Learn Irish Banjo from Enda Scahill — Billboard #1 artist, Steve Martin Banjo Award winner, and founding member of We Banjo 3

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Complete Beginner Course, Perfect Your Picking Course, All New Courses

Ten Minute Warm Up Exercises – 4 Levels

These exercises are designed to practice a wide range of techniques from alternate picking, string crossing and finger strength and individuation We start at 60 beats per minute, and progressively speed up tempo and add complexity through to the 120 beats per minute option Pick the one that is best suited for your current level. […]

John Carty Course

John Carty, TG4 Traditional Musician of the Year award winner, is one of Ireland’s most celebrated and recognised musicians. John has a truly unique take on the banjo – whimsical, playful, full of depth and integrity. This selection of tunes is an eclectic expression of John’s own innovation and musical curiosity.Tunes in the course: Desperate […]

Essential Old Time & Bluegrass

A selection of must-know fiddle tunes from American folk music, arranged for Irish banjo Please login to view this page 🙂

Simplifying The Dreaded 7th Fret

Perhaps the number one question for all banjo teachers – how do I deal with the 7th Fret on the E string – the dread high B! This course takes you through tunes that feature this stretch – and how to practice it, avoid it, or find workarounds. Please login to view this page 🙂

Using Variations – How, Why & When

Variations. This is a really vast topic, and each individual player will have varying and changing methods for adding and creating variations in their music. In this course I offer bag’s of licks, multi options for varying tunes, and a series of lessons focused on the topic of how, why and where you can add […]

Refine Your Picking

This series of tune lessons bring a deep focus to your right hand picking patterns. Repetitive rhythms and string crossings create ample opportunity for you to work intently on your right hand technique Please login to view this page 🙂

Develop Groove

This course focuses on tune lessons that help you understand and hear the rhythm and bounce that defines Irish music. Phrasing, swing, lift and ‘nyah’ await! Please login to view this page 🙂

Iconic Banjo Classics

This course features some of the best loved and most well recognised Irish banjo tunes Please login to view this page 🙂