Level: 2/3
Tuning: DADGBD and DGDGBD (open G) tuning respectively

The South Wind is one of the best known slow aires from West Clare, down in the west of Ireland. The challenge in playing the arrangement is to make it sustain and allow this truly beautiful melody to shine through. The first and second time around much of the melody is played on the bass strings with the decoration coming from the top strings. John then plays the melody up the octave which opens up the arrangement and gives variation. The string bends up to some of the notes make the tune extra emotive and lyrical.

The Blarney Pilgrim is one of the most well known and popular jigs/fiddle tunes in traditional Irish music. John's arrangement brings together the highly melodic, three distinct sections with a counterpoint bass making it a very fun piece to play.