Sliabh Russell [Jig in A Min] - Tune of the Month with Shannon Heaton

[@TheNamesMatthew]

Your videos are treasures and a wonderful gift to the world of Irish traditional music learners. I can't express enough how important these videos have been to me for so many years now.

[@ShannonHeatonMusic]

oh, I'm so glad if these can be of use for you! Thanks for reaching out, and happy you are playing Irish music with us.

[@markskywalker71]

Thank you Matt for the nice chords that are “in harmony” with the melody, better than first positions chords

[@MarkBlackwellWoodWinds]

Excellent!

[@ShannonHeatonMusic]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@gustavf.6067]

I'm ready! I'll bring this one to my local session tonight. 🎉❤

[@ShannonHeatonMusic]

that's the spirit!

[@garymcnaughton2338]

Beautiful not heard this one before thank you

[@ShannonHeatonMusic]

It is a nice one. And pretty handy on most instruments!

[@irishflutegirl9022]

Love ❤ . I play it with Jackson’s Morning Brush as I heard Shannon do that in a VR session . I love your tune of the month so much ❤😊

[@ShannonHeatonMusic]

Yes, it really sounds good with D tunes. So glad to have you learning these tunes with us!

[@irishflutegirl9022]

@@ShannonHeatonMusic I learn so much from you ! Thank you ! 🙏

[@susangrahamflute3414]

Ooh, I love this tune and the way you break it down is so great for learning, thank you both!

[@ShannonHeatonMusic]

Yay! Glad you also like this one. Maybe you can get your students playing it.

[@susangrahamflute3414]

@@ShannonHeatonMusic I think I will! Hopefully they will like it too.

[@MariaPalmer-xo8eb]

FABFABFABULOUS ❤ thank you

[@markskywalker71]

Beautiful tune of the month,grazie Shannon and Matt

[@ShannonHeatonMusic]

Thanks for checking it out and for staying in touch, Marco!

[@NathanielDowell]

Hi Shannon, might I suggest adding a brief section pointing learners to how this tune might be used as part of a set? For example, this one has often been played right before Jimmy Ward's, which you taught earlier this year. I used The Session to find the common association, and then found recordings of the set to see that it usually followed Sliabh Russell and to see how they handled the transition. Adding a note on what tunes are commonly paired with the TOTM and why they work, musically speaking, would be a nice addition to the lesson. And apologies if you usually do this. I haven't watched all your old TOTM videos, but I'm finally trying to make learning new tunes a habit. Loved the format of this one.

[@ShannonHeatonMusic]

hi, Nathaniel. Great idea to talk about building sets. Might be kind of a cool theme to explore in the TOTM 2025 series! (And great news that you are getting excited to build a new tunes habit. Keep me posted on how it goes.)