The Snapper from Pirate Mountainside by Flynn Cohen

The title comes from the Roddy Doyle novel of the same name. The tune plays–in an angular way–with rhythmic variations on the traditional Irish Slip Jig form. It features the tenor banjo in the lead and then spreads it out with triple-tracked fiddles; the strummy bridge section returns the rhythm to the conventional 9/8 pulse and then pares down to my favorite combination: flatpicked guitar in parallel octaves with the mandolin for the outro.

Acoustic Guitarist Flynn Cohen has performed all over the world with many notable acts in traditional and contemporary acoustic music. He can be seen in concert with the American folk band LOW LILY (formerly known as Annalivia), and legendary Irish Accordion player John Whelan, as well as solo and duo shows playing music from his four solo albums.

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