago: Here is a Scruggsy arrangement for the OT tune, with some melodic and Celtic-style flourishes.
Forum Post: (untitled) Linked by kirbonite 11 years ago
Blog Entry: How does one know when to retire? Linked by Tom Hanway 11 years ago: About learning.
Tablature: Follow the Leader (Reno & Smiley) Linked by Tom Hanway 11 years ago: Reno's staccato single-string work is legendary stuff, a bold stylistic departure from Earl's approach. Great for tunes!
Tablature: New Five Cents (Ruffled Drawers) Linked by Tom Hanway 11 years ago: Here is the setting (for my mp3) using Double D tuning (Double C-Capo II) for ‘New Five Cents’, the Old Time reel that goes under interchangeable titles.
MP3: New Five Cents (Ruffled Drawers) - Double D Tuning Linked by Tom Hanway 11 years ago: Here is an unadorned version using Double D tuning (Double C-Capo II) for the Old Time reel that goes under interchangeable titles. Hornpipe version to follow with lots of fretting-hand ornamentation.
Tablature: Buffalo Nickel Linked by Tom Hanway 11 years ago: Here is a Celtic fingerstyle setting using Double D tuning (Double C-Capo II) for the Old Time reel. This setting uses a lot of fretting-hand ornamentation and makes for a lovely hornpipe. Enjoy!
Tablature: Ruffled Drawers (New Five Cents) Linked by Tom Hanway 11 years ago: This is an OT tune for which I have several settings, including a hornpipe version. Here is a setting using Double D tuning (Double C-Capo II).
	Carnival Station - The Saturday Night Show_Nov 2nd 2013 Linked by Tom Hanway 11 years ago: Playing my original Stelling SwallowTail Deluxe for a live appearance on RTE One TV (Dublin, Ireland), The Saturday Night Show with Brendan O'Connor; 'Carnival Station' written by John Walsh
Tablature: Newmarket Polka Linked by jkacur 11 years ago: I'm proposing another name for this piece could be "A Study in the Alternate-String Pull-Off" :)