How to Play “The Wild Rover”

Here is the first of my singing / guitar tutorials, The Wild Rover. Check out the lot on Youtube at Flynners Folk Songs. The lyrics are here. Next song is Whiskey in the jar, coming next week. Bye for now.

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Comments (10)

#1 written by Robert Moffatt
about 2 years ago

Hi Brian,

Loved the Irish Rover tutorial on youtube. Can’t wait for Whiskey in the Jar. I play a bit of Mandoline and Guitar and this is my favorite type of music. I am originally from the East Coast of Canada where Celtic music abounds in just about every pub. Of course we have our own flavour (re. Great Big Sea or Stan Rogers etc which I also enjoy) but I enjoy the classics most of all. Mainly do to their simplicity when it comes to cords. Please keep posting.
#2 written by Brian Flynn
about 2 years ago

Thanks very much Robert and will be delighted to have Whiskey in the jar up towards the end of the week. We are recording it tomorrow ! Hope you are all well over there.
#3 written by Brian Flynn
about 1 year ago

Thanks for that Robert and sorry for coming back to you soooo long after you message. Hope that you did enjoy “Whiskey” when it appeared. I will be doing another in about 10 days time when I can assemble all the “elements” together ! Hope you are well. brian
#4 written by Goncalo
about 1 year ago

Hi Brian,

I’m a foreign in Ireland and I love these songs. All the 3 you’ve covered on youtube (Moly Malone, Wild Rover and Whisky in the Jar) in particular. I must say you have a gift for playing and explaining things very clearly. Thanks a lot for that and I hope they keep coming! Your bio is impressive too.

What pubs and where can we find you playing?

Best on you for putting out such quality material.
#5 written by Brian Flynn
about 1 year ago

Hi Goncalo !
Thank you so much for your comments. I have 6 videos now done and will put the other 3 on the website very soon. You can also fine them on youtube if you put in: flynner’s folk songs. I play here in county Clare….so if you are ever coming this way let me know ! Bye for now.

brian
#6 written by Denny
about 1 year ago

Hi Brian,
Just found your website. Thanks for the lessons. A few months ago I learned “Black Velvet Band” by The Irish Rovers and am looking for others to learn.
I read in your last comment you play in County Clare. The week of May 17, my girlfriend and I will be staying in Ennis for the week. On vacation from De Pere, Wisconsin, USA. Will you be playing anywhere near Ennis that week?

Thanks again for the tutorials,

Denny Baer
#7 written by Richard, Belfast
about 10 months ago

Thanks so much for this resource Brian! Really hoping to build the skill and confidence to lead a few folks in some singing!
#8 written by Tom gillott
about 10 months ago

Dear Brian

Hi, I am new to the guitar, and stumbled across your website yesterday, after a gig by Owen Gerrard in Bakewell, Derbyshire (don’t know if you’ve heard of him). I think the website’s brilliant and the videos are really helpful. I’m want to learn Whiskey in the Jar now, but the F chord is really hard for me still! But I’m sure it will get easier! I just have a question; in the Wild Rover video you mentioned using a Capo to change the key. Will this work for any song?

Thanks
Tom
#9 written by michelle
about 4 months ago

Hi, I love the Wild Rover you have done and although a beginner would like to learn it. Can you let me have the chords please, I have downloaded them but they don’t match what you are playing in the you tube film. Many Thanks
#10 written by Steve
about 1 month ago

Please break down the strumming, just a quick walk through of the basic pattern and switch the chord on the up stroke kind of stuff. Great videos, my right hand just dont work right

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2 new songs coming in 2 weeks

about 1 year ago - 5 comments

Hi Folks, It’s been a while since my last Flynner’s Folk Songs video posting but I wanted to tell you that I will have two new videos up within 2 weeks. We will be recording / filming hopefully next weekend18 Sept and they should be up a few days later. Ok, be good and talk More >

How to Play “Whiskey in the Jar”

about 2 years ago - 6 comments

Continuing this series of video tutorials, here’s Whiskey in the Jar! See below for lyrics.

WHISKEY IN THE JAR
As I was going over the Cork and Kerry mountains
I met captain Farrell and his money he was counting
I first produced my pistol, and then produced my rapier
Saying “stand and deliver for you are a bold More >

LYRICS OF THE WILD ROVER

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If you have watched me playing and singing The Wild Rover on Youtube (Flynners Folk Songs) you may be looking for the lyrics of this song: Have fun !
THE WILD ROVER
I’ve been a wild rover for manys’s the year
and I’ve spent all my money on whskey and beer
and now I’m returning with gold in great More >

How to Play “The Wild Rover”

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How to Play “Whiskey in the Jar”

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