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The Banks of the Suir - Tin Whistle | Busking in Vilnius Old Town
The Banks of the Suir - Tin Whistle | Busking in Vilnius Old Town
In this video, I’m busking in the beautiful Vilnius Old Town, playing the classic Irish slow air "The Banks of the Suir" on the tin whistle. There’s something special about the acoustics of these
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organduo
Music
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How to Play Baidin Fheilimi Feilimi’s Boat Slide | Warbl 2 MIDI Tin Whistle
How to Play Baidin Fheilimi Feilimi’s Boat Slide | Warbl 2 MIDI Tin Whistle
In this tutorial, we’re learning the beautiful Irish tune "Baidin Fheilimi" (also known as Feilimi’s Boat). Whether you consider it a slow air, a waltz, or a slide, it’s a must-know melody for
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bardic
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Prayer Music
Prayer Music
I am no stranger to recording, but this is a new project. At the end of last year, I felt the call from God to start recording music again (I had gotten weary of the sheer legwork and marketing involved
heatherthebard
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Merry Christmas — Breton style!
Merry Christmas — Breton style!
Merry Christmas! 🎄🥰 Here is a beautiful carol from Brittany (the region of northern France and moden-day Normandy), that I learned some years ago by ear from the Chieftain’s “A Celtic Wedding” album.
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Brighter Days: a Celtic E.P.
Brighter Days: a Celtic E.P.
Available for purchase at As I mentioned in my previous post, this holiday season is going by SO FAST. 😳 Between all the baking, reading up on the healing musician texts for use in my music ministry,
heatherthebard
bardic
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Kitchen Sessions: Con Cassidy’s + Daniel Collins’ Father’s Jig
Kitchen Sessions: Con Cassidy’s + Daniel Collins’ Father’s Jig
Con Cassidy’s + Daniel Collins’ Father’s Jig on my Celtic Sweetone. 🎶 These were two of the earliest jigs I learned, thanks to my grandmother’s support of my Irish music habit. She saw in the newspaper
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Apples in Winter
Apples in Winter
BRRRR! 😶❄️🌬 It was a VERY cold morning here on the farmstead. And yet, a couple of my antique apple trees still carry their fruit! It amazes me. Please enjoy my interpretation of this fun jig, the “Apples
heatherthebard
bardic
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Renegade Music
Renegade Music
I feel so renegade. I concealed carried a weapon of musical destruction today... and wanted to pull it out in church amongst unsuspecting worshippers.... (hey, they picked a bunch of songs written in ‘jig’
heatherthebard
celtic-music
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Eleanor Plunkett
Eleanor Plunkett
The weather cleared up today, even if we are still facing very high winds here. I stand at my kitchen sink and look out the window onto my front yard; the leaves skitter across the damp grass and create
heatherthebard
craft
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Tinwhistle Belt Holster
Tinwhistle Belt Holster
For a while now I’ve been oogling the tinwhistle “belt holsters” I occasionally see on Etsy, marketed toward the Ren faire and SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism) crowd of which I am a part. The Irish
heatherthebard
writing
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Dropping My Leaves
Dropping My Leaves
Autumn is in full swing here, and today the winds arrived with much rain and storm. I keep intending to film and record another video, but the weather keeps delaying me. It’s alright. As the season falls
heatherthebard
celtic-music
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The Butterfly
The Butterfly
I boogered my fretting hand thumb again last week and playing my ukulele and guitar is back to hurting. 😢 But you know what they say about musicians: they only stop playing when there is no more music
heatherthebard
education
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Interpreting Irish Tunes
Interpreting Irish Tunes
Thank you for subscribing! This week I’ve got a discussion on how to interpret notated Irish tunes for adding in Ornamentation (if you haven’t already done so, you’ll want to go watch my “Ornamentation
heatherthebard
tinwhistle
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On Vibrato in Irish Music
On Vibrato in Irish Music
A few thoughts on vibrato, what it is, and how it should be used in Irish traditional music. 🙂
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tinwhistle
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Playing Basics
Playing Basics
I did a quick video tonight in my kitchen about playing basics: breath control, posture, and a couple easy exercises you can do to practice. We’re almost in the thick of farming season here, and it may
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pitchperfect
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Pitchperfect 12: Planxty Charles O’Connor (cover)
Pitchperfect 12: Planxty Charles O’Connor (cover)
A “planxty” (which, many players choose to interpret as a slow air, because they translate so beautifully), is actually a word that denotes a harp tune of a “sportive and lively character.” It is not an
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openmic
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Steemit Open Mic week 81: Planxty Irwin
Steemit Open Mic week 81: Planxty Irwin
A “planxty” (which, many players choose to interpret as a slow air, because they translate so beautifully), is actually a word that denotes a harp tune of a “sportive and lively character.” It is not an
heatherthebard
tinwhistle
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Selecting a Tinwhistle
Selecting a Tinwhistle
Good morning, all! Today I have for you a video discussing the different types of Tinwhistles, and what you should look for in selecting one. As always, you can leave me questions in the comments. 🙂 And
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steem-music
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Steem Music #2: The Apples in Winter
Steem Music #2: The Apples in Winter
The weather here was FREEZING COLD today, a very rude awakening after the 65*F and sunny springtime weather we had just a mere two days prior. My poor daffodils were bent over and crusted with snow. 😱
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tinwhistle
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Ornamentation in Irish Music: a Quick Primer
Ornamentation in Irish Music: a Quick Primer
I enjoyed doing the Tinwhistle history video so much, that I decided I wanted to do one on ornamentation in Irish music. 🙃 Got questions? Leave them in the comments. 🙂

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