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Musician and SCP poet Jeff Eardley performs the traditional Irish tunes “The Tenpenny Bit” and “Kesh Jig” in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. Enjoy!
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Jeff Eardley lives in the heart of England near to the Peak District National Park and is a local musician playing guitar, mandolin and piano steeped in the music of America, including the likes of Ry Cooder, Paul Simon, and particularly Hank Williams.
a rubaiyat Step gently O' my boy, this 's your first day... light-footed sweet and slow... on sinking clay....
Rain, lapping at the windows fast, falls cold and ceaseless, painting lines of marble on the silvered glass while...
Congrats on your Finalist win Adam, such an excellently-wrought and powerful poem!
Congrats James on your Finalist win!!!
Thank you very much indeed, Adam. The Civil War and Pearl Harbor were decisive enough. I wanted a full range…
Jim, congrats on your win!!!
Mr. Agawal has generalized the largest labour insurrection in America from the early 20th century—1921, that cost the lives of…
Thanks, Jeff! Very much enjoyed. We’ll be singing The Lorica as recessional at church this morning.
Thanks Margaret. I hope you had a peaceful day and hopefully a musical evening.
What a way to wake up! I’m out of breath, Jeff.
Great stuff.
Thank you Paul, sounds like you need to sign up to a gym.
Very well done, Jeff. With the rather intriguing title, though, I would love some words.
Or are the two traditional jigs also? That would be quite the coincidence.
Thank you jd. You are right. They are both traditional Irish session tunes. The Kesh jig is probably the best known of them all.
Jeff, the apex of poetry is music as beautifully performed by you. What a perfect way to commemorate St. Patrick’s Day.
Thank you Roy for your most graceful comment. Hope you are having a good day.
lovely
Thanks Wayne.
Awesome.music, Jeff! Thank you for this gift. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Thanks Brian, hope you had a top of the morning today.
Music and poetry are like fraternal twins; distinctly different yet inseparably the same. Happy Paddy’s Day to all, with a tip o’ the hat to Jeff (and, hopefully, a few tips IN his hat as well, when he performs his music in some lively venue this evening).
Oh thank you James. Any comment from a fellow musician is like icing on the cake, or the froth on a chilled pint of Guinness. Interesting to see how Chicago does this so well, even turning the river green.
Thanks for the kind comment.
Beautiful. Thank you.
Thank you Gigi, best wishes.
A delightful interlude, as usual. Did you play both instruments? Bluegrass, which developed from Appalachian mountain music brough over by Scotch-Irish immigrants, is still my favorite genre.
CB, there are actually 3 instruments, mandolin, guitar and bass. I got into bluegrass after that amazing soundtrack to the Bonnie and Clyde movie and played the banjo for years. I have since recovered.
Banjo players bear the brunt of many gags. My favourite…What is the difference between an onion and a banjo?…No-one cries when you chop up a banjo. Happy St Patrick’s to you. Hope you are having a good one. Chicago looks a great place to be tonight.
Earl Scruggs forgives you, Jeff.
Jeff, this treat is St. Patrick’s Day perfection! I thank you wholeheartedly for sending me on a trip down memory lane to an Irish pub at London Bridge that was full of the wonders of the Emerald Isle… every day of the year! Thank you for sharing your musical gifts.
Thanks Susan. Yes, I remember the days when every town had an Irish pub or two. They seem to have died out these days, which is a pity as the music is so congenial to large gatherings of revellers. It is a privilege to share today with you, Jeffrey and Roy. Best wishes to you guys.