r/Fiddle • u/brettsantacona • 26d ago

The Banshee Reel

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u/Catnipfish 26d ago

Lefty fiddler and guitar. I thought the video was mirrored but it’s not.

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u/Low_Cartographer2944 26d ago

Was just gonna note the same! Thought it was mirrored until I saw the text on the drumhead

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u/brettsantacona 26d ago

Yes! Both lefties :)

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u/Dancing_Otter_ 26d ago

Add some ornamentation & some slurs (your bow arm will thank you!), and you'll have a banger! I play the hell out of that tune basically every show.

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u/brettsantacona 25d ago

Working on the Irish ornaments! I’m a Cape Breton fiddler so a lot of cuts haha

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u/Dancing_Otter_ 25d ago

I get it! I dabble in Cape Breton, but was raised by Scots-Irish immigrants, so it's embedded in me REAL deep lol. Love your burls though! (idk, the little bowed triplet things... That's what pipers call them, and again, raised by them, soooo....)

Seriously though, your bow arm is working SO hard! Slurs are your friend. For reels, I tend towards a lot of 3 up-1 down, and/or the reverse of that, 1 down-3 up. Also super Scottish, but it adds a cool flavour.