Writings
Here’s a clearinghouse of all of Danny’s writings: articles, music reviews, instructional works, travel writing, and a few teaser chapters from his acclaimed Sweeney mysteries. For song lyrics, check the Music page.
Acoustic Guitar Magazine Articles
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Around the World In 80 Plays—The Bert Jansch Guitar Project
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Crazy Dreams
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Dennis Cahill—A lesson in subversive chord voicings from a master of the Celtic groove
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Guitar Masters of Madagascar: A player’s guide to an amazing world of music
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Guitar Review—Alvarez AP70 Review
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Guitar Review—Ovation DS778TX (Elite TX) D-Scale Guitar
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Guitar Review—Walden Madera CG-4041
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Habib Koité—Out of Africa
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Jake Shimabukuro
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Jet Propelled—Celtic Guitar Whiz John Doyle Flies Solo
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La Comparsa—Cuban Tres-Guitar Master Eliades Ochoa
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LORD INCHIQUIN and SUGAREE
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Malian Guitar—Tracing the Roots of the Blues
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Martin Simpson—Making the Steel Strings Sing
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Old Blind Dogs
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PAT KILBRIDE—THE LONG WAY ROUND
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Protecting Your Music and Your Wallet
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Ry Cooder, Ambassador of Culture
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Scottish Songs in America
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The Celtic Invasion
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The Paul Brady Songbook—Oh What a World
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World Music Salad—Henri Dikongué Hits the States
Travel Writing
Short Stories
Mandolin Magazine Articles
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A Rock and Roll Celtic Cat
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An Energy Kick From Key Changes
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Keeping a Sweet Irish Song Sweet
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Touches of Sweet Harmony
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A Flick of the Wrist
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A Look At Plaintive Breton Dances
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A MEMORY FROM DUBLIN WHEN IT SIZZLED
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A Quebecois Five-Four-Three Tune
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A Sweet Song For Spring
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Adding Bagpipe Spice to a Mando Reel
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All Hail the Hornpipe
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All Over the Place
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Breaking the Rules — Pt. II
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Breaking the Rules
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Celtic Mandolin—So, What Makes it Celtic?
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Chromatic Flights of Fancy
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Dusty Tunes From the Attic
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Enter the Transcription Curmudgeon
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Farewell to a Celtic Star
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Further Adventures in the Victrola Tradition
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Has It Really Been 50 Years?
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How a Piper’s Despair Can Be a Mandolinist’s Joy
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How Quickly They Change
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How to Make an Irish Jig Sound Properly Irish
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In Search of the Lost Chord
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Keeping It Reel
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Mandos and Bouzoukis: Kissing Cousins
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Minimum Work, Maximum Effect
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More Than Jigs and Reels
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Name That Tune
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Pinkie Control
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Putting the Grace in Grace Notes
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Reelin’ and Rockin’
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Reels à la Mode
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San Francisco, County Galway
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Sometimes It Takes Two
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Spinning New Tunes Out of Old
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Steal From the Best
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Story Time
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Swinging Across the Bar Lines
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That Sneaky Celtic Snap
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The Darker Side of Irish Jigs
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The Eyes Have It
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The Gentle Art of Listening
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The Joy of Walking Bar Chords
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The Odd Case of the Scottish Thumbprint
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The People’s Key
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The Shapes of Things
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The Sum of Its Parts
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The Welsh Take Their Hornpipes Nice and Slow
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Time and Space
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Time Sliding Within the Tradition
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Tracking It Down
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Triplets, Anyone?
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Trusting the Tune
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Variation on a Celtic Theme
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Waltzing’s For Mandos
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What a Difference a Century Makes
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Where the Novel Meets the Tune
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Yes, There Is a Spanish-Celtic Connection