Learn How To Play Great Irish Fiddle Tunes

  • 13 Irish fiddle lessons teaching how to play 13 tunes.
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Easy Fiddle Favourites, as the name suggests, is a clear, simple series of Irish fiddle lessons for budding Irish fiddle players. It is designed for those who have mastered the basics of the instrument and are now ready to increase their repertoire. Those new to the Irish fiddle are advised to begin with the Fiddle Basics course.

By the end of this fantastic course, you will have 13 new tunes that sit very well on the fiddle, and are known far and wide – played in Irish sessions the world over!

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Course Structure

Popular polkas, jigs, reels, hornpipes, waltzs and slip jigs all feature in this exciting Irish fiddle course. Every tune has been selected by the tutor for its popularity in Irish music sessions worldwide. Each tune sits particularly well on the fiddle. Lessons not only demonstrate how to play the melodies but offer technical insights into the fiddle, style, and the Irish tradition itself.

Prepare to delve into rolls, double stops, slurs, bowed and slurred triplets, cuts and slides, all exciting ornamentation techniques that will help you bring some personality and dare we say allure to your fiddle playing!

 

Tunes covered:

Humours of Glendart – Jig
Planxty Irwin – Planxty
The Green Cottage – Polka
Patrick Street Polka – Polka
The Burnt Old Man – Jig
Castle Kelly’s  – Reel
Bird in the Bush – Reel
Drops of Brandy – Slip Jig
Chief O’Neill’s Favourite – Hornpipe
Father O’Flynn’s Jig – Jig
O’Neill’s March – March
The Boyne Hunt – Reel
The Ashplant – Reel
Your Tutor
Neil Fitzgibbon Irish Fiddle tutor

Neil Fitzgibbon is a musician, composer and educator that has toured and shared stages with many musicians at home in Ireland and around the world. Based in Co Clare, he is a regular on the session scene on the west coast known as both a fiddle player and guitarist. He has recording credits alongside world renowned musicians and artists, both as a collaborator/session musician and creator. He also has extensive teaching experience from his work with the Music Generation youth project. Read more.

Detailed questions and discussion on the course can be found in the Community Forum, available to paying members only.
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Easy Fiddle Favourites Lessons

Level

Humours of Glendart

Easy Fiddle Favourites Lesson 1

  • D Major
  • Level 1
  • Melody

In this lesson Neil will teach a Jig in D major called ‘The Humors of Glendart’. He will demons…

Jig

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Planxty Irwin

Easy Fiddle Favourites Lesson 2

  • D Major
  • Level 1
  • Melody

In this lesson Neil will teach the tune ‘Planxty Irwin’ by Turlough O’Carolan. This tune…

Planxty

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The Green Cottage

Easy Fiddle Favourites Lesson 3

  • E Minor
  • Level 1
  • Melody

In this lesson Neil teaches the Polka ‘The Green Cottage’ in the key of E minor. He will focus …

Polka

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Patrick Street Polka

Easy Fiddle Favourites Lesson 4

  • A Major
  • Level 1
  • Melody

In this lesson Neil continues on with another Polka ‘Patrick Street Polka’ in the key of A majo…

Polka

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The Burnt Old Man

Easy Fiddle Favourites Lesson 5

  • D Major
  • Level 1
  • Melody

In this lesson Neil teaches the Jig ‘The Burnt Man in the key of D major. He will continue his study …

Jig

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Castle Kelly’s

Easy Fiddle Favourites Lesson 6

  • A Minor
  • Level 1
  • Melody

In this lesson Neil will teach the well known reel ‘Castle Kelly’s’. He will continue his…

Reel

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Bird in the Bush

Easy Fiddle Favourites Lesson 7

  • G Major
  • Level 1
  • Melody

In this lesson Neil teaches the reel ‘Bird in the Bush’ in the key of G major. He will focus on…

Reel

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Drops of Brandy

Easy Fiddle Favourites Lesson 8

  • G Major
  • Level 1
  • Melody

In this lesson Neil will teach the Slip Jig ‘Drops of Brandy’ in the key of G major. He will co…

Slip Jig

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Chief O’Neill’s Favourite

Easy Fiddle Favourites Lesson 9

  • D Major
  • Level 1
  • Melody

In this lesson Neil teaches the hornpipe ‘Chief O’Neill’s in the key of D major.

Hornpipe

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Father O’Flynn’s Jig

Easy Fiddle Favourites Lesson 10

  • D Major
  • Level 1
  • Melody

In this lesson Neil teaches the jig ‘Father Flynn’s’ in the key of D major.

Jig

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O’Neill’s March

Easy Fiddle Favourites Lesson 11

  • A Minor
  • Level 1
  • Melody

In this lesson Neil teaches O’Neill’s March. He will continue his study of double strings and s…

March

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The Boyne Hunt

Easy Fiddle Favourites Lesson 12

  • D Major
  • Level 1
  • Melody

In this lesson Neil will teach the well known reel ‘The Boyne Hunt’ in the key of D major. He w…

Reel

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The Ashplant

Easy Fiddle Favourites Lesson 13

  • E Minor
  • Level 1
  • Melody

In this lesson Neil will teach the reel ‘The Ashplant’. He will be recapping on many of the tec…

Reel

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