How To Play - The Rocky Road To Dublin on Irish Banjo (plus Barney Brannigan’s!)

[@kittygillane273]

I love the rymptem so lively

[@kittygillane273]

I feel like dancing with it gorgeous tunes

[@Nyealcock]

Love this

[@av3510]

It looks like you play an F# in the first phrase in the first bar. I have also heard it played as an F♮. Is the F# version more common?

[@IrishTenorBanjo]

It can be either and it’s definitely a flavour or personal feel thing

[@JeremyPickett]

One two three four five!! While i love the tune, most get it completely wrong. Acapella, and at least three bodrhan . The entire point is to get people on their feet, screaming.

[@bloke1348]

Anyone out there selling an Irish tenor banjo ( left handed) . I got a bluegrass 5 string cos I knew fuck all about banjos , I'm getting fairly handy at the aule bluegrass but I want to play Irish stuff aswell.

[@isaacbeen2087]

Hey! I'm not a tenor player, but I'm wondering how you play scales without open strings on the tenor. Is this something you practise? great stuff as always! you're a fabulous player.

[@IrishTenorBanjo]

Either with great difficulty or very long fingers!!

[@isaacbeen2087]

@@IrishTenorBanjo Right! makes me wonder how one would improvise freely on the instrument without relying heavily on wide-interval lines or open-string keys.

[@IrishTenorBanjo]

@@isaacbeen2087 I love D, A and G and their minor equivalents. Most other keys are hard work! And that what capos are for….. 😉

[@isaacbeen2087]

@@IrishTenorBanjo For sure!