Irish Banjo Lessons

Can you pick a favourite?

I played nine different Clareen Banjos and here is the comparison video. There are two Oysters, one with a black mouth head and one with a Renaissance head. And two Setanta banjos that look the same but sound quite different! You may need to listen a few times to pick the one you like.

O'Carolan's Concerto, arranged for Irish tenor banjo. Full tutorial on Youtube and all lesson videos and notation available on Patreon

The deceptively simple waltz Inisheer offers great opportunities to learn quirky and tricky slide, pull off and hammer on ornaments. And to harmonise yourself as you play the melody.

10 video lessons available now

Here is a full tutorial video for the Irish Washerwoman, showing how to learn the simple melody and then gradually add in ornamentation and harmony notes. The techniques relate equally to banjo and mandolin!

For more info you can find me on www.irishbanjolessons.com