| Irish Fiddling with Oisín McAuley, Part 1: “The Road to the Glen” |
Irish Fiddling with Oisín McAuley, Part 1: “The Road to the Glen”
Oisín McAuley is one of today’s premier Irish fiddlers. A member of the band Danu, he recorded his solo debut, Far from the Hills of Donegal, for Compass Records in 2007. Born in County Donegal, Ireland, Oisín is currently living in Boston, where he’s the Director of Summer Programs at Berklee College of Music. He and Brittany get started by playing the reel “The Spey in Spate.” from Scottish composer James Scott Skinner, and then Oisín talks about his background learning traditional fiddle in Donegal. He teaches Ed Reavey’s “The Road to the Glen,” taking it apart, phrase by phrase, and talking about the “wave” bowing characteristic of Irish fiddling. You’ll learn the basic melody of “The Road to the Glen” in this video.
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