The Banshee - traditional Irish reel on viola

It's been a little while since I recorded any traditional tunes so I've been making a little batch of them.
Here's the first one - the Banshee, a very popular reel.
This version is played in a key that is optimised for viola, so it is a 5th lower than what would normally played by traditional fiddle players.
The sheet music for this version, plus a version in the original key for playing along with the violins, is in my pdf book of traditional tunes for viola, available at folkviola.co.uk - this tune is in Volume 1 (here's a direct link to the sheet music purchase page: payhip.com/b/Stru )
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[@folkviola]

NEW! PDF sheet music which includes the bowings and ornaments that I play in this video is now available at: payhip.com/b/Nfl9T

[@penultimateh766]

Love the rich sound of the viola, thank you.

[@JustFiddler]

same

[@fiddle-n-fun]

Just marvelous, love the tune and the tone!

[@markswintonorganist8227]

That's one Banshee that isn't terrifying to hear!

[@FilipPandrc]

beautiful tune, great playing!

[@jpb252]

When I was a little kid, my parents took us to the drive-in movie to see Darby O’Gill and the Little People. The scene where the banshee comes scared the hell out of me. Saw the movie again as an adult and the banshee was pretty lame, but when you’re seven years old…

[@pheona1000]

It would be really lovely if you could teach the tune also !

[@emanuelecanepa6312]

Really amazing! Thank you ❤

[@kaylanseletski5266]

Amazing!❤

[@kevinforde2555]

Love that bass

[@wildfiddlerfromthewest8098]

Great! Thank you!

[@Lazyboysnorlax]

Splendid captain

[@escaramujo]

Love it!

[@TheShrimpGod]

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[@gfmichelsen]

You are the goat for folk viola videos.. Can't get any better! Do you offer private lessons?

[@folkviola]

Thank you so much! No, I don't do any teaching, sorry.

[@JustFiddler]

matur suksma

[@WelshmanSudios]

hi from Wales

[@amandamorneault8160]

Tempo on metronome??

[@ЛевиАкс]

это не скрипка, это альт

[@folkviola]

Да, этот канал об исполнении традиционной музыки на альте.

[@jeremx7094]

That’s a fiddla