Irish bouzouki - The Unwilling Sparrow

[@louiseford4082]

So wonderful to listen to! Thank you for sharing your talent!

[@NWChickenDad]

I can listen to this all day.

[@karlleitzel8108]

I love your multi-instrumental approach and sense of musicianship, as well as technical proficiency.

[@robindeer-park5755]

Grand playing.........A Joy To Listen To. Thanks.

[@maxb9315]

A joy to listen to.

[@Thaumazo83]

3:09 The Drunken Landlady starts, immediate goosebumps. Music of stellar quality, we want an album!

[@PaddyByrne931]

Cool, very nice 🍻🍻🍻

[@rogerbeaird5742]

Very nice improvt come to America 🇺🇸

[@billthetailor]

I've met Joe Foley, he's good folks. Had the honor of playing a brand new guitar he'd made - the lacquer was barely dry! It was amazing. Really nice job on the tune, just lovely!

[@charlesgrey8651]

Owh, that sound. To me its more and more of a home comming at 61, ... geez, ... previous lives? Getting down in the lower decks of the Taitanic? This kind of music alway brings me in some tears. Grand player, this man is, love his tunes 🎶💖🎵🤘

[@MGWAIKIDOJITSU]

It’s a lady performing

[@claughlin]

So lovely.

[@danmac1871]

Beautiful

[@tobias7533]

Gosh this is really beautiful....

[@lindathompson195]

Beautiful music 🎶 thank you

[@johnhuwroberts7766]

Just beautiful.

[@colinstewart6367]

Great piece of music..timing and pace absolutely superb

[@irishlike1]

This Bouzouki is really sounding superb!!! Would love to hear this tune live somewhere someday...

[@rumeryjk]

Very nice!

[@jldrumm]

Excellent as always!

[@Whatzzzz999]

Love your playing; you never sound 'rushed', always bang in the pocket and clean. And the Foley sounds great for tunes, very punchy.

[@dawsonrobbins]

The sound you make melts my heart. keep it going

[@harpbaby1]

This song made my heart smile.........thanks so much.

[@juanigonzalez7438]

great !!! would like to take bouzouki class !!

[@ukewilliamania]

really stunning! Love the beautiful sound of your bouzouki.

[@ballycummin1]

What a beautiful haunting melody.

[@bugtoastmusic1927]

Beautiful tune, beautifully played.

[@ZvikaDror]

Awesome track

[@cheryldiegel7117]

This is lovely. Thanks so much for sharing. I’ll be listening over and over. And, yes, tablature would be a real gift.

[@berniarmstrong]

Sheer delight!

[@geoffbrown9006]

Magnificent!

[@CraicHazzard]

Gorgeous tune! And very satisfying to play on fiddle :)

[@Radaep1]

Marvelous, great job, hats ogg to "all" the band😎

[@Simple_Simian]

Love this tune. Got a real Altan vibe going there. Lovely clipped intonation and execution on the Foley as well. Marvellous.

[@dnbjedi]

If a stringed instrument could sing hallelujah. That accordion about took me completely over. =*)

[@AllenVoorEef]

Ahh Tijn ik kan echt uren naar je luisteren

[@TijnB42]

Thanks :)

[@kevinforde2555]

A lovely tune cheers

[@brucecrow1142]

Lovely contemporary composition - nice to see it's getting picked up and covered by others as well!

[@Warrnan52]

awesome stuff!

[@cittern]

Tu bouzouki suena excelente. Eres un gran músico.

[@FolksingerFitness]

Impressive!

[@ramiropita269]

ammmaziinngg!!! perfect!!! hahaha thanks...sounds brilliant!

[@jstandley3014]

Great set! Love your original jig. Really inspiring, especially the melodic use of the bouzouki!

[@MrFair]

Nice playing!!

[@kw9172]

Liked and subscribed. Inspires me to learn tunes on the bouzouki. Keep up the good work, we cannot allow those banjo players to have all the fun!

[@terrymacginley5099]

Huge fan, when are you coming to Australia?

[@xksun40]

concertina!

[@thehiddenyogi8557]

Yeah!

[@bebefreed]

Beautiful, The Unwilling Sparrow. You are a great band. The Joe Foley is lovely for tunes, and I love how you play it. Would you tell us how you have tuned your guitar for this tune?

[@carolmurgue8258]

I really like ! What are the titles ?

[@thehiddenyogi8557]

Oh it starts going good at 3:10!!

[@DromardMusic]

I love your artistry. I am learning Irish bouzouki. Are you available for lessons!?

[@DamienConway666]

i love this tune, i think ive account for a good few views of this? what tuning are you using on guitar?

[@DamienConway666]

Lovely.... great tunes on your channel.... what tuning on the guitar, dadgag, dropped d or standard

[@duelchristian1566]

Love the jig you wrote. Looks like your guitar is DADGAD?

[@sketchandjam]

Fancy

[@EmiFolkMusic]

So basically the big soundhole gives more punch in the high end? Nice first tune, nice composition :)

[@TijnB42]

A bigger soundhole means vibrational energy from a plucked string is more quickly transferred to the surrounding air, meaning you have less sustain - and, because of simple conservation of energy, more volume during that shorter sounding time. The difference in low versus high end is mainly due to body size - generally speaking, a bigger body gives more power the lower frequencies. The small body of this zouk doesn't allow much of that low end, leaving more energy for the high frequencies. Combined with the shorter sustain, it makes it sound more "punchy".

[@michaeljking]

Fantastic tune and sound, is the Foley strung in unison or octaves?

[@Frakfayt]

The last jig is beautiful. What is it called?

[@simonchailly9141]

Hi, Big fan of your work. I'm starting Bouzouki this year, (since January actually). do you have some advice (web lesson or dedicated website ?) ftr i'm a middle class guitarist (actually drummer and i play Bodhran too) Thanks and Keep sending good vibes

[@TijnB42]

Heya, glad you liked it! Like you, I already played the guitar (a bit) when I picked up the bouzouki. I never followed any lessons, but I listened to as many different players as possible. The older albums by Planxty and Dervish are a great place to start. Try to emulate first, then apply the same playing to different tunes or songs, see what works. Experiment to see what different kinds of sounds you can get out of the instrument and what you can use them for. And practise. For any new trick you want to pick up, it will take several dozen hours of doing just that thing for your fingers to get used to it. Good luck!

[@simonchailly9141]

Hi, Thank's for the quick answer. I'll follow your advice, i didn't know Planxty and Dervish (I discovered this is not just one band :D).

[@bouzoukiboy]

What tuning do you have your bouzouki in. Wonderful playing. Your are truly a Multi instrumentalist. Thanks

[@MitchMb14]

What kind of capo is that?

[@harpbaby1]

The notes really cut through compared to the Fylde........the Fylde is sweet sounding though. Both have their strengths! Seems like it's more comfortable you to hold?

[@jameswahl7954]

Great tune, and great tuning! If l may ask: who made your bouzouki? And what is it's scale?

[@jeffersondavis6768]

Is that guitar a D1-R? Looks JUST like mine!

[@TijnB42]

It's a DRS-2.

[@jameswahl7954]

I meant great PLAYING! And are you playing in GDAD TUNING??

[@TijnB42]

Thanks! This one was made by Joe Foley in 1978 and yes, it's tuned G,DAd.

[@ordyhorizonrivieredunord712]

🎸🪕🍀🧙‍♂🧝‍♀🦄

[@sarahbrt683]

Hello, I allow myself to ask you what harmonica do you use on your video where you play "autumn child". An answer evoked a Seytel D .. Apparently it does not work ... You play in a more serious register can you enlighten me please? cordially please i need a answer is for my dad.

[@TijnB42]

Heya, I'm assuming the "serious register" you got with Google Translate means a lower one. Correct, the harmonica I play in that video is a Seydel Session Steel in low D solo tuning - although a regular low D would work as well.

[@sarahbrt683]

TijnB42 thank for your answer, sorry i’m french and my english is not very good but i try.. i like your music, thank again for your answer.

[@ЗлатарёвАнтон]

Нет слов! Это прекрасно!!!🙏🙏🙏🔥🔥🔥🔥