Showing posts with label Irish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Irish. Show all posts
April 2, 2011

Night Trip: Kevin Burke, Irish Fiddler

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A few nights ago, Andy and I were fortunate enough to see one of Ireland's premier fiddlers, Kevin Burke. Kevin Burke is best known fo...
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March 17, 2011

Blarney Castle Painting and Irish Potato Candy Recipe

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I've been working on this watercolor of Blarney Castle for a really long time. I finally vowed to finish it before St. Patrick's D...
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March 15, 2011

Movies for St. Patrick's Day

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The Rock of Cashel, Ireland ( Carraig Phádraig) The Rock of Cashel is said to be the spot that St. Patrick converted the King of Munste...
January 24, 2011

Homemade Penny Whistles: CPVC Tin Whistles

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Yesterday Andy and I made homemade Penny Whistles out of CPVC pipes. He made a low D whistle and a whistle with Uilleann pipe fingerings (...
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November 17, 2010

Irish Calligraphy

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Irish (Gaeilge) is very different from English, there are only 18 letters to work with and yet the letters can make many sounds. The s...
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October 23, 2010

Tin Whistle: Cockles and Mussels Sheet Music and Blank Sheet Music for Tin Whistle

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 I've been in the mood to learn "Cockles and Mussels" on the tin whistle. It's really a simple but pretty song. "Co...
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October 1, 2010

Glengarry Cap Crochet Pattern from Godey's Lady's Book

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Glengarry caps (or Glengarry Bonnets,) have been thought to have been worn by the Scottish military since 1794. In the mid-1800s, the ha...
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September 14, 2010

Simple Irish Phrases

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Andy and I had our first Irish class. I thought I'd share a few simple Irish phrases with you.  We are learning the Ulster dialect ...
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