Irish Flute Tunes

I’ve also heard the first tune called “The Bench of Green Rushes” but what’s in a name?  The second tune is very popular and hopefully quite playable on the flute.

My flute is still sick.  It just got sick shortly after I started to put tunes on this site.  I’m not sure where cause and effect fits in or fit in here.  I’m heading off shortly to where a flute doctor lives and hopefully on my return things will be better.  In the meantime I’ll plough on with a few tunes now and again.

I hope some people are getting some use from this site.  If you have any suggestions, please let me know.

Thanks.

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Here’s the same jig a bit quicker plus one called the Luckpenny.

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Here’s a jig played slowly.  I don’t know its name.  It is in Ceol Rince na hÉireann 3, number 16

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Every time I ask someone the name of this tune they tell me that I have the wrong name.  I want it to be called by the name I’ve given it so I’ll keep asking.  I hope you like this tune and enjoy learning it.

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Here’s a reel.  Don’t know much about it but it’s quite a nice tune for the flute.

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Here’s the same highland as before plus another one called Tom Taylor’s or The Teelin highland.

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Here’s a highland.  I can’t remember it’s name but I think it would be quite easy to learn.  I’ve slowed it down a bit here.

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Here’s the previous tune plus a reel named after the Micko Russell from Doolin, Co. Clare.  I think I should have played the parts twice each.  It’s on Mary Bergin’s first tin whistle record if you want another version.

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Here’s a common reel, slowed down.  It’s probably a good one for learning as there aren’t too many scary bits in it.

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Another popular reel.

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This is a version of a reel which was composed by the flute player Vincent Broderick.

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Here’s a simple and slowed down version of a popular jig.

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The first tune is Con Cassidy’s Jig (another tune from the Teelin fiddle player) and the second is a slip jig which goes by several names.  The Leitrim flute player Packie Duignan called this tune “Dever the Dancer” or “Devro the Dancer”.

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Here’s a reel with a few F naturals. The flute still hasn’t forgiven me for attacking its cork with a kitchen knive. Flutilation.

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2 Reels. Having flute trouble. Just cut the cork in half with a kitchen knife. I’ll replace both cork and tunes when I get things sorted.

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Two common jigs. I know the name of the first one but wouldn’t bet on the second one really being Tobin’s, although I wouldn’t rule that out either.

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