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by Derek Copley

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Boulavogue 03:06
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Silver Spear 02:29
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about

Ever since I started playing in clawhammer banjo style, I've been interested in banging out tunes in jig (6/8) timing. The more I've delved into this, the more I've gravitated toward a drop-thumb leading technique in the double D tuning aDADe, although I don't play the 5th string. By avoiding the 5th string, the tuning allows for switching of keys during sets, although there's something about playing solo tunes on the banjo that just feels so good and hypnotic!
It's got to a stage where I really enjoy playing these tunes, but when I go to record, I'm forever finding fault. So, I've decided to put out these recordings I did at home over the past year or so (2021), usually accompanied by my dog Bael, asleep in the room (not that he loves the sound of the banjo, mind you, but I think it's because he knows if I'm nearby, it's possible a bit of food might come his way).
I am accompanied by my wife Aisling Keogh on fiddle for some of the tracks and so a big thanks to her good self.
I hope you get something out of this body of work. There's more to come, but for now, enjoy!

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released May 4, 2022

Derek Copley - 5th string banjo; guitar
Aisling Keogh - fiddle

Artwork - an old banjo string woven and turned into a little banjo of its own

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Derek Copley Dublin, Ireland

Traditional music and song, expressed on some kind of a banjo, at times played on 5-string banjo in clawhammer style, and other times on tenor banjo.

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