Traditional Irish Music (James Cullinane Fiddle)

Two Reels played by James Cullinane from County Clare. Recorded in 1988. www.cullinansdoolin.com/

[@maismith2321]

AMAZING i play violin for around a year and I'm always determined to play like that one day.

[@arkdtk]

im from turkey i love irish songs irish dance and irish people im gonna move to dublin one day

[@IberianInteractive]

I just had this sudden urge of listen to irish music and it is magnific I just love it. Incredible cosmic connection

[@williamblack4473]

Daja Waja aww that's so sweet so where are ya all from? I am from Northern Ireland! :)

[@IberianInteractive]

i'm from Spain

[@williamblack4473]

Daja Waja woah that's cool!

[@lucasmatzen]

lol. me too

[@lucasmatzen]

im from denmark

[@daivboveri]

i love how intently noel hill is watching! it's fantastic playing.

[@ayoubahabchane]

This performance will always have a special place in my heart. The atmosphere there is just so precious.

[@02CoraLy14]

Hm, I'm not irish but love irish songs. I use to dance with this kind of ones. And when I heard people in the back tapping their feet, I just wanted to dance ! Absolutely amazing. THANKS ! Cora, from France.

[@GarethN05]

My cousin and his daughter are bestfriends. He is amazing player the best I've heard anyway!

[@Mullinabreen]

We have stayed at Cullinane's B&B in Doolin and can say that it is one of the best in Ireland, definetly 5star and James'wife, Carol is an excellent musician in her own right .The music that they play is in the true traditional style.

[@Wanderwd]

One very musical fine young man!

[@DatAnonymousGuy]

give this man a medal of brilliance immediately!

[@thexprod8416]

Who said that music gets old ?!

[@violatione]

That was great!!!! Thank you for making my day.

[@Stargreened]

Jeez breath taking another genius from Clare.

[@GOOFY1327]

It's a beautifull song,!!!!! I live in mexico, I play the transverse flute and play in a Strange Group.!!!

[@Bitna01]

Now THIS is what I call music! Thumbs up if you agree. :)

[@sylvie13150]

it's beautiful. I loved it! bravo to you. SYL

[@craftyvonne]

absolutely amazing my grateful thanks,Yvonne from new zealand

[@suuzzee5]

AWESOME!!! Great music, wonderful video!

[@Skyforger4life]

I am russian but Irish music for me its the best music!!!!

[@AsianRainbows]

its like his fingers are river dancing. beautiful

[@mimithem]

Greeks and Irish, brothers for ever! Same crazyness! With love from Greece!

[@HipHopNobby]

YEAH TYPICAL MUSIC FROM IRELAND! greetings from East Germany Saxony..!

[@melissaemmons5264]

Purely gorgeous!

[@clarebannerman]

_I agree..Thanks for the comment. Greetings from ♣ Ireland ♣ ~ M_

[@billizzard]

Omg.omg.amazing

[@KMfromDK]

I kinda love when ppl play violin like this!

[@SpudIllusionPictures]

Amazing!!! Wow!

[@muntoidprime]

fantastic!

[@ErnestoTani]

AMAZING!

[@KurdstanPlanetarium]

very nice Tradional Irish Muisc

[@11JoeTokyo]

wow just wow

[@scarface12347]

I love being irish!

[@PureKiwiMuzic]

Nice sounding fiddle:

[@dancerdavydd]

Man that's good!

[@Angel77777771]

Best accent EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Taracroi]

Class!!

[@birthdaythesuit00]

not sure whats better, the fiddle or the accent! Good show, mate.

[@HusaMajstor]

LOOOOOOOOOOOVE IT c!!!!!!!!!! :D

[@Jasongy827]

Honestly, classic.

[@gitarrefish08]

very very good job

[@Elijahremixstation]

@nburkemdx and viola too!!!! don't forget about the viola!!!

[@GiusysBijouxdefantasie]

wow respekt

[@nessun7dorma]

I love Irish stuffs... specially Irish men ja ja aja ja

[@HUTINAK]

lovely, mate

[@GromkoVALHALLA]

GOD!

[@TheGameWookiee]

I tried this on my violin and I make it sound like SHIT this stuff takes practice man. Nice job!

[@alexthedefender7]

my music teacher made me listen to this

[@clarebannerman]

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[@twicecactusman]

Your music teacher has taste.

[@TheHomieLouie]

I FOUND THE GOLD !!!^^^^

[@Symphonotics]

no i feel like jumping around and having a beer ;) :D

[@yesmanokman]

@Arcusinoz ,,, i've been playing the violin / fiddle for 18 years now,,, i got completly fed up with the whole formalities of playing "properly",,, i now play in a relaxed style and make a pretty good living as a musician,,, am i wrong ?????? i won't and do not want to be "the best",,,, i play for myself and am fed up with people doing things "the right way",,,, so many kids quit the violin because of its Elite nature,,, and think its the be all and end all of playing,,, i dont..

[@redhairedlad]

ditto!

[@KMfromDK]

its so cool i cant play fiddle, but i wish i could xD

[@TurinDarein]

i like the wipping foot in the background around 1:40

[@Jasongy827]

What happen to him? I couldnt find any more videos on him

[@becky3086]

I never will understand how anyone plays with their wrist collapsed like that.

[@clarebannerman]

That's the reason why he got 410,736 hits...You should try it...(488,275 as at 19/12/2016)

[@user-lh8jm1vh2q]

In Irish music technique is only functional. It is the sound produced that is all important.

[@becky3086]

clarebannerman Nah, I don't think I will.

[@thomask2006]

I actually play with my wrist collapsed Im not normal And my teacher hates when I do that :(

[@NYyankee02]

it's not hard to do and it's not the greatest thing for your wrist either, I'm trying to break the habit now. There's a lot of great players that jsut grew up like that, you know without a lot of technique. You'll hear any musicians say "play whatever is comfortable", some say it's easier that way, some people say stay away from the broken wrist. There's a medium point between the wrist being "collapsed" and the wrist being flat(more technique), that is the probably best point for your wrist to be functionally and to prevent injury. If you didn't grow up with lessons, this feels the most comfortable to learn and some people stick with it. That's how I started playing, because it was easier and I improved and learned faster, but Icould tell my wrist was getting sore adn intonation and everything else weren't improiving especially on the 4th finger, so I'm slowly chaning.

[@clarebannerman]

Google Rattigans Reel & the Morning Star Reel.

[@bryancastro4956]

I feel the same waja lol

[@IberianInteractive]

lul i read this comment 3 years later

[@StreetWorksMedia]

What size violin is that? looks like a 1/2 or something, never seen an adult play one of those before.

[@thomasdonelon8384]

up the banner!

[@rug300]

The Long's Move with you brother

[@slantyrock]

@sarmad4008 Because it's either listened to or wrote when the person is drunk, lol.

[@Wizarrdd]

Haha, the kid in the audience in the back tapping his foot.

[@khapui]

Do you know where to find this music sheet? I'd like to play :) Love Irish Music Very Much

[@Narutodiaz]

This is music, wonderful music... yet there are people who don't know of its' existence and are watching "Never say never" calling that ridiculous dribble "music". This saddens me.

[@nikitamcloughlin5424]

where can i get the notes for this i have a fiddle and i would like to learn this ? :)

[@bloubear2557]

I wonder if he is still alive or in heaven playing his fiddle...

[@mikleman996]

i wish i could play the violin

[@Arcusinoz]

@yesmanokman Yes I do get it , I just dont think that you can classify a fiddle player because he has lazy technique that he is suddenly a "fiddle Player" or because of his choice of tunes. A Fiddle / Violin is a technically designed instrument developed over hundreds of years and to get the best sounds/ Tunes out of a fiddle you have to know how to get the best sounds out, no matter your choice of music.

[@Arcusinoz]

@celloLWF Well the Chieftans, Coors etc all their fiddlers are classified as traditional irish fiddlers, but they use all the fiddle as it was built to be used , not top half of the bow and only first position of the left hand.............they were all probably classically trained by your thinking........great fiddlers none the less?

[@Cuchullain10]

Is James son/grandson of John Cullinane, the former dancer & author of several books about Irish Dancing?

[@Arcusinoz]

@yesmanokman Instruments are designed to be played and are made by people who play them, the fact that people modify their way of playing is not necessarily a positive,usually its a negative, the instrument to be played to its full potential, as designed by its creators, needs to have a certain level of technical skill and adherence to the technical requirements of playing that instrument. What your saying is that fiddle players by definition are allowed to be bad violinists,they arent.

[@stobla87]

Gallia Cisalpina is a celtic nation!

[@dwaynedibbly]

you can tell the kid in the back is itching to beocme a fiddle player if he wasnt already :D

[@Aesthetica94]

Erin go bragh!

[@Pettyhead8]

@33dgtp God still loves you anyway! ;-)

[@relimes]

Whats the difference between a Violin and Fiddle?

[@yesmanokman]

@Arcusinoz you just don't get it do you

[@relimes]

HE looks like John Sheehan without a beard.

[@DetzkyUK]

@GoogleheadXIII Its.. Its not though?

[@orevwa]

China, Italy, Spain, France, Americas, etc.

[@bloubear2557]

oh ok, hehe I was just curious

[@faithma1999]

I am Irish

[@DespoinaMpour]

Doesn't he make u wanna get up and just move?????:D

[@VoiceOfTheEmperor]

@anakin808 not without a class-action lawsuit from all of Ireland

[@yesmanokman]

@Arcusinoz yea but i mean,,, just because it was developed over hundreds of years doesnt mean its the right way,,, if you think about it,,, the way fiddle players hold their violins / fiddles is personal,, but you generally see trends accross different countys,,, in which they developed their own stance,,, which fed onto style,,,, the way the piece is played,,, the way the bow is held etc... and this has developed over hundreds of years as well,,, there really is no RIGHT way,,,

[@fanmaxis3004]

The Irish had some weird ass hairdues back in the 80s

[@clarebannerman]

We all had...Barbers were in short supply...

[@Skyforger4life]

@DetzkyUK ......lol what?

[@Arcusinoz]

Classic fiddle player ...interesting tunes....but imagine how much better it could always be if they all new how really to get the most out of their instruments,like not always only playing in the top half of the bow and not having al left hand supporting the fiddle instead of their chins,which then lets their hand play the whole length of the fingerboard

[@musicindisguise]

Is he Irish?

[@33dgtp]

@Pettyhead8 No, he doesn't.

[@SgtPepper303]

ok so when americans say Gaelic do they mean the irish language? Because no one here says that. I call football (not soccer) Gaelic

[@JackyRowe]

why am i not that good :( :P

[@jvwashere2]

i speak gaelek

[@xdavidek]

His style getting violin is horrible, but he play fantastic!!! :-)