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Ohh I love hearing that this was translatable to the low D whistle as well, and glad you found the explanation helpful! You are most welcome - cheers!

You know, that’s probably where I first picked it up is learning from a couple of Donegal fiddlers at the Blas summer school! Great point!

@@HannahHarrisCeol mairéad ní mhaoinaigh from Altan/Clannad uses it most famously a Donnegal girl. Whose father wrote what The Corrs coined as Louth Erin Shore

Thanks! Older self’s figured that out by now 😊

Hi Leo! So glad to hear that you're loving this bow hold! I'd say the bow hold itself was definitely a gotcha moment for rhythm, but another would be using less bow overall (specifically for fast tunes). There are a bunch of mnemonic devices for keeping track of the different rhythms too (I talk about a few in this email: hannah-harris-ceol.ck.page/posts/this-week-s-fiddle-tip-may-make-you-hungry).

You are most welcome!! The interview is over on Liz Doherty's site iteachtrad.com/ -- I believe you'll find it in the blog section!

... make that 1:15

Thank you so much, Jan!! While I’ve taken a bit of a break from TH-cam tutorials for the time being, I do have lots more tutorials (a mix of free and paid) over on my website learn.hannahharrisceol.com if we’re not already connected over there! :)

That's great, Brigid! Do you use the shorter Baroque bow for your fiddling?

@@HannahHarrisCeol no just now swells and no vibrato higher now hold and no glissando

Yay!! Glad you agree on the 4 parter (and yes, the 3rd is such a blast)! You are most welcome!

Thank you, Luis!! I haven't written out the sheet music for this tune yet, but one of these days I should get it up on thesession.org :)

Haha I'll take it! Thank you so much, Peter! :)

Great timing! The topic for my Irish fiddle Sunday newsletter this week is going to be wrist flexibility -- if you're curious, you can check it out here! learn.hannahharrisceol.com/fiddle-emails

It's hard to get the swung feel in an orchestra setting! But definitely possible -- I just taught a workshop at my old high school a few months ago and we pretty much spent the whole time working on the swing (and I may have ruined their bow holds XD)

@@HannahHarrisCeol 😅 I wonder if most violinist have to only play Irish fiddle and give up on the classical music

I'm so happy to hear that, Adam! You may find that you'll want to change where you hold the bow over time (I think I've moved back down closer to a classical hold than I used to, but still about where you are now on the wire wrapping) -- the important thing is to keep experimenting and knowing that you have options!

Oh bowing for sure! I don't remember why I left it out here, but probably since I talk about it in just about every other video I was giving it a break. Who knows though 😂

Hahaha I see you watched the vid! I do some online workshops (best place to keep track of when those are is my Sunday email list: learn.hannahharrisceol.com/fiddle-emails). I'd love to get over to Philadelphia and check out the Irish music scene there. Not sure of any regular workshops but I know a few people in the area and can keep an ear out for those :)

Yep it is! Although it's usually played in A when it's played as Big John MacNeil's as opposed to G here for Lord Ramsey's

@@HannahHarrisCeol written by peter milne a scottish composer/dance teacher 1824-1908. he got hooked on opium and ended up busking in edinburgh. the tune went to canadaa(cape breton)where there is a large scottish community. it would have eventually have made it's way to ireland where it is labeled as irish.there ars literally 100s of scots fiddle reel tunes in ireland fiddle tunes in ireland where they had a name change.

You are so welcome -- and no shame needed! :)

Another convert to the higher bow hold! I love it! :D Though I will say, I've changed where I hold my bow over time and have inched back down towards the frog a bit. So never say never! Glad you're back in the world of Irish fiddling, Caroline!

Is that a good or bad thing? 😂 I know there are some totally different techniques to each instrument, so some come in more handy than others when switching between the two!

@@HannahHarrisCeol it’s good. It Carries over like Irish Sean nos dancing is all the rhythmic guides to Irish bodhrán playing. Seems the bodhrán stick pattern translates to bowing patterns in terms of up down patterns with the stick to push pull bow motion and time counts. Very connected Irish music is. I speak Munster Irish. The counts in Irish music follow the Irish language number sounds. Very important to correct timing

@@HannahHarrisCeol I like your videos Very nice channel as a resource too. Once you get away from classical snobbery of the ‘correct way to play’ orchestral thinking, the violin seems to get more accessible and beautiful

@@cearuilinjayne745 thank you! I'm so glad you like my channel -- definitely wanted to get more fiddling resources out there.

Depends on which ornamentations you're talking about! I was doing some cuts and grace notes in this video and there was a bowed triplet in there as well (which is really more like two sixteenth notes + an eighth note if we're getting specific here :D)

Love Altan and Clare! Great musicians :). Coming originally from the classical world myself, it is definitely not an overnight process for getting the feel for the style or even for one project like recording an album! It would be fun to hear an orchestra made up entirely of trad players, but even then I think you'd run into a situation where everyone is playing in their own style and you'd miss a bit of the cohesive sound an orchestra can create. Guess they each have their strengths in their own fields!

I've been in a session with a about 25 musicians playing a tune; the sound is just unbelievable, and a recording doesn't capture the feeling.@@HannahHarrisCeol

@@Finarphin agreed! Those are much better experienced in the thick of it in person :)

Yes!! I think it's so silly to assume that "one" bowhold is going to work for everyone. Good on you for finding a way that works for you!

Ohh interesting! I have to go back and listen to this one, but I’m curious if that’s from my foot tapping or from leaning more into the back beat of the bowing creating that effect. Glad you enjoyed! :)

You are very welcome, Emmet! Love the americanish description :D.

It's the Connaughtman's Rambles! I do have a playthrough of Kesh in this (super old) video though: th-cam.com/video/qbXvgnygUbY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=P28my1sQRJT_43qd

Hey Laila! Fellow lefty here -- bowing was definitely a weak spot for me for years, so I totally relate to the struggle there. You've got this! I'm so glad to hear the scales are helpful for your practicing process. Keep up the great work, and you'll be putting those rolls in your tunes in no time. I bet you'll surprise yourself when one just naturally works its way in there after all the muscle memory work you're doing with the scales!

Great question! I'm going to say try some modal scales! Specifically Mixolydian and Dorian. You'll hear those modes fairly often in a lot of Irish tunes. Thanks so much, glad you are enjoying the content!