
Cuts and Taps: Two Ornaments to Start With
The small, quick notes that make a plain tune sound Irish, played slowly.

October 24, 2026 · 7 min
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A short letter every Wednesday: one tune I played, one thing I noticed about it and a photo from the barn.

The small, quick notes that make a plain tune sound Irish, played slowly.

A walk between the walls, a collie at my heel and the tune that arrived on the way.