Uploaded March 2018 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Here is a cute little Irish tune called "The Peacock's Feathers." I learned this tune from a harp friend! I think there are two different tunes with this title, and sometimes I've seen this particular tune referred to as the "The 2nd Peacock's Feathers" tune, and it's in D major. I think the other Peacock Feathers tune is in D minor. They both go well together, but I just wanted to play the major one for this video.
I'm not sure if this is supposed to be considered a hornpipe or a barn dance. It kind of makes an unusual hornpipe, if that's what it is. Either way, it's a lot of fun to play!
Not very many people seem to play this tune where I live, but it seems to be fairly common among harp players! I learned this particular version by-ear, but I couldn't find a similar version of sheet music available on the Internet when I wanted to verify if I had learned the notes correctly. All of the sheet music versions I found for this tune were written a bit differently... I'll try to write out this version sometime soon! :)
Thank you for watching, and I hope you have a good rest of the week! =)
~ Katy
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Software and equipment used:
Full list of all my basic violin equipment:
katyadelson.com/about/violin-equipment-and-recommendations
Violin gear:
Violin: 1899 Ernst Kreusler “Copy of Antonius Stradivarius” violin from Germany
Bow: CodaBow Luma
Strings: Evah Pirazzi Violin Strings (with a ball E)
Rosin: Salchow Rosin
Shoulder Rest: Bonmusica Shoulder Rest
Software used (for Macintosh):
Garageband for attempted sound mixing
Final Cut Pro for video editing
PicMonkey.com for the ending cards
Canva.com for the thumbnail
Plugins for sound effects (I have A LOT to learn in this department!):
East West plugins – Goliath Virtual Instrument, Stormdrum II
Best Service Forest Kingdom II by Eduardo Tarilonte (See: bestservice.de)
Camera:
Canon 70D + 18-135 mm kit lens
Microphone for audio recording:
Blue Woodpecker
Here is a cute little Irish tune called "The Peacock's Feathers." I learned this tune from a harp friend! I think there are two different tunes with this title, and sometimes I've seen this particular tune referred to as the "The 2nd Peacock's Feathers" tune, and it's in D major. I think the other Peacock Feathers tune is in D minor. They both go well together, but I just wanted to play the major one for this video.
I'm not sure if this is supposed to be considered a hornpipe or a barn dance. It kind of makes an unusual hornpipe, if that's what it is. Either way, it's a lot of fun to play!
Not very many people seem to play this tune where I live, but it seems to be fairly common among harp players! I learned this particular version by-ear, but I couldn't find a similar version of sheet music available on the Internet when I wanted to verify if I had learned the notes correctly. All of the sheet music versions I found for this tune were written a bit differently... I'll try to write out this version sometime soon! :)
Thank you for watching, and I hope you have a good rest of the week! =)
~ Katy
------------
Software and equipment used:
Full list of all my basic violin equipment:
katyadelson.com/about/violin-equipment-and-recommendations
Violin gear:
Violin: 1899 Ernst Kreusler “Copy of Antonius Stradivarius” violin from Germany
Bow: CodaBow Luma
Strings: Evah Pirazzi Violin Strings (with a ball E)
Rosin: Salchow Rosin
Shoulder Rest: Bonmusica Shoulder Rest
Software used (for Macintosh):
Garageband for attempted sound mixing
Final Cut Pro for video editing
PicMonkey.com for the ending cards
Canva.com for the thumbnail
Plugins for sound effects (I have A LOT to learn in this department!):
East West plugins – Goliath Virtual Instrument, Stormdrum II
Best Service Forest Kingdom II by Eduardo Tarilonte (See: bestservice.de)
Camera:
Canon 70D + 18-135 mm kit lens
Microphone for audio recording:
Blue Woodpecker
