I LOVE YOU MARTIN! I've been playing the fiddle badly now for just over a year, and I still enjoy ever awful note I make. To discover your tutorials has cheered me up to say the least. My wife will be devastated that I have more material to murder, but thank you. You are a legend!
Hi Martin, Thanks so much for sharing. your playing seems to get to the very soul of the music. This lesson has brightened up a very dull day. Thanks again.
Martin, yours is one of the easiest ways to learn a tune by ear... continuous repeated playing short parts over and over and over... slowly bit by bit added and without interruption - thanks muchly !
Lovely tune and a nicely-paced tutorial. Not too fast, not too slow -- a great way to learn a tune. Thank you, Martin, for sharing this and the other tunes in your series.
Thank you so much for slowing your magical sounding merry-go-round so we can all pile on and actually play with you. Over and over. And such an easy way to learn. Far faster and more engrained than when I work from the dots. Your fiddle sound has inspired from the beginning of my fiddle life long ago, and while I still haven't mastered your sound (of course), yet as someone else mentioned, I am totally enjoying carrying your melody and trying to make each note as beautiful as possible. On a note to any fiddle beginners, check out the "new approach to violin playing" by kato havas to get a good tone easily from your beginning. Thanks again Maestro. Looking forward to lesson #3!
Similar experience here. I have read through so many collections full of wonderful and surprising tunes, but it is much harder to internalize and remember music read from the dots than it is from learning by ear, and, more importantly, it is much harder to unlock the living meaning of the tune that way, compared to hearing a master musician play. The great thing is that there will be a large group of people who have these lessons in common who will be able to play these tunes together if they gather.
Another chance to play along with my favourite Trad musician! Thank you so much Martin. I have been learning the mandolin for a few years now, I am tempted to join your classes but am guessing they are only really for fiddle players?
I LOVE YOU MARTIN! I've been playing the fiddle badly now for just over a year, and I still enjoy ever awful note I make. To discover your tutorials has cheered me up to say the least. My wife will be devastated that I have more material to murder, but thank you. You are a legend!
So happy to have discovered your lessons - such great tunes which I'm learning on my whistle! Thank you Martin 😊
Hi Martin, Thanks so much for sharing. your playing seems to get to the very soul of the music. This lesson has brightened up a very dull day. Thanks again.
Martin, yours is one of the easiest ways to learn a tune by ear... continuous repeated playing short parts over and over and over... slowly bit by bit added and without interruption - thanks muchly !
Lovely! Reviewing this tune and some others I’ve learned from you before I head over to Ireland for Feakle Fest. Can’t wait to work with ye!
How lovely. Thank you for sharing these lessons. It is wonderful to hear you speak and play.
I could listen to Martin playing for ever Beautiful style Thank you so much Martin
Thank you. Such a sweet tune to learn.
Martin that's gorgeous. You always play at a relaxed pace. It sounds lovely on mandolin too as I murder the fiddle also!
Your lessons are a dream come true. Thankyou!
Lovely tune and a nicely-paced tutorial. Not too fast, not too slow -- a great way to learn a tune. Thank you, Martin, for sharing this and the other tunes in your series.
thanks martin!! love your style. This is a joy during covid
Martin, thank you so much for these lessons. Really gives me something to look forward to!
Thank you! Makes it so easy to learn!
And listening to your sound can heal the soul! )
Thank you so much for slowing your magical sounding merry-go-round so we can all pile on and actually play with you. Over and over. And such an easy way to learn. Far faster and more engrained than when I work from the dots. Your fiddle sound has inspired from the beginning of my fiddle life long ago, and while I still haven't mastered your sound (of course), yet as someone else mentioned, I am totally enjoying carrying your melody and trying to make each note as beautiful as possible. On a note to any fiddle beginners, check out the "new approach to violin playing" by kato havas to get a good tone easily from your beginning. Thanks again Maestro. Looking forward to lesson #3!
robin somerville This was such fun one to learn.
Just discovered this site tonight, delighted and excited.
Similar experience here. I have read through so many collections full of wonderful and surprising tunes, but it is much harder to internalize and remember music read from the dots than it is from learning by ear, and, more importantly, it is much harder to unlock the living meaning of the tune that way, compared to hearing a master musician play. The great thing is that there will be a large group of people who have these lessons in common who will be able to play these tunes together if they gather.
Lovely! I actually know this tune, but didn’t know that was the name for it, so thank you for that!
Love that one. Thank you !
This is a fine tune I learned from John Sherry years ago. Thank you!
I'm starting to like this tune.
Another chance to play along with my favourite Trad musician! Thank you so much Martin. I have been learning the mandolin for a few years now, I am tempted to join your classes but am guessing they are only really for fiddle players?
I cheated and found the sheet music for Patsy Geary. I try and do this the right way. I love Martin's playing too. So many subtle touches.
The old time world plays this tune and calls it Crockets Honeymoon. Very close indeed.
Lovely! Thank you!
So wonderfull.
Is your fiddle, good sir, a bit flat to concert pitch here, or am I losing my mind or ears or something like that?
I never knew Bob Ross had a Brother