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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	Carolan's Draught (Celtic Fingerstyle) Linked by Tom Hanway 12 years ago: Similar to my recording for Complete Book of Irish & Celtic 5-String Banjo, and in my BHO Music Files. Note fretting-hand fingerings: index (i), middle (m), ring (r), and pinky (p) fingers. Enjoy!
MP3: Carolan's Concerto - from Complete Book of Irish & Celtic 5-String Banjo Linked by Tom Hanway 12 years ago: This classic piece by the blind harper O'Carolan (1670-1738) is perfect for Celtic Fingerstyle banjo. It's a popular session tune, played with reverence for the last of the Irish harper-composers.
	Blackberry Blossom (hornpipe) Linked by Tom Hanway 12 years ago: I recorded this back in ’98. I play it today with less bounce and a bit slower. It’s an old American BG and OT standard that has found its way into ITM thanks to Eileen Ivers and John Whelan. Enjoy!
MP3: Tarbolton, The/Longford Collector/Sailor's Bonnet (Celtic fingerstyle) Linked by Tom Hanway 12 years ago: Tune link in response to request in a Celtic 5-string thread: http://www.banjohangout.org/topic/284772/2
	The Longford Collector Linked by Tom Hanway 12 years ago: Please notice the mixture of fretting-hand and picking-hand techniques in Celtic Fingerstyle.
Forum Post: (untitled) Linked by kirbonite 13 years ago
Tablature: Swallowtail Jig, The Linked by Tom Hanway 13 years ago: The prototype Tom Hanway Stelling Swallowtail is named for this jig, also the reel, and the book Swallow Barn. Here's the whole tune in E Dorian mode with melodic and rhythmic variations.
Tablature: Anach Cuain (E Dorian/Beginner) Linked by Tom Hanway 13 years ago: Moved from the standard A Dorian to E Dorian, this is a beginner version of the famous Irish air and lament. I've added fretting-hand fingerings. Enjoy!
Tablature: Swallowtail Jig, The (Opening Phrase) Linked by Tom Hanway 13 years ago: This is an exercise in Celtic fingerstyle banjo illustrating possible melodic variations for the opening phrase of this jig, also comfortable fretting-hand and picking-hand options. (E Dorian)
Tablature: Anach Cuain (Air/Lament) Linked by Tom Hanway 13 years ago: The famous Irish air and lament, based on Dolly MacMahon's sean-nos version in A Dorian. This is highly ornamented. It's can also be played in 3/4 and in 6/8, as jig, known as 'The Sheep in the Boat'.