Cowirrie
@cowirrie · Violin, Viola · Tasmania, Australia
Classically trained on violin and viola, can play fiddle on a good day. Tunes are as played at local sessions in Northern Tasmania at the time of recording. For sets containing these pieces, see www.cowirrie.com/music.
This recording has suggested ornaments. To see a plain recording, watch this slice:… More…
This recording is a plain recording of the notes. To see suggested ornaments, watch this slice:… More…
If an Irish Dancer asks for music with 36 bars of 6/8 time, they are probably asking for The Three Sea Captains.… More…
If an Irish Dancer asks for music with 36 bars of 6/8 time, they are probably asking for The Three Sea Captains.… More…
There are countless variations on how to play any good folk tune, but I thought this deserved a closer look. In the source recording of this, the quaver-crotchet-quaver (eighth-quarter-eighth) rhythm was… More…
I like the rhythms in the opening bars of these two reels, so here they are played together as a suggested session set.… More…
I liked this composition, so I did my best to make a cover at close to reel tempo. There are two recordings, at 84 and 92 Beats Per Minute. (Some dances would require 112!) The slower recording is really… More…
This cover contains suggested ornaments for playing Ben Lomond. See the original slice for a version without ornaments. More…
For more information about this strathspey, see the Traditional Tune Archive:… More…
For more information about this strathspey, see The Traditional Tune Archive:… More…
The Traditional Tune Archive has details about the history of this lament:… More…
The Traditional Tune Archive has details about the history of this lament:… More…
String quartet of two violins and two violas. More…
Jig written in 2005, originally under the title of "O3(g) (Ozone)". More…
Mournful composition for string quartet, here played with viola substituting for the violoncello part. More…
The three videos on the left are the recordings, the three on the right are being played in reverse to complete the crab canon. More…
This shows some basic ornaments that can be added to Colonel Thornton.… More…
This goes very low by folk tune standards, being played entirely on the fiddle G and D strings. It is one of the few tunes that works better on viola.… More…
Over at the Irish Traditional Music website "The Session," one note has caused a lot of discussion. In the B part, should the second note be a D♮ or C♮? This cover has the C♮, for comparison with the previous… More…
The Traditional Tune Archive has information about the history of this slip jig:… More…
This version of the reel "Jenny Picking Cockles" has some possible fiddle ornaments. For a version of the tune without ornaments, go here:… More…
The Traditional Tune Archive has information about the origins of this tune, and variations:… More…
Here are some possible ornaments for "The West Cork Reel," as played on fiddle. To see and hear a plain version of this tune, see the original slice:… More…