• (This is another one of the singalong videos I’ve been making for the Ballagh Choir of Ages, which features a short guitar lesson at the end of the song.) Fittingly, since it’s the first of July tomorrow, here’s the classic Irish summer anthem July by Mundy. The trickiest thing about this is probably getting used…

  • Part 6 of the Sweet and Lockdown series of videos. The last video in the series, and the last song I tackled in the 100 Day Challenge. This is far from the hardest, or fastest, song in the movie, but it’s the hardest one I worked on, and it forced me to really stretch myself.…

  • Part 5 of the Sweet and Lockdown series of videos. This one was featured in the trailer for Sweet and Lowdown – it’s called I’ll See You In My Dreams. As with all the performances in this series, there are some slight differences between the transcription – either for aesthetic or practical reasons. (Some phrases…

  • Part 4 of the Sweet and Lockdown series of videos. Almost a ballad – I think it’s a bit too fast to really be considered a ballad – here’s Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams. As with all the performances in this series, there are some slight differences between the transcription – either for aesthetic or…

  • Part 3 of the Sweet and Lockdown series of videos. 12th Street Rag, as played by Emmet Ray/Howard Alden. As with all the performances in this series, there are some slight differences between the transcription – either for aesthetic or practical reasons. (Some phrases were too fast for me to play so I occasionally had…

  • Part 2 of the Sweet and Lockdown series of videos. This is a fairly straightforward 12-bar jazz/blues in Bb. It’s just two choruses from a much longer track. As with all the performances in this series, there are some slight differences between the transcription – either for aesthetic or practical reasons. (Some phrases were too…

  • Part 1 of the Sweet and Lockdown series of videos. This is a lovely, and short, instrumental version of I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles. As with all the performances in this series, there are some slight differences between the transcription – either for aesthetic or practical reasons. (Some phrases were too fast for me to play…

  • Just a nice quick cover version of this beautiful Beatles song, which I recorded a few days ago to send out to the Ballagh Choir of Ages in a recent singalong/catchup video. I really like how this turned out so I put it up as its own post just to get a few more eyeballs…

  • Rene And Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After The War – Paul Simon Luke Devaney and I arranged a version of this beautiful Paul Simon tune for an online event called ‘Not A Theme Night’, which was put together by Kieran Quinn in early 2021. That’s me on bass and vocals, Luke on guitar and…

  • (This is another one of the singalong videos I’ve been making for the Ballagh Choir of Ages, which features a short guitar lesson at the end of the song.) I’ve featured a Gilbert O’Sullivan song previously on the blog, in an in-depth look at We Will. This video, however, is probably much better-known (and certainly…

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