Traditional Irish reel named for the accordion player Joe Cooley. Played on my Pilgrim Celtic Dawn II tenor banjo with bouzouki and mandolin for accompaniment.
I've started syncopating/swinging all the traditional songs I play on tin whistle and it's loads of fun. Then when going back to a straight sound, it helps with the time keeping a lot.
I really like the tone of your Pilgrim banjo. I can't seem to find any specifications of the Pilgrim banjo online. Could you tell me how wide the neck is at the nut (top)? The Gold Tone I tried, and sent back, had a very narrow measurement at the nut which made it difficult to play. Also, is the tone ring (White Lady-like?) decently made? One last thing, is the pot solid and not plywood? I would really appreciate it if you would let me know as I am looking at purchasing one that is advertised on eBay. Thanks very much!!
Hi Alex, the nut is 30mm. The pot is solid, and I'm afraid I don't know much about tone-ring quality. The specs for the open-back version can be found here. www.jhs.co.uk/pilgrim-celtic-dawn-2-open-back-tenor-banjo I think it's a great banjo.
Hi Mike, if you tune GDAE, you're often best looking for mandolin tabs, there seems to be more of them out there. www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/folk-music-mandolin-tab/cooleys_reel.htm
Cooley's Reel so nicely done 👍💚
Best version of Cooleys on CZcams!
Very nice playing! Grabbed my fiddle and played along
Nitty gritty dirt band!
Lovly playing
Great playing and a beautiful tone
Beautiful
Love it
Great playing
This tune wasn’t originally meant to be played syncopated/dotted, but it sounds so much better played that way 👍
I've started syncopating/swinging all the traditional songs I play on tin whistle and it's loads of fun. Then when going back to a straight sound, it helps with the time keeping a lot.
Nice!
Bad ass!!
This is the best version i've heard, does anyone have a tab for it? i can't work it out myself, the tabs i found does match
You should trying slowing the video down to 75%. Works for me.
I really like the tone of your Pilgrim banjo. I can't seem to find any specifications of the Pilgrim banjo online. Could you tell me how wide the neck is at the nut (top)? The Gold Tone I tried, and sent back, had a very narrow measurement at the nut which made it difficult to play. Also, is the tone ring (White Lady-like?) decently made? One last thing, is the pot solid and not plywood? I would really appreciate it if you would let me know as I am looking at purchasing one that is advertised on eBay. Thanks very much!!
Hi Alex, the nut is 30mm. The pot is solid, and I'm afraid I don't know much about tone-ring quality. The specs for the open-back version can be found here. www.jhs.co.uk/pilgrim-celtic-dawn-2-open-back-tenor-banjo I think it's a great banjo.
Brilliant, Does anyone have the tabs for this on tenor banjo?
Hi Mike, if you tune GDAE, you're often best looking for mandolin tabs, there seems to be more of them out there. www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/folk-music-mandolin-tab/cooleys_reel.htm
@@rocksnshit Thanks a million Bob, thats how I'm tuned, I'll work with this, thanks for the tip
Irish tenor banjo has the exact same tuning as a mandolin.
But an octave lower...........
@@ratheanach5545 that's right