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Very Slow Tune - Toss the Feathers
A Little Less Very Slow - Toss the Feathers
Simple Triplets Slowly - Toss the Feathers
Simple Triplets Moderate Pace - Toss the Feathers
In Depth Exploration of Single Note Triplets - Toss the Feathers
3 Note Triplets - Toss the Feathers
Ornamentation with Accidentals and Pace - Toss the Feathers
Double Stops/Chords & a VERY Important Lesson on Rhythm - Toss the Feathers
Very Ornate Played Slowly - Toss the Feathers
Fully Fledged Version - Toss the Feathers

49 Licks for one bar of Toss The Feathers

Big Picking Lesson and Learning The Tune - The Wind That Shakes The Barley
Simple Triplets - The Wind That Shakes The Barley
3 Note Triplets - The Wind That Shakes The Barley
Chords and Double Stops - The Wind That Shakes The Barley
John Carty Style! - The Wind That Shakes The Barley
Fully Ornamented Version - The Wind That Shakes The Barley
Play Along Track 60 bpm - The Wind That Shakes The Barley
Play Along Track 80 bpm - The Wind That Shakes The Barley
Play Along Track 100 bpm - The Wind That Shakes The Barley

Slow Tune - The Glen of Aherlow (aka Lafferty's)
Picking Theory - Alternate vs Economy - The Glen of Aherlow (aka Lafferty's)
Avoidance Techniques (Watch Picking Video First!!) - The Glen of Aherlow (aka Lafferty's)
Simple Triplets - The Glen of Aherlow (aka Lafferty's)
3 Note Triplets - The Glen of Aherlow (aka Lafferty's)
Play Along Track 60 bpm - The Glen of Aherlow (aka Lafferty's)
Play Along Track 80 bpm - The Glen of Aherlow (aka Lafferty's)
Play Along Track 100 bpm - The Glen of Aherlow (aka Lafferty's)

GDAE Tuning - Slow Tune - The Tamlin
GDAE Tuning - Ornamentation Lesson 1 - The Tamlin
GDAE Tuning - Ornamentation Lesson 2 - The Tamlin
GDAE Tuning - Fully Ornamented Version PLUS Cross Picking - The Tamlin
ADAE Tuning - Slow Tune - The Tamlin
ADAE Tuning - Ornamentation Level 1 - The Tamlin
ADAE Tuning - Ornamentation Level 2 - The Tamlin
ADAE Tuning - Fully Ornamented Version PLUS Cross Picking - The Tamlin

How, Why, Where and When To Play Triplets - Sporting Paddy

Introduction to the Lesson - Fisher's Hornpipe
Slow and Simple Melody - Fisher's Hornpipe
Learn About Picking Patterns - Fisher's Hornpipe
Adding Simple Ornamentation - Fisher's Hornpipe
Even More Ornamentation - Fisher's Hornpipe
How To Play Pull Offs and Chromatic Triplets - Fisher's Hornpipe
How To Add Chords and Double Stops - Fisher's Hornpipe
Chords and Double Stops but SLOWLY! - Fisher's Hornpipe
Crazy Shark Infested Fully Ornamented Version - Fisher's Hornpipe

Simple Tune - Drag Her Round The Road
Learning By Ear - Drag Her Round The Road
Simple Ornaments - Drag Her Round The Road
Triplets - Drag Her Round The Road
Chords and Double Stops - Drag Her Round The Road
Fully Ornamented Version - Drag Her Round The Road

Slow Tune - The Musical Priest
Simple Ornamentation - The Musical Priest
More Ornamentation - The Musical Priest
Need Confession? - Fully Ornamentation Version - The Musical Priest
The Awkward 3rd Part Explained in Detail - The Musical Priest

Slow and Simple - The Road to Glountane/The Kerry Fling
Simple Triplets - The Road to Glountane/The Kerry Fling
3 Note Triplets - The Road to Glountane/The Kerry Fling
Easy Rhythm - The Road to Glountane/The Kerry Fling
Old Time Style Rhythm - The Road to Glountane/The Kerry Fling
What Makes It A Fling? - The Road to Glountane/The Kerry Fling
Fast Reel Solo Banjo - The Road to Glountane/The Kerry Fling
Explaining Ornaments - The Road to Glountane/The Kerry Fling
Slowed Down Reel - The Road to Glountane/The Kerry Fling
Play Along Track - 80 bpm Old Time Vibe - The Road to Glountane/The Kerry Fling
Play Along Track - 120 bpm Silly Fast Reel! - The Road to Glountane/The Kerry Fling

Slow Tune - The Torn Jacket
Left Hand Fingering Issues
Simple Tune with More Pace - The Torn Jacket
Keeping Left Hand Fingers in Place- The Torn Jacket
Ornamentation Lesson 1 - The Torn Jacket
Discussing Triplet Speed - The Torn Jacket
Ornamentation Lesson 2 - The Torn Jacket
Ornamentation 3 - The Torn Jacket
John Carty Style - The Torn Jacket
Fully Ornamented Version- The Torn Jacket
Fully Ornamented Version - Slower - The Torn Jacket
How To Play In Sessions - The Torn Jacket

Part 1 - The Mason's Apron
Part 2 - The Mason's Apron
Part 3 (a little too fast!) - The Mason's Apron
Part 4 - The Mason's Apron
Part 5 - The Mason's Apron
Part 6 - The Mason's Apron
Part 7 - The Mason's Apron
Part 8 (also a little too fast!) - The Mason's Apron
4 Part Tune - Slowly - The Mason's Apron
4 Part tune - Faster - The Mason's Apron
7 Part Tune - Slowly - The Mason's Apron
7 Part Tune - Faster - The Mason's Apron
7 Part Tune - Silly Fast - The Mason's Apron
7 Part Tune - My Own Version - The Mason's Apron
Micho Russell's Mason's Apron - Slow Tune - The Mason's Apron
Micho Russell's Mason's Apron - Version 2 - The Mason's Apron
Micho Russell's Mason's Apron - The Cut or Flicked Triplet - The Mason's Apron
Micho Russell's Mason's Apron - Version 3 with Chords - The Mason's Apron
Micho Russell's Mason's Apron - Play Along Track 100 bpm - The Mason's Apron

Picking Lesson on Part 1 - Pressed For Time
Importance of Very Slow Practice - Pressed For Time
Picking Camera POV - Pressed For Time
Part 1 Using Low A String Chord - Pressed For Time
Part 1 - Slow Lesson - Pressed For Time
Part 2 - Slow Lesson - Pressed For Time
Part 3 - Slow Lesson - Pressed For Time
All 3 Parts Slowly - Pressed For Time
Full Tune - Moderate Speed - Pressed For Time
Full Tune - Faster - Pressed For Time
Full Tune - Full Speed - Pressed For Time
Play Along Track 80 bpm - Pressed For Time
Play Along Track 90 bpm - Pressed For Time
Play Along Track 100 bpm - Pressed For Time

Part 1 Tutorial - Funk the Cajun Blues
Part 2 Tutorial - Funk the Cajun Blues
Part 3 Tutorial - Funk the Cajun Blues
Full Tune Slowly - Funk the Cajun Blues
Full Tune Fast Version - Funk the Cajun Blues
Play Along Track 80 bpm- Funk the Cajun Blues
Play Along Track 100 bpm - Funk the Cajun Blues

Simple Tune - The Humours of Castlefin
Ornamented Tune - The Humours of Castlefin
Advanced Version - The Humours of Castlefin

Simple Ornamentation - The Floating Crowbar
Chords and Advanced Ornamentation - The Floating Crowbar

Introduction to the Lesson WATCH THIS FIRST! - The Steampacket
Basic Melody - The Steampacket
Simple Ornamentation - The Steampacket
Improvers Ornamentation - The Steampacket
Focusing on Rhythm - The Steampacket
Creating Sustain with Left Hand - The Steampacket
Using Chords and Double Stops - The Steampacket
THAT F Natural Note - The Steampacket
Full of Hot Air - Fully Ornamented Version - The Steampacket
A Bag of Licks - The Steampacket

Intro and Simple Version - The Beauty Spot
Discussing Rhythm - The Beauty Spot
Adding Ornamentation - The Beauty Spot
Slow Tune with Ornamentation - The Beauty Spot
Fully Ornamented Version - The Beauty Spot

Simple Tune - Ships Are Sailing
Left Hand Fingering Issues - Ships Are Sailing
Ornamentation Lesson 1 - Ships Are Sailing
Ornamentation Lesson 2 - Ships Are Sailing
Triplets Vs 3 Note Triplets - Ships Are Sailing
Ornamentation Lesson 3 - Ships Are Sailing
At Full Sail! - Fully Ornamented Version - Ships Are Sailing
A Bag of Licks - Ships Are Sailing

Simple Tune - Dinky's
Fingering Issues - Dinky's
Ornamentation Lesson 1 - Dinky's
Ornamentation Lesson 2 - Dinky's
Fully Ornamented Version - Dinky's

Simple Tune - The Moving Cloud
Part 1 Fingering Issues - The Moving Cloud
Part 2 Fingering Issues - The Moving Cloud
Simple Ornamentation - The Moving Cloud
Double String Triplets Explained - The Moving Cloud
alternative to the Double String Triplet - The Moving Cloud
Gael Force! - Fully Ornamented Version - The Moving Cloud
Play Along Track - The Moving Cloud

Slow Tune - Cooley's
Simple Ornamentation - Cooley's
Variations and Ornamentation - Cooley's
Cooley's and The Wise Maid - Play Along Track 80 bpm - Cooley's
Cooley's and The Wise Maid - Play Along Track 90 bpm - Cooley's
Cooley's and The Wise Maid - Play Along Track 110 bpm - Cooley's
Play Along - Simple & Rhythmical - Cooley's
Play Along - Complex - Cooley's

Slow Tune - The Wise Maid
Simple Ornamentation - The Wise Maid
Variations and Ornamentation - The Wise Maid
Cooley's and The Wise Maid - Play Along Track 80 bpm
Cooley's and The Wise Maid - Play Along Track 90 bpm
Cooley's and The Wise Maid - Play Along Track 110 bpm
Play Along - Simple & Rhythmical - The Wise Maid
Play Along - Complex - The Wise Maid

Simple Tune - The Temperance
Simple Ornamentation - The Temperance
Ornamentation 2 (70bpm) - The Temperance
Playing with Swing and Simplicity - The Temperance
Ornamentation and Chords (70bpm) - The Temperance
Even More Ornamentation (80bpm) - The Temperance
Off The Wagon - Fully Ornamented Version (100bpm) - The Temperance

Simple Tune - The Flooded Road to Glenties
Ornamented Version Played Slowly - The Flooded Road to Glenties
Left Hand Issues - Positional Switching - The Flooded Road to Glenties
Fancy Version! - The Flooded Road to Glenties
Fully Ornamented Version - The Flooded Road to Glenties

Slow and Simple Melody - The Twelve Pins
Creating Left Hand Sustain - The Twelve Pins
Simple Ornamentation - The Twelve Pins
Simple Ornamentation and more Pace - The Twelve Pins
More Ornamentation - The Twelve Pins
A Mountain of Ornamentation! - The Twelve Pins
Play Along Track 100 bpm - The Twelve Pins

The Golden Stud - Simple Tune
The Golden Stud - Ornamented Version

Full Youtube Video! - The Flowing Bowl
First Part Lesson - The Flowing Bowl
Second Part Lesson 1 - The Flowing Bowl
Second Part Lesson 2 - The Flowing Bowl
Full Tune Played Slowly - The Flowing Bowl
How To Add The 4 Different First Part Variations - The Flowing Bowl

Slow and Simple Melody - The Sally Gardens
Slow with Ornamentation - The Sally Gardens
Fully Ornamented Tune - The Sally Gardens
Sally Gardens in D Major
Second Part Variation - The Sally Gardens
Fully Notated tune from Facebook Video - The Sally Gardens
Full YouTube Video - The Sally Gardens

1. Background to the Tune - Sean Walshe's Reel
1. Sean Walshe's Reel - Lesson 1
2. Sean Walshe's Reel - Ornamentation Part 1
3. Sean Walshe's Reel - Ornamentation Part 2
4. Full Tune Sean Walshe's Reel

1. First Part Lesson - The Road to Errogie
2. Second Part Simple Melody - The Road to Errogie
3. Positional Switch Second Part - The Road to Errogie
4. Full Tune Slowly - The Road to Errogie
5. Full Tune More Pace - The Road to Errogie
6. First Part Ornamentation Play Through - The Road to Errogie
7. First Part Detailed Ornamentation Description - The Road to Errogie
8. Second Part Options - The Road to Errogie
9. Second Part Ornamentation - The Road to Errogie
10. Harmonise the Second Part - The Road to Errogie
11. Fully Ornamented Tune - The Road to Errogie
12. Final Thoughts - The Road to Errogie
Full Youtube Video - The Road to Errogie

1. Standard Tuning - Slow - Castlerock Road
2. Standard Tuning - Faster - Castlerock Road
3. GDAD Tuning - Slow - Castlerock Road
4. GDAD Tuning - Faster - Castlerock Road
5. GDGD Damien O'Kane Tuning - Slow - Castlerock Road
6. GDGD Damien O'Kane Tuning - Faster - Castlerock Road
7. Ornamentation - Standard Tuning - Castlerock Road
8. Ornamentation - GDAD Tuning - Castlerock Road
9. Ornamentation - GDGD Damien O'Kane Tuning - Castlerock Road

1. Introduction and Play Through - The Skylark
2. Slow Play Through - The Skylark
3. First Part Breakdown - The Skylark
4. First Part Slowly - The Skylark
5. Second Part Slowly - The Skylark
6. Second Part Breakdown - The Skylark
7. Full Tune Slowly - The Skylark
8. Let's Discuss Rhythm - The Skylark
9. More Pace More Rhythm - The Skylark
10. Introducing Ornamentation - The Skylark
11. Slides, Hammer Ons, Pull Offs - The Skylark
12. Full Tune with Triplets and Slides - The Skylark
13. Moving 3 Note Triples- The Skylark
14. Double Triplet in Second Part - The Skylark
15. Chords and Double Stops (Big Lesson) - The Skylark
16. Variations and Storytelling - The Skylark
17. Fully Ornamented Tune - The Skylark

1. Introduction
2. First Part Lesson
3. Second Part Lesson
4. Third Part Lesson
5. Fourth Part Lesson
6. Fifth Part Lesson
7. Slow Full Tune
8. Slow Full Tune with Easy Ornamentation
9. Full Tune - My Version Slowly
10. 70 bpm Play Along Track

Play Along – Complex – Cooley’s

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