[Tim Bowen]

I really don't know much about the techniques. For me, it 's mostly about getting within the melodies and grooves of Irish and Scottish tunes... bluegrass is largely based upon original Celtic formats of jigs and reels, but then, I've no call to play the original tunes verbatim, other than for teaching purposes; I love the sound though, and find myself calling upon such more and more for arrangements. A few staples: "Star of the County Down" (Irish, 3/4); "Flowers of Edinburgh" (Scottish, 2/4); "Battle of Augrim" (Irish, 4/4).