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The Pub With No Beer – Songs popular in Ireland

A huge hit for Slim Dusty in Australia in the late 50’s, The Dubliners made it popular in Ireland. The song is in waltz time, 3/4 time, and we look at the pick-strum-strum technique...

The Rare Old Mountain Dew – Irish folksongs and ballads

A happy Irish drinking song about poitín – home-made whiskey. Try your lilting skills in the chorus! The song gets honourable mention in The Pogues Fairytale of New York. A slower tempo practice...

On the Road Again – Classic sing-alongs

This great song about a musician’s life on the road, written in 1980, is one of Willie Nelson’s most recognisable works. It became a huge hit and won him a Grammy award. We look at how to...

Star of the County Down – Popular Irish Songs

A follow-up to an earlier lesson on how to play the melody, we look at the chords and strum pattern for this ever-popular song. The words to this  song were written by Donegal man, Cathal...

This is the Life – Classic sing-alongs

Learn this cracker from Scotland’s Amy Macdonald – a great song to strum along to!...

Summer in Dublin – Songs popular in Ireland

Learn how to play the Bagatelle favourite, Summer in Dublin. This song went straight to number one on its release in 1980 and continues to be very popular...

Boston Rose – Songs and Tunes popular in Ireland

Written by Liam Reilly, this song was made famous by the Wolfe Tones among others. We use a finger-picking pattern to accompany the song, and we have a second lesson where we look at how to play the...

Botany Bay melody – tunes and songs popular in Ireland

Learn how to pick out the notes to the tune The Shores of Botany Bay – with the help of onscreen and downloadable Tabs. Slower tempo audio practice file included in Resources...

The Irish Pub Song – Popular Irish Songs

This song by The High Kings celebrates the world-famous Irish Pub – you could find one anywhere! A related lesson will follow where we look at how to play the solo (Part A of The Kesh Jig)...