The March of The Meeatoiteen Bull
Here's a march from John Doherty's playing. I thinks it's originally Scottish, like lots of Donegal tunes. I think its name alone is a reason to play it. It suits the flute well too.
May 07, 2007•2 min
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Traditional Irish Tunes Played on the Flute (iflute@googlemail.com)
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The Lark in The Morning
Here's a very popular jig. I'm sorry if you can hear my washing machine in the background.
May 07, 2007•3 min
The Peach Blossoms
Here's my valedictory effort for the evening. This is a barndance which the Sligo fiddle player, James Morrison, made popular through a great recording he made of it years ago. It's a nice melodic creation and it suits flute players' sensibilities as well.
May 06, 2007•2 min
Ríl Gan Ainm (2)
I'm starting to run out of names. I don't know how the tunes will hold out but I'll maybe give up at Ríl Gan Ainm (202). In the meantime, here's a good reel which is really a fiddle tune. Bits of the second part would normally be an octave lower but hopefully this setting works OK on the flute. If anyone knows a name for this tune, I'd be interested to hear it.
May 06, 2007•3 min
The Butterfly
Here's a very popular slip jig. I think it was composed by the Dublin flddle player, Tommy Potts. It's been decomposed and recomposed a few times since over the years. It's a good tune for the flute and hopefully shouldn't cause people too many difficulties in playing.
May 06, 2007•2 min
Joe Cooley's Reel
This is another popular tune - named after the great Co. Galway box player.
May 06, 2007•2 min
The Boyne Hunt
Here's a good standard reel which is very popular in sessions.
May 06, 2007•1 min
Will You Follow Me Down To Limerick?
This is an entirely rhetorical question at this stage. Willie Clancy probably would have known more about it. It's a good tune in any case, I hope.
May 06, 2007•2 min
Barndance
Here's a barndance. I haven't been in a barn for a long time but I hear that the dancing is great in them. (I think this tune may be called "Connolly's Barndance". Here it is in a different key: http://irishflute.podbean.com/2008/08/08/connollys-barndance/ ).
May 06, 2007•2 min
Bundle and go
Here's a nice march from the fiddle playing of John Doherty.
May 05, 2007•2 min
John Doherty's Highland (1)
Here's a highland from JD. It's a bit on the tricky side in places. It puts the "High" back into "Highland".
May 05, 2007•1 min
James Byrne's Reel
This is a reel from James Byrne's playing. That's all I can tell you.
May 05, 2007•2 min
James Byrne's Jig
I learned this from James Byrne who is a great fiddle player from Meenacross, near Glencolmbkille in Donegal. I'm not sure whether it has another name. It sounds a bit like a slide to me. There are quite a few of these tunes which have ended up in Donegal. They must have taken a wrong turn in Killarney one day.
May 05, 2007•2 min
The Concertina Reel
Here's a reel I used to hear a lot. It's also called "The Farting Badger". It deserves to be played occasionally just for that reason.
May 05, 2007•2 min
Untitled Highland (1)
Here's a highland. I've no name for it, only a few notes.
May 05, 2007•2 min
Masúrca Gan Ainm
I can't even remember who I learned this from, let alone its name. I've called it "Masúrca Gan Ainm" as it looks a bit more exotic then "Untitled Mazurca". It was nice of the committee in Dublin to take the trouble to make up an Irish word for "Mazurka".
May 05, 2007•2 min
John Doherty's Mazurka
Here's a mazurka I learned from the playing of John Doherty. I couldn't think of anything better to call it.
May 05, 2007•2 min
Roaring Mary
Here's "The Skylark's" friend.
May 04, 2007•2 min
The Boy in the Boat
A good old sort of a tune.
May 04, 2007•3 min
The Humours of Castlefinn
A great reel. I don't know it's usually played single or double. I remembering it being on an LP of Noel Hill and Tony McMahon with a bit of galloping in the background.
May 04, 2007•2 min
Dublin Porter
Another drink related tune. I've something on my mind.
May 04, 2007•3 min
The Glass of Beer
This is a popular reel that could go with a Humours of Whiskey chaser.
May 04, 2007•2 min
The Kid on The Mountain
Today seems to be slip jig day. This is a very popular one. It has four parts (I hope there weren't supposed to be more????) and I hope I remembered them OK here. It's good to have a tune which so popular without being as Capri-corny as this comment.
May 04, 2007•3 min
Hardiman The Fiddler
Here's another slip jig.
May 04, 2007•2 min
The Humours of Derrycrosane
Here's another traditional slip jig.
May 04, 2007•2 min
The Humours of Whiskey
This is a nice slip jig. There seem to be a lot of whiskey related humours cited in the nomenclature of traditional tunes. I'm more a gin / Guinness / red wine / beer / poitín / vodka / white rum / brandy / white wine / sherry / green chatreuse type of person but each one to their own poison. Sláinte.
May 04, 2007•2 min
Slieve Russell
Here's a piping jig which should be OK on the flute. All the best, Michael.
May 03, 2007•2 min
The Dream of Home
I can't tell you much about this tune apart from that I like it. I hope you do.
May 03, 2007•2 min
The Bells of St. Louis
Here's a cheerful sort of reel. I don't know a huge amount about it but being cheerful is a good start.
May 03, 2007•3 min
Speed The Plough
Here's a great standard reel. It's worth digging out a recording of Séamus Ennis playing this on the pipes to get an idea of how this tune can sound.
May 03, 2007•2 min
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