About this blog

This blog started out as a way to store the tunes I was learning in my beginning fiddle class at BRIMS (Blue Ridge Irish Music School) so that I could access them anywhere I had internet and I’d have a recording of the tune and notation together. But I quickly realized it would be helpful for others in class and potentially other beginning musicians learning tunes. Soon after, I also started using it as a study aid for students taking my DADGAD guitar class. Then, in the summer of 2010 when BRIMS traveled to Ireland, this seemed like a good place to share our journey in both pictures and sounds. Now it seems to have a life of its own.

I’ll slowly compile tunes that fall into several categories such as tunes from BRIMS classes, tunes from King Golden Banshee (the band I’m in – 2nd Sundays at Fellini’s at 6pm), and other tunes that I’m learning on my own. You can use the links on the right to focus in on either categories of posts (such as DADGAD guitar) or types of tunes (jigs, reels, etc.). Please recognize that often the notation does not exactly match the recording. Usually it’s close. Sometimes it may be even be in a different key.

I look forward to reading your comments and suggestions on how to make the site more useful. But please realize I’m just doing this for fun. It’s down the priority pole a few notches. Also if you don’t already know about it, please visit the BRIMS website. Hope you enjoy my blog and Cead Mile Failte!