Hello four-string fingerpicking fanatics,

I've been working hard this month to provide you with some great new music! And most of the new videos I've made come with tutorials now. Tabs are as always available to Patreons.

Shove that Pig's Foot a Little Farther into the Fire: Totally bizarre title for a sweet old-time fiddle tune with more than a hint of Celtic influence. All campanella, sounds pretty cool and comes with a tutorial. Watch it here:https://youtu.be/KUSmRQcMYVg

The Fermoy Lasses: I sheet music I have for this said it was Scottish, but Fermoy is in Ireland, so go figure. I watched a few Irish versions on YouTube and they are really fast. It's a reel and as such is meant to be danced to, so no need to go at breakneck speed. Watch it here: https://youtu.be/UBNLephuipY

The Tennessee Waltz: Classic country song, in 3/4 time, obviously. Slow tunes like this don't always make for nice campanella picking so this I've done as a kind of chord melody, using my signature 'clawhammer' strum - I often alternate strums with the high G string. The tutorial explains what I do - watch it here: https://youtu.be/vCLd3-kBIlk

Imagine: you could accuse me of jumping on the anti-war bandwagon by doing this John Lennon classic and you'd be right. To ease my conscience a little the tabs and tutorial with onscreen tabs are freely available to everyone, I won't try to make money from it. If you like my arrangement and want to get the tabs, please consider making a donation to one of the charities working in Ukraine to help the victims of war.

Watch it here: https://youtu.be/qbEL1RczLV0

The Morpeth Rant: Traditional tune from the north-east of England. It's quite simple but the campanella arrangement is challenging. Sounds better with a few backing chords, so they are included in the tabs. Watch it here: https://youtu.be/z0vNMWBJ2_Y

If you want the tabs for these, they are all on Patreon Thank you for your support!

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