Merry Blacksmith/Silver Spear/ Star of Munster and others

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Merry Blacksmith/Silver Spear/ Star of Munster from somewhere in Germany, I think
This video seems part of a Classical Music festival. But bear with it till "Handel Goes Pub"
Mountain Road/Merry Blacksmith/ Silver Spear

Tutorial vid for Merry Blacksmith    If the Read More button is showing, it means there's more content! Played on mandolin

Merry Blacksmith Slow Tutorial. By Red Desert Violins.
This tutor has a lot of good videos. Link here
I've got a copy of the Pete Cooper book that she takes the bowing from.


The Silver Spear by Red Desert Violins. Again the version she plays is directly from Mel Bay's Complete Irish Fiddle Book by Pete Cooper  

Another Silver Spear Tutorial. This one from University College Dublin Traditional Music Society. A useful, if limited, site. The sheet music appears alongside someone playing the tune on a fiddle or a whistle.

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