Ok, so it’s not like I forgot I had it and therefore technically not ‘rediscovery’, but I hadn’t played my violin for ages… until today. Probably because I fell in love with my cello. But anyway, today, after geting tired of reading about millenialism, I got it out and had a go at a few jigs and reels.
I SO wish I’d played these years ago, then I would never have given up on playing. It’s much more fun than typical music for the violin, I love it. All the pieces are really repetitive so the best way of learning is by hearing the piece loads of times and repeating bits until you get the hang of it. I did have the music too, but I made a point of trying to play it from memory. Great fun.
Some of the best ones I did were Drowsy Maggie, Jackie Coleman’s Reel, Toss the Feathers and Lough Erin Shore. I knew the last from from hearing The Corrs’ Unplugged album and I really like them!
Here are the Corrs doing Toss the Feathers:
Here’s a bit of Jackie Coleman’s Reel for you:
