Build your St. Patrick's Day sets from the greatest hits. Garryowen and St. Patrick's Day make a natural 6/8 pair; The Dawning of the Day, The Wearing of the Green, and The Minstrel Boy form a 4/4 set; Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore, The Star of the County Down, and Danny Boy cover the slow, haunting side.
Cold gigs are won before you play a note. The reed rarely fails first — your hands do. Layer up, use hand warmers and fingerless gloves, keep the capped chanter warm inside your jacket, and treat frigid jobs like a walk-in freezer: get in, play, get out.
In mass bands, match the main notes and don't sweat the gracenotes. Get the music out early and agree on parts and structural quirks like extra beats. A grip versus a C doubling will never be heard at mass band level — but two different versions of a tune will wreck the performance.
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Irish Tunes — March 5, 2024
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