The Blarney Pilgrim (fiddle lesson)

The Blarney Pilgrim is an Irish jig made famous by its appearance in the Titanic film, where it was played by the band Gaelic Storm. In this fiddle lesson I demonstrate the basic melody, with suggestions for bowing, and then suggest suitable ornamentation including bowed triplets, rolls, cuts, and double cuts.
I use onscreen sheet music, and a free pdf of the sheet music for The Blarney Pilgrim is available to anyone who subscribes to the channel (see below). There are plenty more tuition videos on Irish fiddle tunes and techniques elsewhere on The Fiddle Channel.
Below are details of further fiddle resources from Chris Haigh
1. Patreon
2. Books
3. Subscription video courses
4. Website
5. Email to request pdf’s.
1. PATREON
This is a platform where anyone can directly help to support creative artists and get closer access to their work. You can join me on Patreon at three levels, for £4, £10 or £40 per month.

At the lowest level you get access to all my pdf’s and tune collections, plus many exclusive tuition videos not available to the public.
At level 2 you can join also me once a month for a group Zoom chat, and can request three backing tracks each month.
Level 3 gives you all the above plus a free lesson once a month, and access to all my backing tracks.
You can find me on Patreon at
/ thefiddlechannel
2. BOOKS
I have eight fiddle tuition books published by Schott, all widely available from the publisher, from Amazon, and many other outlets. All come with audio tracks illustrating the tunes and exercises.
Exploring Jazz Violin
Beginning Jazz Violin
Discovering Rock Violin
Exploring Folk Fiddle
Exploring Klezmer Fiddle
Hungarian Fiddle Tunes
French Fiddle Tunes
Exploring Country and Bluegrass Fiddle
You can order from
bit.ly/31ZWmgm
3. VIDEO SUBSCRIPTION COURSES
I have three video subscription courses
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MUSIC GURUS- Exploring Jazz Violin. Based on my Schott book
Parts 1 and 2 are each £26 for 26 lessons, covering the first and second halves of the book
Part 1; tidd.ly/3SwHGhb
Part 2 tidd.ly/3SwHGhb
MUSIC GURUS Discovering Rock Violin. . Based on my Schott book
£35 for 46 lessons
tidd.ly/3SwHGhb
MUSIC GURUS Exploring Country and Bluegrass Fiddle. Based on my Schott book. 31 lessons for £31.99
tidd.ly/3SwHGhb
ACADEMY OF FOLK
Includes a folk fiddle primer course, with introductions to basic techniques and concepts plus an Irish Fiddle Course and Scottish fiddle course. A monthly sub of $9.99 gives access to all lessons
academyoffolk.com/
4. WEBSITE
My website is probably the most extensive and detailed summary of fiddle styles on the web, as evidenced by the range of top hits on Google for many fiddle styles.
www.fiddlingaround.co.uk
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TO REQUEST PDF’S, or ask any questions, CONTACT ME AT
[e-mail]

[@gmwillis2000]

I did not know where to make this comments, so I guess the latest recording is the best place. Today I joined Patreon for a minimal cost per month. It entitles me to all of Chris' PDF's, which I never bothered to look at. But this morning I did. The transcription of these is so clear and easy to read, and it no doubt the most valuation combination of the transcriptions of fiddle music I have ever seen in my 45 years as a musician. His comments often speak about the importance of the chords and the simple melody. It is right there in his transcriptions, and he shows ways to add notes within the chords. This is the way to play the violin, so often overlooked by training programs such as Suzuki, and most others. Suzuki shows scales, but it doesn't do a thing for helping the student to understand what he/she is doing. The subscription to Patreon is by the month, but I don't think I will ever cancel my subscription unless Chris quits doing this. Meanwhile any teacher or student are really missing something if they don't visit fiddlechannel and join Patreon. Incredibly good. I am not compensated by Chris in any way.

[@TheFiddleChannel]

Frank, many thanks for this vote of confidence!

[@michaeltaylor7407]

Thanks Chris. I especially loved your Kevin Burke transcription!

[@TheFiddleChannel]

Thanks Michael!

[@gmwillis2000]

Meant to say I jointed Patreon about a year ago.

[@oksanaivasyuk3806]

Bellissimo!

[@rikstavale]

Well explained tutorial, ty

[@TheFiddleChannel]

Thanks Rik!