How To Play ~ The Glen of Aherlow Reel (Lafferty's Reel)

[@IrishTenorBanjo]

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[@billotten5955]

Excellent video! It puts my mind at ease that the 'rules' aren't always cast in stone as to playing a tune. I can relax now and get on toward learning!

[@funnycarrot]

Lovely tutorial! The Glen of Aherlow was actually written by Seán Ryan the fiddle player from Tipperary who wrote the Castle Jig, the Reel of Rio and loads more.

[@IrishTenorBanjo]

ah no!!! Not only do Irish tunes have too many names, the composers do too!!!!!!

[@Weyitlakatzin]

@@IrishTenorBanjo And it is called Lafferty's (Favourite) because it was apparently a favourite of the piano player Bridie Lafferty who recorded it with Paddy Canny, PJ Hayes and Peadar O'Loughlin in 1959.

[@surfmacsurf]

Great tutorial Enda, vey interesting ta see you are delving into the depts of economy picking ,pick slanting ,escape methods ect I have also been looking at this subject now for a while, I know what ta do in my head its just getting that into the right hand is the hard bit😛 lots of practice to get the feel, muscle memory and rhythm right, great ta hear your take on it

[@IrishTenorBanjo]

Agreed! It’s a whole new paradigm for me!

[@scdelancey]

Great lesson. BTW the composer is a different Sean Ryan - a fiddler, long since passed away, who composed and published it and several other still-popular tunes back in the 1950's.

[@IrishTenorBanjo]

I’ll do better research next time 🤦‍♂️

[@alastair6356]

Great Irish vibe going on which makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up , It magic having another tune to play how about doing Tarbolton lodge next coming up for Burns night.👍😊

[@IrishTenorBanjo]

good idea. What is the connection with Burns?

[@alastair6356]

Tarbolton is village in Ayrshire, it is also the lodge that Burns frequented This tune originates form there and is originally a Scottish fiddle tune. Like so much in Scottish and Irish culture there is crossover which is to be celebrated. We are all sons of Dalriada. I you could do this tune next I would cuffed to bits it's one of my favourites. Many thanks. 👍😊

[@devonleger7469]

This is great, thanks Enda! Love playing this tune on my mandolin and you've got some great tips!

[@IrishTenorBanjo]

Thanks Devon! Hope you’re well

[@keenfit30]

What a tune played they way u play it. I really love this tutorial and all the videos in general. I play down up down an wondered why tunes were more difficult to get flow into it feels alien to to change pattern. But my inefficient way of playing somtimes is annoying.

[@IrishTenorBanjo]

Changing is pretty easy but it takes time and dedication. It absolutely can be done

[@keenfit30]

@@IrishTenorBanjo yes i think its unforgiving if u don't put practise in i wud be doing 2 hours a day for few years now and still feel a million miles away from anything close to yourself the videos are amazing an your calm teaching methods are just great. Its the initial in hearing your intros an tunes etc that i have to accept im years off anything respectable yet once i get over that then its enjoyab 😂😂 what rpm is intro at?

[@IrishTenorBanjo]

100BPM intro

[@keenfit30]

@@IrishTenorBanjo such an amazing teacher nnevermind player. This video has really unlocked somthings for me.. So grateful ❤️👌❤️

[@IrishTenorBanjo]

@@keenfit30 glad to hear it 🙏

[@ToolsAreToys]

I just want to know how to tune the fecking thing!

[@IrishTenorBanjo]

I'll do a video on that!