Archive for the ‘Irish’ Category

Ken Middleton – The Water is Wide

5/5 (4) Sorry for the long time between posts – traveled for work and then my oldest graduated from High School this week! YouTube Channel: KenMiddletonUkulele His Notes: One of my favourite Irish folk tunes. This improvisation was filmed during our family holiday to a cottage on Shell Island in Wales. That’s Harlech Castle on […]

Ukulele Tim – Larry O’Gaff and Swallowtail

5/5 (1) Wow! YouTube Channel: ukuleletim Their Notes: Swallowtail TAB here: http://ukulelesecrets.org. Larry O’Gaff TAB here: http://ukulelehunt.com/2009/06/28/john-king-larry-ogaff-tab/. This is an homage to John King and James Hill for my favorite ukulele performance..ever. Larry O’Gaff Swallowtail medley. I first saw the performance video just after John King left us, shortly after I began playing ukulele. It […]

Ken Middleton – The Leaving Of Liverpool

No ratings yet. Perfect for the location…. YouTube Channel: KenMiddletonUkulele His Notes: Went to the beach in North Wales last weekend. It was cold – very cold. I managed to play a few bars before my fingers seized up and got tangled in the strings. I am trying to play a lovely Irish (or English) […]

wwelti – The Old Turf Fire

4/5 (1) Nice finger-picking on this Irish folk tune…. YouTube Channel: wwelti Please rate this Video Rating

Ken Middleton – Fisher’s Hornpipe

0/5 (1) You can learn this and 11 other Celtic tunes in Ken Middleton’s great new eBook, 12 Tunes for Celtic Ukulele…. YouTube Channel: KenMiddletonUkulele Please rate this Video Rating

Casarole45 – Fields of Athenry

No ratings yet. According to Casarole45, this song is set during the Great Irish Famine and is about a guy sentenced to be transported to Botany Bay, Australia for stealing food for his starving family. YouTube Channel: casarole45 Please rate this Video Rating