I saw him perform in the late 80s and had the pleasure of meeting him.What a humble ,shining soul.He sold me his guitar book and signed it as well His live sound will change you in a way thats muse and joyful on a deep level....YES,the tuning is the DADGAD tuning he is famous for.
I think some of the comments here miss something about what Bensusan is all about. He's continually pushing himself, trying to find new expressions in the music. There is nothing disrespectful about what he does with the melodies, it's an interpretation, feel the love, baby.
I don't care what any of the others say PIERRE BENSUSAN is my hero , I listen to him almost every single day . His music takes my mind on a beautiful journey and relaxes my soul !!
La guitare dans toute sa splendeur et une musicalité entre les mains d'un guitariste de grand talent. Ses compositions sont comme des poèmes où les notes veulent dire des mots. Un jour peut être l'entendrez vous, dans votre village ou dans votre ville, une région, un pays et surtout ne manquez pas son concert car il vaut vraiment le déplacement. J'aime à travers ce morceau, quand les vibrations des cordes s’entremêlent aux harmoniques... thanks.
Merci pour ta version, elle est belle , humble, tu fais honneur a la musique et tu nous parle de ta vision de la guitare et de la musique plutot que de garder ca pour toi comme le font malheureusement beaucoup de musiciens qui n ont pas ta generosite bien a toi
He doesn't even play this tune anymore. I heard this tune in 87 on the radio. It was on "spices" the record. Not the cd. Pierre is brilliant. He still made the song sound like his own in a way.
I never wrote a comment for Bensusan but i think it is time. I think he is one of the greatest guitarists today. The way he expresses every note differently (microdynamics I think?) and even over a difficult cascade of notes is unique. He is the master of feeling and expression of the acoustic guitar. It takes the listener a little time to concentrate on his playing, that's why I think he is not as popular as others e.g. Andy mcKee.I hope I will be able to see him live sometime.
I noted a question about the group he refers to: Planxty. They're definitely worth listening to, along with the other remarkable Irish/Celtic musicians ~ Cherish the Ladies, The Chieftains, and so many more.
...music is prayer for many of us, certainly for Pierre I should think, and when you and He hear it's genuine intention and poignancy as beautifully articulated as Pierre demonstrates, it's better and sets in motion good resonances and vibrations which can and do eventually manifest into the material plane... Merci bien, Pierre, you have been blessed by God and, in turn, we have been blessed to hear your distinctive prayers and are all the better for it..... Reconnaissance a vous, Maestro......
how fortunate I've been - saw him several times when he was even younger than shown in this video - he was already quite special in the early 80s, he played in the Vancouver Folk Music Festival.
Feels like a cool wind on a hot day. I definitely think you understand the spirit of the piece. Thanks. Love that little harmonic kick you put in there.
Pierre is so good, I love his feel and technique, it is just very beautiful to hear, I've been a fan since his fairly successful commercial album 'Spices' that I bought back many years ago when it came out. Highly recommend if you haven't heard it, it is mind-blowing... as he is! Would love to see him live someday!
...music is prayer for many of us, certainly for Pierre I should think, and when you and He hear it's genuine intention and poignancy, it's better and sets in motion good resonances and vibrations which can and do eventually manifest into the material plane...
I first heard Bensusan at least 30 years ago (mid-1970's, if I can still think back that far...). It was on the radio and he was introduced as a Celtic musician. In fact, I believe it was the first time I heard something I could identify as "Celtic guitar." The d.j. may have been totally off base, and I stand corrected. Certainly, I don't think of Bensusan that way anymore, but that was my introduction to him.
@joelkeaton Those Northern Ireland made Lowden guitars are gorgeous sounding: so organic, dynamic and rich, especially in the flesh, with just air between your ears and that resonationg soundboard of exotic hand-chosen woods. One like Pierre's will set you back about $8000 US I think.
@Nangus01 This man was voted best worldmusic guitarplayer by Guitarplayer magazine in 2008. So yes, he's definitely a serious player. He's hardly known in France, very much appreciated in the USA. I understand your remark, but listen to more of him, it's typically "Pierre Bensusan". There's something unpolished or rugged about his style which makes it very interresting and lively.
I'm a musician for basis. But after my ex died a couple of years ago, I had a dream with him and I in it, in the dream he was asleep. It was some kind of hotel room/efficiency kind of space. I was in the corner in a chair playing this exact tune on guitar, exactly like how Pierre plays it in the video (I wish I could). And when I finished I put my guitar down, walked to the bed and asked him "how are you love?" And he responded in the most tired voice "I'm so tired....soo tired. But I have to get up and go to work." He proceeded to get up, we embraced slightly and I asked "want some coffee" and he went "yeah, that would be great." I remember hearing the tinkle of car keys as he got out of bed. We were walking to a small kitchen then I woke up. He hasn't appeared in any of my dreams since. So whenever I hear Pierre's Shi Bhig Shi Mhor, I recall that dream and wonder "was that really him reaching out to me?" If anyone could give some insight on what I might've been thinking or feeling, please reply. I'd love to know your thoughts and feelings.
The current crop of acoustic guitar slapping guys are okay, but Bensusan is a counterpoint machine. Those other guys cannot match his musical creativity.
Beginners should play a melody verbatim, but that is the first step. Bensusan is an artist, so to expect him to play this tune like a beginner would be silly.
You're right of, course, if you're speaking of a traditional interpretation of a traditional tune. Way back when, Bensusan was a traditional Celtic player but evolved over time into a very individualistic musician with his own genre-crossing style. His explanation at the end is enlightening in that regard. However, I understand that one either likes, or does not like, that approach with respect to traditional tunes.
@craighamilton1984 well, to speak very generally, there are 2 celtic races which more or less survived : the gaelic peoples, who expanded from Ireland to Scotland and eradicated the Picts, and the britonic peoples. Many Britons chose to exile in Armoricae, now Brittany in France, when those hairy Saxons invaded Brittania. So there are many Celts in France too ;) but i give you this is not Bensusan's case, as he's of algerian origin IIRC. And yes he's definitely a master of celtic guitar :)
@pascal27able Quite right, you are. I was merely pointing out that although the French culture was largely extirpated by Mediterranean and Germanic cultures, the people are still in no small part the descendants of Celts, making it no small wonder that a Frenchman would be attracted to Celtic music. This line of thought seems a bit more characteristic of Germanic peoples, but that is altogether another matter.
Pierre is so brilliant...alas, there is so much improvising on this I think the tune has disappeared completely! It is more fluent on the album Musiques c.1978 which is absolutely beautiful! I was absolutely blown away the first time I heard this, and Solilai (1981) Which has to be one of the most beautiful albums of all time...just my humble opinion mind....
I remember watching a video of Bensusan where he talks about how he studied traditional Irish music for awhile and takes the idea that the "feeling" of a piece is more important than playing it "correctly". In that sense I would say his play is very much in the style of traditional irish celtic music. There's no reason to define a genre so stringently.
That's what musical expression and interpretation is all about....you may not like it but he takes this song maybe where it hasn't been before....nothing wrong with that....if there weren't innovators where would we be?
That's only the first time: if you listen again - especially to the split-screen demonstration in the latter part of the video - it all make more sense, and the melody appears clearly.
Guitar on the other hand, as you know no doubt, has roots in a plethora of genres, including but not exclusively folk.. I love Bensusan BTW, and I like this interpretation I just wouldn't call this Irish Trad, neither would he I presume. But I'm not necessarily a classicist so who am I to comment... My dad on the other hand; old school..
This is just sooooo good. Can anyone tell me which video / DVD this is from? I just cant believe how nice that performance is. "Just the melody exposed - suspended in the air". I can be quite cynical about poetic language like that (in relation to music) but in this case, how more sincere and true could that be? That performance is, in my opinion, musicianship at the absolute highest level. Beautiful - no other word for it.
Reread my message. Sorry if I seemed piggish. I'm not that familiar anymore with Trad.I did grow up on it but took a different route.This conversation has reinforced my will to get back into it, starting with playing out with my dad and maybe taking the flute/whistle backup. Gotcha on the Carolan :-) Regards your whole message I see now waht you meant; why isn't guitar recognised while other instruments such as the aforementioned are? Good question. Bouzouki/mandolin are mainly folk instruments.
Interesting exchange. You have a point in that it would be more accurate to call Bensusan a Celtic music guitar player rather than a Traditional Irish musician, though I would also say that samdhist has a point about 'feeling' (with the caveat that the musician also has the ability to play a piece 'straight'). Maybe 'Interpretation' is a better word to use. Essentially that's what guitarists are doing anyway since the original pieces weren't composed for the guitar in the first place. Thanks
Agreed - if you want to play a Turlough O Carolan piece then play it, if you want to play one of your own, then do so... you have not remained faithful to the original piece, it hasn't kept it's personality as Pierre says, but still, nice stuff. Don't think it can be called Shi Bheag Shi Mhor though.
I think many irish hearts got crushed listening to this.Only a few licks are like the original tune. I wouldn't do this to an O'Carolan tune. Extremly well played but where is this man's heart ?
Those saying he's twisted the tune out of its tradition are nuts. What year is this, 1894? Never mind that he's French - Irish folk musicians have been interpreting tunes this way since the 70's.
GILLEBRATH usually DADGAD with this guy - he's pretty handy with this tuning. ...which is a good thing because lots of DADGAD performances can sound a bit samey
lunchmeat317 Correct Sir! He actually starts in the bend though which you hardly hear these days (at least definitely not enough!) then as he brings the bend down gives it a little tweek to give the note the slightest vibrato too : ) yeah im a super nerd peace and love youtube
An old tune. 17th or 18th century. Anyway he's not playing with in the confines of the the scales/modes and ornamentation traditionally used in Irish music.And yes there is trad irish guitar.People play 4-string tenor guitars, others play the tunes on 6-strings.I'll agree it's not as popular.You're on about "Comhaltas" - what have they got to do with the music? The tunes are the seem regardless of the instrument being used. And it's O'Carolan by the way (well that's the anglicised version).
Maybe it'd be simpler to say that the music is Celtic-style? I am not from England. Am I writing English? Is it fair to say that I am an English-speaking person?
If you can articulate accurately what the feeling of Algerian music is, then I might be inclined to accept such a claim. The bottom line in my opinion is that chocking up Bensusan's Celtic influence as "marketing" makes no sense. There are a few thousand people that listen to his music and most of them are there for the technical aspect of his playing, not the genre he dabbles in.
Actually the ornamentation is fine because he's no longer playing it Irish style in any sense at all. It's simply his interpretation of the tune. I love it but show it to my dad, a tradionalist, and he'd have a fit. So nope it's not trad anymore when played like this. It's almost jazz.
I saw him perform in the late 80s and had the pleasure of meeting him.What a humble ,shining soul.He sold me his guitar book and signed it as well His live sound will change you in a way thats muse and joyful on a deep level....YES,the tuning is the DADGAD tuning he is famous for.
I think some of the comments here miss something about what Bensusan is all about. He's continually pushing himself, trying to find new expressions in the music. There is nothing disrespectful about what he does with the melodies, it's an interpretation, feel the love, baby.
touché this guy is a master
What talent, what expression , absolutely tremendously beautiful playing 😍😍😍👍
I don't care what any of the others say PIERRE BENSUSAN is my hero , I listen to him almost every single day . His music takes my mind on a beautiful journey and relaxes my soul !!
La guitare dans toute sa splendeur et une musicalité entre les mains d'un guitariste de grand talent. Ses compositions sont comme des poèmes où les notes veulent dire des mots. Un jour peut être l'entendrez vous, dans votre village ou dans votre ville, une région, un pays et surtout ne manquez pas son concert car il vaut vraiment le déplacement. J'aime à travers ce morceau, quand les vibrations des cordes s’entremêlent aux harmoniques... thanks.
Merci pour ta version, elle est belle , humble, tu fais honneur a la musique et tu nous parle de ta vision de la guitare et de la musique plutot que de garder ca pour toi comme le font malheureusement beaucoup de musiciens qui n ont pas ta generosite
bien a toi
Bravo Pierre. Your playing is musical poetry.
He doesn't even play this tune anymore.
I heard this tune in 87 on the radio.
It was on "spices" the record. Not the cd.
Pierre is brilliant. He still made the song sound like his own in a way.
La meilleure interprétation que je connaisse .. Pierre tu es le meilleur incontestable
I never wrote a comment for Bensusan but i think it is time. I think he is one of the greatest guitarists today. The way he expresses every note differently (microdynamics I think?) and even over a difficult cascade of notes is unique. He is the master of feeling and expression of the acoustic guitar. It takes the listener a little time to concentrate on his playing, that's why I think he is not as popular as others e.g. Andy mcKee.I hope I will be able to see him live sometime.
I noted a question about the group he refers to: Planxty. They're definitely worth listening to, along with the other remarkable Irish/Celtic musicians ~ Cherish the Ladies, The Chieftains, and so many more.
Exquisite! His technique never gets in the way of the flow of the melody.
So lovely playing !
Amazing
...music is prayer for many of us, certainly for Pierre I should think, and when you and He hear it's genuine intention and poignancy as beautifully articulated as Pierre demonstrates, it's better and sets in motion good resonances and vibrations which can and do eventually manifest into the material plane... Merci bien, Pierre, you have been blessed by God and, in turn, we have been blessed to hear your distinctive prayers and are all the better for it..... Reconnaissance a vous, Maestro......
how fortunate I've been - saw him several times when he was even younger than shown in this video - he was already quite special in the early 80s, he played in the Vancouver Folk Music Festival.
simply beautiful
Just Beautiful..such an individual interpretation, played by a Master...with flavours of Blues and Jazz.
Feels like a cool wind on a hot day.
I definitely think you understand the spirit of the piece. Thanks.
Love that little harmonic kick you put in there.
Pierre is so good, I love his feel and technique, it is just very beautiful to hear, I've been a fan since his fairly successful commercial album 'Spices' that I bought back many years ago when it came out. Highly recommend if you haven't heard it, it is mind-blowing... as he is! Would love to see him live someday!
An incredible artist. Superb.
beyond music ,,,, better than prayer,,, thank you pierre
...music is prayer for many of us, certainly for Pierre I should think, and when you and He hear it's genuine intention and poignancy, it's better and sets in motion good resonances and vibrations which can and do eventually manifest into the material plane...
Absolutely beautiful.
'Magic', my heart is this with melody from loverly Irelond... Les
The master of Musical Deconstruction.
Il jeu un formidable guitar. Vrai gentil et imaginative. Bravo.
Probably the Paco de Lucia of celtic guitar. He has placed this music much further from its folkloric boundaries and time limits to make it universal.
he got more scales than a fish
😂
I first heard Bensusan at least 30 years ago (mid-1970's, if I can still think back that far...). It was on the radio and he was introduced as a Celtic musician. In fact, I believe it was the first time I heard something I could identify as "Celtic guitar." The d.j. may have been totally off base, and I stand corrected. Certainly, I don't think of Bensusan that way anymore, but that was my introduction to him.
Outstanding!
@psychopathtoine. It means "The big hill and the little hill " in irish.
this IS a video worth featuring.
Pure Genius...
@joelkeaton Those Northern Ireland made Lowden guitars are gorgeous sounding: so organic, dynamic and rich, especially in the flesh, with just air between your ears and that resonationg soundboard of exotic hand-chosen woods. One like Pierre's will set you back about $8000 US I think.
@Nangus01 This man was voted best worldmusic guitarplayer by Guitarplayer magazine in 2008. So yes, he's definitely a serious player. He's hardly known in France, very much appreciated in the USA. I understand your remark, but listen to more of him, it's typically "Pierre Bensusan". There's something unpolished or rugged about his style which makes it very interresting and lively.
I'm a musician for basis.
But after my ex died a couple of years ago, I had a dream with him and I in it, in the dream he was asleep. It was some kind of hotel room/efficiency kind of space. I was in the corner in a chair playing this exact tune on guitar, exactly like how Pierre plays it in the video (I wish I could). And when I finished I put my guitar down, walked to the bed and asked him "how are you love?"
And he responded in the most tired voice "I'm so tired....soo tired. But I have to get up and go to work." He proceeded to get up, we embraced slightly and I asked "want some coffee" and he went "yeah, that would be great." I remember hearing the tinkle of car keys as he got out of bed. We were walking to a small kitchen then I woke up. He hasn't appeared in any of my dreams since. So whenever I hear Pierre's Shi Bhig Shi Mhor, I recall that dream and wonder "was that really him reaching out to me?"
If anyone could give some insight on what I might've been thinking or feeling, please reply. I'd love to know your thoughts and feelings.
The current crop of acoustic guitar slapping guys are okay, but Bensusan is a counterpoint machine. Those other guys cannot match his musical creativity.
@grnhair2001 I think the actual title is spelled "Si Bheag Si Mhor." In Irish, Bheag means "small" and Mhor means "big." I don't speak Irish btw.
5:29 is the best version, wow!
This was recommended to me by Phil Hare. He plays this tune also very beatifully.
You can find Phil here on youtube.
Beautiful Pierre! Thank you for your work on the "Fingerstyle Fantasy" album. Sales are going well and Pete is getting proper medical care... Trashton
非常喜欢这首曲子，尽快去开始练
Beginners should play a melody verbatim, but that is the first step. Bensusan is an artist, so to expect him to play this tune like a beginner would be silly.
I love it!!!!
You're right of, course, if you're speaking of a traditional interpretation of a traditional tune. Way back when, Bensusan was a traditional Celtic player but evolved over time into a very individualistic musician with his own genre-crossing style. His explanation at the end is enlightening in that regard. However, I understand that one either likes, or does not like, that approach with respect to traditional tunes.
caraphyllis did you mean cross dressing, I think you'd have been nearer to the truth than praising that insult to good music .
The most dynamic player who ever lived.
@craighamilton1984 well, to speak very generally, there are 2 celtic races which more or less survived : the gaelic peoples, who expanded from Ireland to Scotland and eradicated the Picts, and the britonic peoples. Many Britons chose to exile in Armoricae, now Brittany in France, when those hairy Saxons invaded Brittania. So there are many Celts in France too ;)
but i give you this is not Bensusan's case, as he's of algerian origin IIRC.
And yes he's definitely a master of celtic guitar :)
@pascal27able Quite right, you are. I was merely pointing out that although the French culture was largely extirpated by Mediterranean and Germanic cultures, the people are still in no small part the descendants of Celts, making it no small wonder that a Frenchman would be attracted to Celtic music. This line of thought seems a bit more characteristic of Germanic peoples, but that is altogether another matter.
Agreed!
Pierre is so brilliant...alas, there is so much improvising on this I think the tune has disappeared completely! It is more fluent on the album Musiques c.1978 which is absolutely beautiful! I was absolutely blown away the first time I heard this, and Solilai (1981) Which has to be one of the most beautiful albums of all time...just my humble opinion mind....
Wow! What an incredible guitar player. This guy's playing is perfection.
gold
I remember watching a video of Bensusan where he talks about how he studied traditional Irish music for awhile and takes the idea that the "feeling" of a piece is more important than playing it "correctly". In that sense I would say his play is very much in the style of traditional irish celtic music. There's no reason to define a genre so stringently.
Devin Walters in the style of a crap player ,
That's what musical expression and interpretation is all about....you may not like it but he takes this song maybe where it hasn't been before....nothing wrong with that....if there weren't innovators where would we be?
You know, that's beautiful music, but it's so embellished and ornamented that I can't even discern the original melody anymore.
That's only the first time: if you listen again - especially to the split-screen demonstration in the latter part of the video - it all make more sense, and the melody appears clearly.
simplesmente mestre
Grandeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
pure et jolie technique, c'est chouette :-)*
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Traditional Irish Music. This is an old Irish tune. Just look it up on the net.
Guitar on the other hand, as you know no doubt, has roots in a plethora of genres, including but not exclusively folk.. I love Bensusan BTW, and I like this interpretation I just wouldn't call this Irish Trad, neither would he I presume. But I'm not necessarily a classicist so who am I to comment... My dad on the other hand; old school..
Jimmy page was a huge Pieree Bensusan fan.
SCROGY so that's why he's such a amateur on acoustic ,
That explains a lot,,crap copying crap.,,
WOW! harmonics at 1:08
Joel Keaton the harmonics don't belong, he's just being arrogant,
@hoontare
Regardless, he's French. the French are a Celtic people.
The master
This is just sooooo good. Can anyone tell me which video / DVD this is from?
I just cant believe how nice that performance is. "Just the melody exposed - suspended in the air". I can be quite cynical about poetic language like that (in relation to music) but in this case, how more sincere and true could that be? That performance is, in my opinion, musicianship at the absolute highest level.
Beautiful - no other word for it.
Reread my message. Sorry if I seemed piggish. I'm not that familiar anymore with Trad.I did grow up on it but took a different route.This conversation has reinforced my will to get back into it, starting with playing out with my dad and maybe taking the flute/whistle backup. Gotcha on the Carolan :-) Regards your whole message I see now waht you meant; why isn't guitar recognised while other instruments such as the aforementioned are? Good question. Bouzouki/mandolin are mainly folk instruments.
Interesting exchange. You have a point in that it would be more accurate to call Bensusan a Celtic music guitar player rather than a Traditional Irish musician, though I would also say that samdhist has a point about 'feeling' (with the caveat that the musician also has the ability to play a piece 'straight').
Maybe 'Interpretation' is a better word to use. Essentially that's what guitarists are doing anyway since the original pieces weren't composed for the guitar in the first place. Thanks
Agreed - if you want to play a Turlough O Carolan piece then play it, if you want to play one of your own, then do so... you have not remained faithful to the original piece, it hasn't kept it's personality as Pierre says, but still, nice stuff. Don't think it can be called Shi Bheag Shi Mhor though.
Ya blew it
I think many irish hearts got crushed listening to this.Only a few licks are like the original tune. I wouldn't do this to an O'Carolan tune. Extremly well played but where is this man's heart ?
Those saying he's twisted the tune out of its tradition are nuts. What year is this, 1894? Never mind that he's French - Irish folk musicians have been interpreting tunes this way since the 70's.
how could you dislike this
Gerard Lord because it's rubbish , he's trying to con you into thinking he can play the guitar.
Frankly, a little baroque for this quintessential celtic tune; for my taste. Fantastically played, nonetheless.
Great tune and artist. Is his guitar tuned to an open cord ? ? thanks
GILLEBRATH usually DADGAD with this guy - he's pretty handy with this tuning. ...which is a good thing because lots of DADGAD performances can sound a bit samey
DADGAD is his standard
4:05 That weird bent high note. Haven't heard anything like that before
I think it's actually a pinch harmonic on an acoustic guitar, bent. Not something you hear every day.
lunchmeat317 Correct Sir! He actually starts in the bend though which you hardly hear these days (at least definitely not enough!) then as he brings the bend down gives it a little tweek to give the note the slightest vibrato too : ) yeah im a super nerd peace and love youtube
J Reid lunchmeat ,no it's a obvious mistake of course, you fell into that one ,he's a con artist, ha ha .
Is it me or is it 1/4 of step tuned up? 🤔 it might be that he tuned without a real reference and ended up being sharp? Or the capo maybe?
@johnmacward lulz. yeah thats weird how that worked out ;)
Wonder
Grande che marca di chitarra usi?
Very nice. Whats tuning is this in?
14 years too late, but I'm pretty sure it's DADGAD
What is the guitar tuned to please
drop D...
Pierre is a brilliant finger style master, no denial. But that's WAY too much ornamentation for what should be a simple Irish tune.
any gaelic speakers know what the song's title translates to?
Fairy mound
the big fairy hill and the little fairy hill
An old tune. 17th or 18th century. Anyway he's not playing with in the confines of the the scales/modes and ornamentation traditionally used in Irish music.And yes there is trad irish guitar.People play 4-string tenor guitars, others play the tunes on 6-strings.I'll agree it's not as popular.You're on about "Comhaltas" - what have they got to do with the music? The tunes are the seem regardless of the instrument being used. And it's O'Carolan by the way (well that's the anglicised version).
In his playing?
is that a lowden i cant tell
DADGAD
Tuning? Drop D, double drop D?
You forgot the Cornish!
@grnhair2001 Big Fairy Little Fairy
Maybe it'd be simpler to say that the music is Celtic-style?
I am not from England. Am I writing English? Is it fair to say that I am an English-speaking person?
If you can articulate accurately what the feeling of Algerian music is, then I might be inclined to accept such a claim. The bottom line in my opinion is that chocking up Bensusan's Celtic influence as "marketing" makes no sense. There are a few thousand people that listen to his music and most of them are there for the technical aspect of his playing, not the genre he dabbles in.
@frettish
It actually means, Little Fairy, Big Fairy...
what does the title mean? Is it an old irish dialect?
Actually the ornamentation is fine because he's no longer playing it Irish style in any sense at all. It's simply his interpretation of the tune. I love it but show it to my dad, a tradionalist, and he'd have a fit. So nope it's not trad anymore when played like this. It's almost jazz.
omg
In traditional Gaelic the title means, "Don't Even Fucking Attempt To Play This Shit".
Quite Jazzy!