Paul Magnussen -> RE: Finger style steel string for Irish folk maybe?? (Nov. 2 2015 17:22:06)
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But is is true that, because the guitar is alien in Irish music, it is usually played in alternate tuning. Often, certainly. But it’s not because the guitar is alien: many people played in standard tuning for years, and many still do. But when Davey Graham invented DADGAD, it caught on like wildfire, because the tuning is so rich harmonically, and so suited to the music. The down side is that it’s not versatile as regards different keys. I once saw the guitarist with Danú (Noël Ryan at that time) start an instrumental medley with two (2) Dunlop capos on the guitar, and quickly flick them off one after the other (on to the floor), as the keys changed. It was really smooth, and drew my admiration. quote:
Look for Pierre Bensusan (?) on internet. He is French but plays great Irish music. He plays a steel string Lowden. Yes, he’s terrific. His first two albums are the ones to get for folk music; later ones are mostly his own compositions. He also produced (in my opinion) easily the two best books on DADGAD: • The Guitar Book • DADGAD Guitar (now unfortunately out of print) and two volumes of instructional DVDs (with tab)
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