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Paddy on the Turnpike

Colin Botts
2.22K subscribers
1.8K views 1 month ago
Tablature is available here: https://payhip.com/b/K7ImM Here is my take on Paddy on the Turnpike, a classic old reel that I probably first heard at a session somewhere. I decided to go for it in the usual key of G minor and relearned the tune on the mandola rather than playing what felt familiar and consequently ending up in C minor due to the mandola transposition. I also decided at the last minute to overdub a little fiddle. For anyone that's followed me, you'll notice this is the first time I've played fiddle on one of these videos. The jury is out on whether or not I'll do so again. ...more
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Paddy on the Turnpike
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1,800Views
Apr 202025
Tablature is available here: https://payhip.com/b/K7ImM Here is my take on Paddy on the Turnpike, a classic old reel that I probably first heard at a session somewhere. I decided to go for it in the usual key of G minor and relearned the tune on the mandola rather than playing what felt familiar and consequently ending up in C minor due to the mandola transposition. I also decided at the last minute to overdub a little fiddle. For anyone that's followed me, you'll notice this is the first time I've played fiddle on one of these videos. The jury is out on whether or not I'll do so again.

Colin Botts

2.22K subscribers