SLIGO STYLE - Declan Folan

Sligo Style showcases the breathtaking musicianship, skill and virtuosity of four of Sligo’s finest traditional musicians - Declan Folan, Phillip Duffy, Oisin MacDiarmada and Seamie O’Dowd - as they give Waterboys fiddler, Steve Wickham, a master class in the subtleties and unique beauty of the Sligo Style of traditional fiddle playing.
The Sligo Style of fiddling is renowned in traditional music circles and represents a unique cultural phenomenon which was exported to the US by a handful of local men, whose subsequent recordings were to have an enduring legacy in the way the fiddle has been played since.
Produced as a series of fiddle master-classes by the Creative team of Ocean Media, a subsidiary of Ocean FM, with funding from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland.

[@laimhegleiote8391]

Declan, so good to see and hear you play as you did from a child. You have and always had the sweetest tone and true Sligo style..

[@avermontlife]

Over here in the states, we cannot source much in the way of recordings of these great fiddlers, so I'm lucky to have a copy of Declan and Junior's cd. Thanks for making this available.

[@shmusicrecords8755]

Jesus he nearly lost the fiddle on us there at 11:49 XD

[@andyrrria]

Thank you for doing this. It is so helpful and so interesting

[@dainforsythe7129]

Wonderful example of a musical conversation, there at 20:00 - 22:00 abouts. Thank you for this fantastic quick deep dive into this style.

[@elpajaronegro]

Great! Thanks very much!

[@mactcampbell]

Extremely interesting. I guess it's called Folk Music which was handed down through several generations be ear a lot of the time. I played in sessions in Limerick, Killarney, and Cork. You would have musicians from various regions with different styles and versions of tunes. When playing in session, however, it would come out in unison as though everyone was playing exactly the same notes.

[@dazpatreg]

Thanks a million guys! Looking forward to working my way through these

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[@kelamuni]

rolls are called "turns" in classical music, not mordents.

[@ilenedream]

Fabulous! Who was the author to the Trip to Sligo book? Love this series.

[@ringletsrua6099]

Bernard Flaherty - you can buy it from the Coleman Music Centre Online Store colemanirishmusic.com/shop/product.php?id=343

[@patward6567]

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