Category Archives: Tunes

Playing music–specifically traditional music–has been rewarding part of my life since I was in elementary school when my dad got this cheap guitar for Christmas and… well, it’s just necessary thing, you see.

Mike McGoldrick & Dezi Donnelly – The Full Set (RTÉ) Part 2

Posted on 2010/09/02 by Davey
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Mike McGoldrick & Dezi Donnelly – The Full Set (RTÉ) Part 1

Posted on 2010/07/16 by Davey

Old tunes that can crack a heart of stone:

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Mr. Dave & Mr. Weisenborn

Posted on 2010/01/29 by Davey

I been rocking Mr. Dave ever since my man C clued me in way back in the way back when. Never seen him live, though I was strolling through Kobe one afternoon and came across Chicken George’s with a poster … Continue reading →

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Sharon Shannon’s “Neck Belly Reel”

Posted on 2009/11/04 by Davey

I can posit no reason this should be called The Neck Belly Reel, I only know that it is one of the most bust-out-fun tunes to play that I’ve picked up in years. (And yes, I have a crush on … Continue reading →

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These Old Tunes

Posted on 2009/07/23 by Davey

Fiddled up from far below the constant silting of commerce, of eons of cares and endless clamors, emerging intact, startling sense awake. Like youth re-remembered, brought out from gabled attics given air and light, then shook hard to drive away … Continue reading →

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John Coltrane’s Afro Blue

Posted on 2009/03/09 by Davey

This is what woodworking feels like when it’s going well and all the disparate, seemingly unrelated actions all start to come together and something coalesces into life…

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