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Scottish fiddle slow air - Lament for MacGregor of Roro

Si Bheag, Si Mhor - fiddle and uilleann pipes

Uilleann pipes and fiddle - Two Irish jigs by Straight from the Jug

About Bradon Smith

Experienced Irish/ Scottish fiddler and ceilidh player, with an extensive repetoire

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Fiddler

Bristol

I have been playing folk fiddle for over 30 years. I am an experienced ceilidh fiddle player, and a well-known player on the Irish session circuit in London, Bristol and further afield. I play regular gigs of authentic traditional music in the Celtic styles, either solo or as a duo/trio (for example with accordian, or pipes, or banjo, or flute); but I also play foot-stompin' tunes with ceilidh bands.

Bradon Smith

5 out of 5

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5 out of 5

Bradon brought a lovely atmosphere to our garden birthday party! His fiddle playing was wonderful, and everybody really enjoyed the music. He is professional, and communication was always quick and easy. We would definitely book him again!

5 out of 5

Thanks so much, Bradon, for your wonderful fiddle playing at my party. I loved it and so did everyone else! The tunes were great, skilfully played, and created a very special atmosphere. I will recommend you!

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Bradon Smith's Song list

Certainly hundreds, and quite possibly thousands, of traditional Scottish and Irish and English folk tunes and songs.

For example, a small selection:

A fig for a kiss

A Man’s a Man for a’ that

An Spórt

Ashokan Farewell, The

Banish misfortune

Banks of Lough Gowna, The

Banshee, The or McMahon’s

Barrack Hill

Battle of the Somme, The

Bean An Tí Ar Lár (Old Oak Tree, The)

Bill Collin’s

Bill Malley's

Bonnie Kate

Brendan Tonra’s

Brid Harper’s (aka Rock on the Clyde)

Britches Full of Stitches, The

Broken Pledge, The

Brown Sailed Boat, The

Bucks of Oranmore

Butterfly, The

Calliope House

Child of my heart, The

Christmas Eve

Clare Shout

Clare, The (reel)

Coalminer’s, The

Coming round the mountain

Congress reel

Cooley’s

Da Lounge Bar

Dennis Doody’s

Dennis Murphy’s

Dermot McLoughlin’s

Dinny Delaney’s

Diplodocus

Doggerland Reel

Donald Blue

Drowning at Bruckless, The

Drowsy Maggie

Duke of Fife’s Welcome to Deeside, The

Fahey's reel (d min) #10

Farewell to Whalley Range

Father Dollard's

Flogging Reel, The or The Flagon Reel

Frank’s reel

Frères Jacques

Frost is All Over

Foxhunters

Gallagher’s Frolics

Galway Bay

Garrett Barry’s jig

Gravel walks, The

Hag with the Money, The (Cailleach an Airgid)

Harris Dance

Haste to the wedding, The

Hinba, or The Creche

Home Ruler, The (hornpipe)

Hole in the Hedge

Hunter’s House, The

I Buried my wife and danced on her grave

If there weren't any women in the world

In full swing

Irish Washerwoman

Iron Man, The

Jackie Small’s jig

Jig of Slurs, The

Jim Ward’s jig

Joe Bane's

John Ryan’s

Johnny Mcgreavy's

Jump at the Sun

Keel Row

Kerfunken Jig

Kesh jig

Killavil, The

Kilnemona, The

Knockdhu, The

Lad o’ Beirne’s

Lads of Laois, The (or The Lads of Leith)

Lady on the Island, The

Lark in the morning, The

Little Johnnie’s Hame

Lone Bush, The

Lonesome Fiddler, The

Low lights on the Corrib

Lucy Farr’s

MacArthur Road

Macgregor of Rora

Margaret's

Martin O Connor’s

Mary Brennan’s favourite

Merry Blacksmith, The

Morning Thrush, The

Morrison’s jig

Mouse in the Kitchen, The

Munster bacon, The

My Darling Asleep

My Sweetheart Jane

Mystery Inch, The

Ned Kelly’s

New hornpipe

Old Hag You’ve Killed Me

Ornament: The cut

Otter’s Holt, The

Out on the Ocean

O’ Keefe’s

Paddy Fahey's #4

Paddy Fahey’s #14 (reel in G maj)

Paddy Fahey’s #20

Palmers gate

Pols fran Bergan

Riding on a bale of hay

Rolling in the Barrel, The

Ronde de Loudeac

Rose in the Heather, The

Saddle the pony

Sergeant Early’s Dream

Shoemaker’s Daughter, The

Simon Thoumiere’s

Spatter the dew

Spootiskerry

St Anne’s reel

Surround, The

Swaggering jig, The

Swallowtail jig

Sí Beag Sí Mór

Swallows in Flight

Tae the beggin’, or The Periwig

Taur polka

The bird in the bush

The blarney pilgrim

The butterfly

The Kid on the Mountain

The lilting banshee

The maid behind the bar

The musical priest

The silver spear

The wind that shakes the barley

Timmy Clifford’s

Trip to Athlone

Trip to Dingle, The

Tynagh’s

Wedding Reel, The (or, Macleod’s Farewell)

Woman I ne’er forgot

Wren’s Nest, The

Yellow Wattle, The

And many more...

I can also learn new tunes or songs on request!

Musicianship

Genres:

Traditional Irish folk, Folk, Irish rock, Traditional English folk, Traditional Scottish folk, Welsh folk, Ceilidh, Folk rock, Scottish music

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Instruments:

Fiddle, Violin

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Event types:

Wedding, Wedding proposal, Virtual event, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Concert, Burns night, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve

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Other skills:

Instrumental teaching, Theory teaching

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