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The Wind That Shakes The Barley - Reel - Violin - Play Along Tab Tutorial

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Channel: Fiddling with my Whistle · 2018 · Music

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The Wind That Shakes The Barley - Reel - Violin - Play Along Tab Tutorial

There is this reel, a song, a novel, and even a movie all with the same title. But none bear any close relation to the tune, save the name, the concept of which is itself a deeply ensconced in Irish consciousness. The song is an Irish ballad by Robert Dwyer Joyce (1836–1883), about a young Wexford boy who is about to sacrifice his relationship with his beloved to join the 1798 Irish rebellion.  Oddly, the melody of that song is close to the tune entitled “The Battering Ram.” The novel (1946) is by James Barke, and about Robert Burns. The movie (2006) is directed by Ken Loach, set during the Irish War of Independence (1919–1922) and the Irish Civil War (1922–1923), and about two County Cork brothers who joined the Irish Republican Army to fight for Irish independence from the United Kingdom. The movie takes its title, in part, from the Robert Dwyer Joyce song which is featured early in the film. More recently, the Canadian singer, songwriter, accordionist, harpist, and pianist Loreena McKennitt released her ninth album (2010) which features our tune as the sixth track.  The common thread is the name, which refers to the barley (or oats) that Irish rebels often carried in their pockets as provisions when on a march.
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