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Learn Irish Banjo - Enda Scahill's Irish Banjo Tutor Vol I
Enda Scahill
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Learn Irish Banjo - Enda Scahill's Irish Banjo Tutor Vol I

“Simply the best book ever written about Irish tenor banjo techniques”. Simple, effective and proven.
Folk · Irish
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$19.99

Enda Scahill is a multiple time national champion Irish banjo player and founder of international chart topping band We Banjo 3. Renowned for his incredible accuracy, speed and relaxed technique, Enda now takes you on a deep dive into his exact technique to teach you a method that has worked for hundreds of banjo players for over a decade. Read full description…

Enda Scahill is a multiple time national champion Irish banjo player and founder of international chart topping band We Banjo 3. Renowned for his incredible accuracy, speed and relaxed technique, Enda now takes you on a deep dive into his exact technique to teach you a method that has worked for hundreds of banjo players for over a decade.

His tutorial books are among the best selling and highly acclaimed ever written, Professor Mick Moloney of NYU lauded the books saying "Enda is gifted with extraordinary technique, his books are masterfully conceived, the product of years of playing and thoughtful reflection"

This is first ever comprehensive guide to the Irish Tenor Banjo, taught by the finest exponent of Irish banjo technique today

Learn Enda's simple, foolproof, PROVEN method for playing Irish tenor banjo

Learn to sit and hold the banjo
Understand the importance of posture, alignment and relaxation
Learn the best pick hold for ease and accuracy
Understand the importance of establishing a correct picking pattern
Learn how to play ornamentation - trebles, triplets, slides, hammer-ons, pull-offs
Learn how to use chords to add colour to your tunes
Learn about using variations to add interest to your tunes

Download the complete 96 page book in PDF format complete with detailed written instructions and descriptions of all of the essential foundation techniques - holding the banjo, holding the pick, body mechanics, picking patterns, ornamentation, tunes.
Includes all notation in both stave and TAB formats.

Use the clickable embedded links to view a 2 Camera Angles video of every instructional exercise, tune, and ornamentation example.

Use the close up video to analyse right hand technique and focus on finer picking details

High definition video and audio – Follow HD quality video produces with professional lighting, while listening to studio quality recordings

Slow Motion – Slow down lessons to up to 25% of original speed, without losing pitch. Perfect for getting those triplets down!

Full course

CD 1
CD 1 Track 5
CD 1 Track 7
CD 1 Track 8
CD 1 Track 9 Exercise 1
CD 1 Track 10 Exercise 2
CD 1 Track 11 exercise3
CD 1 Track 12 Exercise 4
CD 1 Track 13 Exercise 5
CD 1 Track 14 Exercise 6
CD 1 Track 15 Exercise 7
CD 1 Track 16 Treble
CD 1 Track 17 Triplet
CD 1 Track 20 Slide
CD 1 Track 21 Slide
CD 1 Track 22 Hammer On
CD 1 Track 24 Pull Off
CD 1 Track 23 Hammer On
CD 1 Track 25 Crowley's Reel Tab
CD 1 Track 26 Concertina Reel
CD 1 Track 27 Soldier's Joy
CD 1 Track 28 Mulqeen's Reel
CD 1 Track 29 The Clumsy Lover
CD 1 Track 30 The Humours of Tulla
CD 1 Track 31 Johnny Will You Marry Me
CD 1 Track 32 Ms Galvin's Hornpipe
CD 1 Track 33 Murphy's Hornpipe
CD 1 Track 34 The Congress
CD 1 Track 35 Lady Ann Montgomery
CD 1 Track 36 Crowley's with trebles
CD 1 Track 37 Boil The Breakfast Early
CD 1 Track 38 The Doon Reel
CD 1 Track 39 Crowley's with Triplets
CD 1 Track 40 Toss the Feathers (The Pinch of Snuff)
CD 1 Track 41 The Templehouse Reel
CD 1 Track 42 The Moneymusk
CD 1 Track 43 Miss Thornton's Reel
CD 2
CD 2 Track 1 The Crooked Road
CD 2 Track 2 Off to California
CD 2 Track 3 Back In the Garden
CD 2 Track 4 Maude Miller's Reel
CD 2 Track 5 The Coast of Austria
CD 2 Track 6 Crowley s Reel - Other Ornaments
CD 2 Track 7 Sean Hayes' Barndance
CD 2 Track 8 The Woman of the House
CD 2 Track 9 Miss Monaghon's
CD 2 Track 10 Crowley's Reel with chords
CD 2 Track 11 The Merry Blacksmith with Chords
CD 2 Track 12 Rolling in the Ryegrass
CD 2 Track 13 The Green Groves of Erin (Chords)
CD 2 Track 14 Sackow's Jig
CD 2 Track 15 The Cat That Ate The Candle
CD 2 Track 16 Shandon Bells
CD 2 Track 17 The Mouse in the Cupboard
CD 2 Track 18 Wood of Old Limerick
CD 2 Track 20 The Rose in the Heather
CD 2 Track 21 Boys on the Town
CD 2 Track 22 Rosemary Lane
CD 2 Track 23 The Black Frog
CD 2 Track 24 The Sanctuary
CD 2 Track 25 Dancing Eyes
CD 2 Track 26 Paddy from Portlaw
CD 2 Track 27 Crowley's with Variations and Ornamentation
CD 2 Track 28 Wood of Old Limerick
CD 2 Track 29 The Woman of the House with Variations
CD 2 Track 30 Tom Ward's Downfall
CD 2 Track 31 Mrs Kenny's Barndance
CD 2 Track 32 Grainne's Welcome Home with Ornaments
CD 2 Track 33 The Ash Grove Waltz
CD 2 Track 34 Dinny O'Brien's Reel
CD 2 Track 35 Fergal O'Gara
CD 2 Track 36 Carmel Mahoney Mulhaire's
CD 2 Track 37 Colonel Fraser
CD 2 Track 38 The Coalminer
CD 1 Track 18/19 Stuttered Triplet

About the artist

@EndaScahill · Galway, Ireland

Enda Scahill is the 2022 winner of the Steve Martin Award for excellence in banjo! He is one of the finest exponents of Irish tenor banjo in the world, and a renowned teacher

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