While working with LE McCullough, he suggested that I add The Wind That Shakes the Barley to directly follow Rolling In the Rye Grass, which I now play, to increase my reel repertoire. Well, I did what I usually do to learn new (to my playing) tunes - gather and listen to as many versions as I can and get sheetmusic to augment my learning. It really does transition smoothly from Rye Grass and all the right things are happening - the tune stays in my head all day and my fingers seem to fly easily through the notes…until…
The second time through the tune at the very last bar makes me stop to think about placing my fingers; i.e., although it sounds right as an alternate second time through and final bar, there is something that does not seem natural or easy about the finger transition from the bar before it.
I’ve broken down that last part and after much repetition, am finally experiencing it as natural in the fingers.
I was just wondering if anyone else has had that experience with that part and/or other parts of well known tunes? Or is it just the aging process? 
Philo
