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Thanks for this comparison, Enda. I learnt it as a three parter hop jig. Would you say the 2 parter comes from the song? Is the 3 parter the original version? Some people double it up too (here in Belfast). I do prefer the feel of it as a single. Thanks for your input!

My daughters favourite song is the black frog she played it for the fleadh competion now all her music group are playing it 😊

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1st class Enda. The Breathing & time signatures make this a mountain of a song to play!

You keep your palm completely off the top/ bridge yea?

Great tune❤

Sooo good thanks Enda you legend!! Is your G tuned up to A?

Nice one hon the dubliners should do a tribute to barney mckenna love his version of boulavogue on banjo

Awesome, thank you

Hi Enda..do you know a tune called..Where's the wife..? I saw a video on RUclips..the man is not sure if this the right name for the tune..also i think where he is from they call it hornpipe ii.i would love to hear you play a version of it 🙏

Once I conquer the banjo it's the mandolin next and then......the world!!! Or cake ya cake 😕

Any advice for a total beginner who just wants to learn a few Irish trad songs ala Luke Kelly and not so much polkas and reels.

I am delighted to report that, thanks to Enda's great lesson, this was the first set I led at a session, just last night. Check out all he has to offer!

What tuning is the banjo in

Nice And lively EndA you really can make it Sing ❤

Thank you for sharing your expertise with us Enda. It is extremely helpful and appreciated!

As an American I always giggle at the slide ornaments Irish players do, that somehow resist sounding like blues inflections at all despite being nearly the same as what a bluegrass player would play!

Usually play this with Harvest Home & Off to California.

One of my favourites to go along wit Mickley callaghans fancy and where's the wife..chords sound awesome but give me palpitations 😂😂 I sill play till the fingers fall off or the missus finds where I hid the key so she can get out of the shed....

Great stuff Enda! Love the tune and great suggestions on ways of integrating aspects of advanced playing :)

How true everything you say here is. Would that I'd had this advice when I started out on the guitar many years ago. I must say that I've never thought of it as practice - it's just enjoying playing. I like your bluegrass picking which starts at 3:15 😊- the ultimate aim of some bluegrassers is to play like this, judging from what I hear these days!

How many crochet (quarter note) beats per minute would you suggest for a reel? A terrific lesson, your advice regarding triplets switched on the light bulb for me, thanks very much!

Love the back story on this and a great tune! Lúnasa..! I'll definitely get back into listening to them now- it's been a while! Always fun to circle back to good music- it's like discovering a great band all over again :)

Beautiful Irish name for a beautiful jig. Go raibh maith agait, Enda!

I know this as Catherine Kelly's. Great tune whatever it gets called

What a great lesson on making music.

of course when Enda plays a banjo it doesn't really matter how good it is - it'll sound great. ;--}

Yeah!! Got some drive!! Bet people holding back on tapping to the beat

Really good banjo playing great job. 🎼🎵🎶🎼🎵🎶❤️

Thank you for sharing. You’re a great teacher. So much appreciated.

Woooo nice! PS thanks for sharing 'that face'...I've got plenty of that to go around. Inspiring that there's always something else to work on

Hup!!

Very nice

Thanks a mil for sharing enda, definitely my fault is when picking i go in that backward ark getting closer to the bridge so that's something to practice and the plectrum squeeze is something i need to work on, the five out of ten, super

Beautiful! I fell in love with bluegrass music over fifty years ago, and also Irish music. I like the speed at which you're playing this tune, and those triplets fit in perfectly. How about a 'We Banjo 3 play Bluegrass' CD someday? 🙂

In a world where tenor banjo resources are incredibly scarce, your channel provides a beacon of light for people learning the instrument. Thank you for your continued effort, time and willingness to share your expertise.I for one would be a far worse player with out your teachings and for that i am truly grateful.

Oh no, I am totally guilty of striking those strings hard, especially when I feel like I'm too quiet to lead a tune. I try to not do that too iften because as you point out, after a certain point the strings' magnitude of interaction causes undesirable noises.

Interesting to hear your thoughts about resting you fingers on the head of the banjo. Always wondered why Barney McKenna did that and what advantage he got out if it - but then again, he was Barney McKenna!

Great stuff! I have to take a break from the pipes, because I developed a focal hand dystonia. I still wanna play trad and I'm already a guitarist. I wanna start with the banjo. Are those 250 quid Koda Banjos good enough for a beginner?

Odd thing with the picks. I use a 1.25 mm music maker pick and I get to to sound the same as the thinner picks to my ear

Great stuff as usual Enda, Thanks ,

Good advice with the high b. The note I always dread in a tune. My little finger is crap to stretch. Good video Enda.

This is wonderfully produced but I cant figure out what a tenor banjo is. Explanations on line dont help. I have a banjolele strung as a uke. What are you playing ? I love the sound.

Thank you

What pick do you use for mandolin

Banjo players and their relentless friggin triplets...

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Morning. Will be working on my learn by ear in preparation for camp.

I like them all but 8 and 10 stand out for me 👍