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: Anach Cuain / A Dorian Linked by Tom Hanway 13 years ago: A bare bones arrangement of the famous Irish air and lament. Compare with the highly ornamented version of 'Anach Cuain'.
Tablature: Blackberry Blossom Jig Linked by Tom Hanway 13 years ago: I thought it would be fun to come up with a jiggy 6/8 arrangement for Blackberry Blossom, the well-known fiddle tune. This has some interesting ornamentation in the B part, as well. Enjoy!
MP3: (untitled) Linked by androo 13 years ago: Taken from Chris Grotewohl's Celtic 5 String book. Better description in my music section.
MP3: (untitled) Linked by androo 13 years ago: Ploughing my way through The Broken Pledge and Julia Delaney. These go together nicely.
Tablature: Garryowen Linked by Tom Hanway 13 years ago: This is in “Celtic E Modal” tuning, which I stumbled across many years ago. I use this tuning (and related “Dogface” tuning) to experiment with "complex tonality" and different modalities.
MP3: (untitled) Linked by androo 13 years ago: The Collier's Reel/Monaghan Twig/The Ladies Pantelletes. A little Irish tunage in honour of St. Patrick.
Tablature: Colored Aristocracy Linked by Tom Hanway 13 years ago: This is a traditional tune, a cakewalk that I think would work fine at an Irish session, but it's really a minstrel tune!
Forum Post: (untitled) Linked by kirbonite 13 years ago
	Wind that Shakes the Barley 5-string banjo Linked by Ragaisis 14 years ago: This tune has been kicking my butt forEVER. But I really like it.
	Caislean An Oir - Golden Castle on the 5-string banjo Linked by Ragaisis 14 years ago