Irish traditional tunes played on Tsugaru Shamisen

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Monsters of Shamisen with Mike Penny, Masahiro Nitta, Kevin Kmetz a remarkable group that is taking japanese Tsugaru Shamisen into a new direction. This time they perform Irish music on shamisen.
Ezo'n music is a Hokkaido-based entertainment production company headed by Masahiro Nitta.
We have a wide range of artists from Japanese traditional instruments to pop music, paper cutting, painting and more.
Our company gives more than 100 concerts a year in Japan, and also organises art appreciation events at schools in various regions.
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@sirrice69 6 лет назад

I'm Japanese/Irish, which is why my name is down as Celtic Samurai. So this is like the ultimate music for me...

@markusantonio4866 5 лет назад

I'm Korean, Welsh, Scottish, English and truly appreciate the mixing of Celtic and Asian culture, too.

@mortum000 14 лет назад

what id really love to see is an ensemble of 2 shamisen, a kokyu and a shakuhachi playing an irish song. That would cover a typical celtic setup, 1 shamisen being like a banjo/mando, the other being like guitar, kokyu-fiddle and shakuhachi-tin whistle, that would be pretty cool.

@odin-aries 3 года назад

Why is this combination the best thing ever? Its so good!

@propolie 16 лет назад

I like Irish traditional music, and I like the shamisen... It´s the perfect mix!

@PixelOutlaw 11 лет назад

This works very well, it has the playfulness of Irish folk but the solmnness of the shamisen.

@mortum000 14 лет назад

that sounds so freaking cool. The sound of the shamisen as a melodic element really sounds real familiar to Irish music because it sounds a lot like a banjo tone wise.

@franznarf 6 лет назад

Actually... I was looking for bagpipes playing jonkara bushi

@desishinavar1718 7 месяцев назад

Well done, well done!! I'm sorry it took so long for me to find this, but now I am so happy that I did. Wonderful work.

@user-nu8vu8uf8u 4 года назад

The sounds from the end of each sentence is perfect, I'm love it

@user-ov1hm5ci7k 5 лет назад

we support you. i respect your tradition. cheers for ireland.

@Marriedtoaspectre 13 лет назад

well done! me being Irish i had to give you guys tons of respect, traditional Irish music is hard to play as is but to pull it off on the Shamisen earns all the respect from me, the whole piece sounded so natural and true to traditional Irish sound. love it love it love it

@mmyr8ado.360 3 года назад

When Musashi pulls out a shillelagh instead of an oar

@mortum000 14 лет назад

irish and japanese have to be my 2 favorite cultures in the world. ( so is nordic but they had a lot of influence on celtic music) to see them blended in such a way kinda gives me chills every time i listen to this song. awsome stuff

@ElizabethMunroz 15 лет назад

Love it! Couldn't decide whether to add to my Celtic Playlist or Japanese!

@ronniedillon 14 лет назад

This s so cool! I'm really falling in love with this instrument. Hearing it play beautiful traditional Irish music really made my day, thanks for the great video.

@TheCreepypro 5 месяцев назад

such great shamisen playing!

@shamikami 14 лет назад

@edelahaye Hi I am one of the Shamisen players in this video. Thanks for commenting and my sincere appologies for our mistake on the accents. as you can see we play a Japanese instrument. none of us are well versed in Irish music. But all three of us just love the sound and feeling of it so much that we had to try it out ! We appreciate the advice because without it we would never know what we are doing wrong. Thanks again for taking the time to comment.

@eliasbrook8991 7 лет назад

FOUND IT! Swallow Tail Polka or Swallowtail Jig!!

@Dominitrix69 16 лет назад

whoa! that was simply amazing!!! that made my whole day haha! im picking up my guitar now and gunna pretend I can play that haha j/k..amazing...

@Ashogo 14 лет назад

this is brilliant. I love the sound of the sanshin, and I think it works really well fused with different genres.

@tuberaider 14 лет назад

Fantastic! I had never seen an Irish jig played on Shamisen before. Great job. :)

@Akkadian_Lobster 14 лет назад

Omfg XD I wasn't expecting to find this on youtube, strange, but very good !!!

@kiren77 14 лет назад

obviously favorited

@TAKENnameARGH 16 лет назад

Awsum! haha.. i wish theyd make a banjo/shamisen hybrid. thatd be so cool.

@coldfirevideo 13 лет назад

this is very innovative! Kudos, to all of you it sounded great

@cocoamonk 16 лет назад

Once Again, MAGNIFICENT!!!

@JohnYamamotoWilson 16 лет назад

Great!

@HeavensGremlin 16 лет назад

Yeaaaaaahh - HAI...! Brill'..

@yamamefish 11 лет назад

Great stuff! I've been trying to locate Monster of Shamisen version of The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly to show to my kids but it doesn't seem to be turning up here on RU-vid, I wonder if you have a link? Years ago, I used to often see a Tsugarur shamisen player busking in Kawasaki Station (mid-late 1990s), this really brings back memories, thank you! :)

@runbambirun 15 лет назад

素晴らしい

@Keelsman 16 лет назад

awesome :)

@sailorsdoxy 16 лет назад

wow! love it

@shamisendemon 13 лет назад

@MML2BeachedWhale Hi I am one of the Shamisen players in this video and I have to tell you I am sorry to say that none of us actually know the names of the tunes either. there are two distinct tunes and we learned them by ear and without reference. We just know they are from Ireland.

@squiresfan 15 лет назад

Brilliant stuff lads (and lady) excellent

@intergalacticsnail8688 3 года назад

lol these are all dudes my friend

@hardcorechicano 14 лет назад

amazing, thankyou...

@bjeany 13 лет назад

Fabulous, I'm hooked. :D

@bentbilliard 14 лет назад

Awesome! :D

@trumpetGabriel 13 лет назад

@Irishlad23ni I can't think of a single person whom doesn't like the irish or especially the music. I love to dance to irish music. Although the people a floor below us may have some animosity for this reason.

@irenemoore4796 11 лет назад

Well keep it up, as an Irish person . This was really enjoyable. Like a trad session. Very Good

@Sk8terjenny89 14 лет назад

oh yes, thats great :D

@tobik9964 11 лет назад

You're awesome :)))

@KittyButtons 12 лет назад

dude that's awesome! I wish i knew how to play that instrument. :D

@TheQuiQuestion 15 лет назад

Hey, I've watched a few shamisen vids now, I'm really loving it... Just wondering though, what are you using to play with? It really looks like a paint stripper lol? Is it metal?

@lalilu6666 13 лет назад

would be awesome if anyone could name the song(s) they are playing :) amazingly done :)

@donalkennedy6393 14 лет назад

I'm surprised this didn't come up in Leaving Cert Music under "fusion" ... they're always looking for crazy blends of Irish and other cultures' music

@RoxasLawliet 15 лет назад

It's called the bachi...it's usually made of wood or the same material a common plectrum for guitar is made of.

@TsubasaK111 13 лет назад

I like the Japanese fire extinguisher at the end. Why is it there? Next to a toilet roll? Mysteries are awesome.

@HerrMead 14 лет назад

that's was awesome!!!! i am the 2nd generation Irish descendant. I have a question about the Shamisen. what"s is the default keys for these three strings. cheers

@Cobenator 14 лет назад

A fire extinguisher and a roll of toilet paper? Just in case the licks get too fast and torch the place, and the toilet paper probably for fans that just can't control themselves. You guys shred!

@Hwyadylaw 8 лет назад

I'm not sure about the first tune (I know I've heard and possibly played it before), but the second one is After the Battle of Aughrim,

@Chefodeath 14 лет назад

@Irishlad23ni Ya, They live right next door to you and like drinking tea.

@shamisendemon 14 лет назад

@HerrMead If you mean the notes of the open strings, the Shamisen is unique in that there really is no default key .The 3 strings are adjusted during a concert many times.When the key of a song changes the Shamisen player adjusts in a few seconds to the new key. However in the recent past many players have chosen the key of C as a standard. This is just a way for everyone to be able to have a common key but the fast switching of the tuningpegs is still common when playing in ensemble etc.

@noneofyourbusiness47 12 лет назад

Anyone seen this "lost" vid: band of guys wearing wetsuits, playing out in the rain in a park in Japan...lyrics were half English, half Japanese, all funny.

@SimonJ57 7 лет назад

noneofyourbusiness47 5 years too late, Gaijin Invasion, beautiful Tokyo is my guess

@emilymahon5124 5 лет назад

What tuning / agari was this in? Does anyone have it written down? Would love to try it but I am struggling to play it by ear :/

@eliasbrook8991 7 лет назад

Woooah, any idea on the name of the first tune?!

@mortum000 14 лет назад

@Uuuuurk Celtic music actually did borrow a lot from many other European forms of music, including nordic music, especially considering that the vikings did own ireland for some time, look it up.

@shamisendemon 13 лет назад

@kitadefan007 depends on how broken. If you really want to look into a cheap way to obtain a shamisen look up Kyle Abbott. His channel here on youtube is fiddlefella. He has written a book called Shamisen of Japan etc. look him up and his contact info. etc.

@darkconjurer 14 лет назад

It is sad that people have to have mental breakdowns. I saw a saying I liked hear a while back. I think this saying is great because it applies to everyone. "All wars are civil wars, because all men are brothers." ~François Fénelon

@shamisendemon 13 лет назад

@kitadefan007 I have some bad news for you. Shamisens don`t exactly fall in the cheap catagory of music instruments. With some effort you may find someone selling their Shami USED for a low price but even then the cheapest would probably be a little more than $250. new beginer Shamisens usually start at about $1000-$1500. And the pro models can be as much as $30,000.00. But either way goodluck and my advice would be look for people selling used gear etc.

@ArchaicMusics 11 лет назад

What's the name of the song, does anyone know? I'm also curious about the name of the 'traditional bulgarian' song they also have.

@mortum000 14 лет назад

@mortum000 nordic music i mean

@ghsr82 12 лет назад

What are the names of the songs they play?

@darkconjurer 14 лет назад

Do the Brits like your culture yet? I know I like it, I long to see the homeland of my ancestors. :D

@sagesaria 15 лет назад

What songs are these? They sound familiar.

@mortum000 14 лет назад

@Uuuuurk oh lol, yeah, a viking is a viking

@shamisendemon 13 лет назад

haha.

@anthonyritchie 13 лет назад

The two people who disliked this are probably Justin Bieber and his mom... or stupid. They're more or less the same thing.

@TressaDeFox 14 лет назад

das ist einfach irre! :)

@amokaci38 15 лет назад

HAZA KAFIR!

@anoicinfo4414 2 года назад

It sounds like Irish Trad played in rubber bands. Not Good

@shamisendemon 14 лет назад

Living in Ireland and being from Ireland are two different things. Somone from Ireland has more value in their opinion whereas the opinion of someone just "living" in Ireland is nothing but Crap! HA HA. Take that, fool!