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Learn to play Raglan Road on the Violin
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Fiddlerman
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"On Raglan Road" is a well-known Irish song from a poem written by Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh named after Raglan Road in Ballsbridge, Dublin. In the poem the poet, walking on a "quiet street", recalls a love affair he had with a young woman. He knew he would risk being hurt if he initiated a relationship, but went ahead anyway.

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Oh wow!  This piece is awesome!!!  

What year was this written in, Pierre?  I'd love to add this to my play list for reenacting!  I just have to make sure all the music was written in the mid 1800's or before! cheers

 

Either way, I'm going to try and learn this!!!!  

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Beautifull song, It may be an "Irish" tune and with all the double stops, I bet it's awsome when played on "pipes".

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I'm so jealous! When I practice my cats go hide somewhere, only the tomcat shows he's tough by staying for the firsts notes, the female is gone as soon as she sees me pick up the violin case.

But this morning I press play to listen to yet another great tutorial from Pierre, and my music hater paws at my leg, give me a nip and jumps on my lap to listen! She goes away when the song is over...

What's in that song geez? roflol if I learn it will all the cats on the street start folowing me? Or maybe my cate has irish blood rofl Thanks for this tutorial Pierre, quite an exercise on double stops!

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Fiddlestix said
 I bet it's awsome when played on "pipes".

 

NoirVelours said

But this morning I press play to listen to yet another great tutorial from Pierre, and my music hater paws at my leg, give me a nip and jumps on my lap to listen! She goes away when the song is over...

What's in that song geez? roflol if I learn it will all the cats on the street start folowing me?

So now we know what the Pied Piper played in Hamlin town!!

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Very good, Pierre. Nice angle too  :)

 

Jim

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Like it Fiddlerman, like it a lot!
Thanks for showing us hats_off

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That was beautiful. No doubt a piece I must learn. Great job, FM... thanks!!thumbs-up

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I don't recall seeing this before. :)

I have a friend that was looking for a tutorial.  Very cool.  Is it on the sidebar?  

Awesome.

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Aloha everyone,

It seems that the tune itself, the music, is a traditional Irish tune (Fáinne Geal an Lae), although the poem itself was first published in 1946.  I could not find a date for when the tune was composed, but suffice it to say that it's a rather old one.

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It's also called "Dawning of the Day."

Instrumental: 

http://youtu.be/FqhKiNJAWjw

With Lyrics:

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Great links, great music. Thanks for sharing.

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