Episodes
Monday Apr 30, 2007
The Boys of The Town
Monday Apr 30, 2007
Monday Apr 30, 2007
Here's a jig I was asked to play. I seem to remember there being a nice version of it on a Josie McDermott record.
Monday Apr 30, 2007
Sunday Apr 29, 2007
The Lilting Banshee
Sunday Apr 29, 2007
Sunday Apr 29, 2007
Here's a jig I was asked to record here. It's a great tune for learning. I hadn't played it for a long time and am glad to have been reminded of it.
Sunday Apr 29, 2007
The Primrose Lass
Sunday Apr 29, 2007
Sunday Apr 29, 2007
A good reel which deserves to be played more often than it is.
Sunday Apr 29, 2007
The Limestone Rock
Sunday Apr 29, 2007
Sunday Apr 29, 2007
Here's a good reel. I'm not sure how standard my version is as I haven't played or heard it for a long time. I hope it's OK.
Sunday Apr 29, 2007
Garrett Barry's Jig
Sunday Apr 29, 2007
Sunday Apr 29, 2007
A very popular piping jig which suits the flute too.
Sunday Apr 29, 2007
The Cliffs of Moher
Sunday Apr 29, 2007
Sunday Apr 29, 2007
Here's a very popular jig - another suggestion from a flute player in internet land.
Sunday Apr 29, 2007
The Leitrim Fancy
Sunday Apr 29, 2007
Sunday Apr 29, 2007
Here's a nice hornpipe. A flute player called Alexandre suggested this tune, along with a few other ones. If anyone requests a particular tune, I'll gladly record it as long as I know it. My memory isn't what it was so tunes are exiting my head quicker than they are being replaced.
Saturday Apr 28, 2007
The Musical Priest
Saturday Apr 28, 2007
Saturday Apr 28, 2007
There are lots of versions of this tune. Hopefully this is fairly close to the commonest one.
Saturday Apr 28, 2007
Seán Reid's Reel
Saturday Apr 28, 2007
Saturday Apr 28, 2007
Here's a good piping reel. As is ofter the case with good piping reels, especially ones in G, it's good on the flute too.
Saturday Apr 28, 2007
The Pipe on the Hob
Saturday Apr 28, 2007
Saturday Apr 28, 2007
Here's a popular piping jig. Some people called this "The Piper of the Hearth (or embers)". One Irish translation for a cricket is "Píobare an teallaigh" which = the piper of the hearth. Who knows?
Saturday Apr 28, 2007
Jackson's Reel
Saturday Apr 28, 2007
Saturday Apr 28, 2007
There were a lot of reels names after this chap. This one is normally associated with Michael Coleman.
Saturday Apr 28, 2007
Old Tipperary
Saturday Apr 28, 2007
Saturday Apr 28, 2007
Here's a very popular jig. It works well on the flute.
Saturday Apr 28, 2007
The Yellow Tinker
Saturday Apr 28, 2007
Saturday Apr 28, 2007
Here's a piping reel. It has a few F naturals in it. I tend to play the low octaves with a key and use half-fingering for the high octave ones. I'm a bit rusty with this tune but hopefully it almost makes sense.
Saturday Apr 28, 2007
The Sligo Maid
Saturday Apr 28, 2007
Saturday Apr 28, 2007
Here's a reel with is good for learning and is also a great tune in the standard repertoire of Irish traditional musicians everywhere.
Saturday Apr 28, 2007
Get Up Old Woman And Shake Yourself
Saturday Apr 28, 2007
Saturday Apr 28, 2007
Here's a jig which is good on the flute. I can't comment on the name.
Friday Apr 27, 2007
The Curragh Races
Friday Apr 27, 2007
Friday Apr 27, 2007
Here's a nice piping reel which suits the flute very well.
Friday Apr 27, 2007
The Humours of Ballyconnell
Friday Apr 27, 2007
Friday Apr 27, 2007
Here's a very common reel. It's a great standard tune for sessions.
Friday Apr 27, 2007
Fred Finn's Reel
Friday Apr 27, 2007
Friday Apr 27, 2007
Here's a reel named after the South Sligo fiddle player , Mr. Finn - Peter Horan's friend.
Friday Apr 27, 2007
McKenna's Reels
Friday Apr 27, 2007
Friday Apr 27, 2007
I put these on separately, slowish then quicker, but I thought that as these tunes have been almost conjoined for the last 80 years, it would be inhumane to split them up now. You'd be much better getting a recording of John McKenna playing these but, in case you can't get hold of one just yet, here's a version which is hopefully fairly close to the standard one.
Friday Apr 27, 2007
Friday Apr 27, 2007
Colonel Rodgers' Favourite
Friday Apr 27, 2007
Friday Apr 27, 2007
This is the first of 2 reels which are usually just known as "McKenna's", after the Leitrim flute maestro John McKenna.
Friday Apr 27, 2007
Old Man Dillon
Friday Apr 27, 2007
Friday Apr 27, 2007
I always think of "The Times There are a Changing" but I think the spelling would need to be a changing too (to two?) Sorry. This is a popular jig although I haven't heard it played for a while.
Friday Apr 27, 2007
The Ravelled Hank of Yarn
Friday Apr 27, 2007
Friday Apr 27, 2007
Here's a popular piping reel which suits the flute. It's often associated with Willie Clancy.
Friday Apr 27, 2007
Fifing tune (Paddy O'Carroll)
Friday Apr 27, 2007
Friday Apr 27, 2007
Here's a tune from the fife & Lambeg drum tradition. Some of these have crept into the repertoires of Irish traditional flute players too. I can't remember a name for this one.
Thursday Apr 26, 2007
Dr. Gilbert's / The Queen of May
Thursday Apr 26, 2007
Thursday Apr 26, 2007
Here are 2 reels which were popularised my Michael Coleman. Here's my iffy effort.
Thursday Apr 26, 2007
The Belfast March
Thursday Apr 26, 2007
Thursday Apr 26, 2007
Here's a fifing tune. There are some people in my part of the world who play it on big flutes too.
Thursday Apr 26, 2007
The Bunch of Keys
Thursday Apr 26, 2007
Thursday Apr 26, 2007
Here's a reel that's popular on the fiddle too.
Thursday Apr 26, 2007
Charlie O'Neill's Polkas
Thursday Apr 26, 2007
Thursday Apr 26, 2007
Here are two polkas. The first one is called the "Shelf" polka. I never heard a name for the second one. Charlie O'Neill originally came from Mount Charles in Donegal and then moved to "the Moy" in Tyrone.
Wednesday Apr 25, 2007
The Reel of Mullinavat (really - I think)
Wednesday Apr 25, 2007
Wednesday Apr 25, 2007
I posted this tune before but it I had the name totally wrong, or the tune, maybe both. I think this one really is called "The Reel of Mullinavat".
Wednesday Apr 25, 2007
Paddy Fahy's Jig
Wednesday Apr 25, 2007
Wednesday Apr 25, 2007
Here's a jig with a few B flats and F naturals. Can a flute be a can of worms? I do the B flats with half-covering. The F naturals are with a short key. I was always a bit vague about the exactitude of the accidentals. Anyway, it'll be one source of the tune for whoever wants it.
Wednesday Apr 25, 2007
The Flags of Dublin
Wednesday Apr 25, 2007
Wednesday Apr 25, 2007
Here's a reel from the world of piping. I'd imagine the flags aren't the sort which flutter unless the weather is really rough. Did you ever see a paving slab up a pole?
Tuesday Apr 24, 2007
Eileen Curran
Tuesday Apr 24, 2007
Tuesday Apr 24, 2007
Here's a reel called Eileen Curran. I think I'd rather call these "people reels" - "Eileen Curran's Reel" and so on. The personification of tunes always made me feel a bit uneasy for some reason. Anyway, the good news is that there ate no G sharps in this tune. Shame about the high C naturals. (I half cover them here.)
Tuesday Apr 24, 2007
The Bare Island Reel (fake Beare Island)
Tuesday Apr 24, 2007
Tuesday Apr 24, 2007
Here's a version of the Beare Island Reel with no G sharps. I lay no claims to it being any good. It's just an idea to be playing with.
Sunday Apr 22, 2007
The New Policeman
Sunday Apr 22, 2007
Sunday Apr 22, 2007
Here's a good tune for flute players. It's also very popular in sessions (as far as I remember).
Sunday Apr 22, 2007
Rosemary Lane (jig)
Sunday Apr 22, 2007
Sunday Apr 22, 2007
Here's a melodic jig which is I don't hear played all that much (I wonder if that could be because I almost never go to sessions these days). I think it deserves a bit of an airing from time to time.
Saturday Apr 21, 2007
The Trip To Durrow
Saturday Apr 21, 2007
Saturday Apr 21, 2007
Here's a very popular reel which isn't too cruel to flute players. I'm sorry if I've been cruel to it. If anyone has any requests (maybe even to stop) please get in touch iflute@googlemail.com. I appreciate any feedback. I've put my shoes back on for this tune as I know the tapping was of use to at least one person. I'm sorry for not having had it in the last few sets. I'll make sure I'm shod from now on. All the best, and I hope you like the tunes.
Saturday Apr 21, 2007
Gerry Commane's Reel / The Dogs Among the Bushes
Saturday Apr 21, 2007
Saturday Apr 21, 2007
The first tune is a reliable old standard. The second one is sometimes played a key below the present one but is handier on the flute in A minor. You can get the dogs to yelp a bit louder in the higher key. * Thanks to William for pointing out that the first tune is not The Reel of Mullinavat. I think it is Gerry Commane's Reel. I'll put the tune which belongs to the "Reel of Mullinavat" on when I get a chance.
Saturday Apr 21, 2007
The Maid on the Green (jig)
Saturday Apr 21, 2007
Saturday Apr 21, 2007
Here's a great tune for the flute. It's melodic, easy to play, easy to remember and other people know it (and it's in 'G', which always helps).
Saturday Apr 21, 2007
Mayor Harrison's Fedora
Saturday Apr 21, 2007
Saturday Apr 21, 2007
Here's a 3 part E minor reel which is popular in sessions.
Friday Apr 20, 2007
The Swallow's Tail
Friday Apr 20, 2007
Friday Apr 20, 2007
Here's a very popular reel. Sorry about the abrupt ending. I just remembered I was supposed to be doing something else and ...
Friday Apr 20, 2007
Friday Apr 20, 2007
The Boys of The Lough / The High Reel
Friday Apr 20, 2007
Friday Apr 20, 2007
Here are 2 reels. The first one is very common and I used to hear the second one a lot but haven't heard it for years. I'm not sure why it cropped up in my mind. I've played G sharps in the first part but F sharps would do fine. They might even sound better.
Friday Apr 20, 2007
The Cuckoo Hornpipe
Friday Apr 20, 2007
Friday Apr 20, 2007
While I'm on an ornithological theme I might as well play this tune. It has high C naturals in the second part. They're probably easiest to get here by half covering the top finger hole. (16th May 2012 - the original cuckoo seems to have flown off so I've recorded another one).
Friday Apr 20, 2007
The Gander In The Pratie Hole
Friday Apr 20, 2007
Friday Apr 20, 2007
Here's a piping jig which suite the flute OK. I don't know much about it but I always liked its name.
Thursday Apr 19, 2007
The Bucks of Oranmore (quicker)
Thursday Apr 19, 2007
Thursday Apr 19, 2007
Here's "The Bucks of Oranmore" again. This time it's played at a slightly more aggressive rate.
Thursday Apr 19, 2007
The Bucks of Oranmore (slowish)
Thursday Apr 19, 2007
Thursday Apr 19, 2007
Here's a standard reel of any instrument. It goes well on the flute. I've played it as a fairly gentle pace here. Hopefull this should make it easier to pick up.
Wednesday Apr 18, 2007
Devaney's Goat
Wednesday Apr 18, 2007
Wednesday Apr 18, 2007
Here's a reel named after a goat. I suppose it's as good a think as any to name a reel after. It's a popular tune and nice to play on the flute. There are plenty of recordings of this. As far as I remember Frankie Gavin has it on his flute record "Up and away" / "Croch Suas é". The same goat is also to be found in lots of other places too. It might even be a "Coat" in some of them.
Wednesday Apr 18, 2007
Alex Kerr's Hornpipe
Wednesday Apr 18, 2007
Wednesday Apr 18, 2007
Hello, I'm not sure where I picked this tune up but I recently noticed that a version very like this one os in Ceol Rince na hÉireann Vol2, number 313. It's attributed to a musician called Alex Kerr.
Tuesday Apr 17, 2007
The Bird in The Bush
Tuesday Apr 17, 2007
Tuesday Apr 17, 2007
Here's a very popular reel. (PS. I don't know much about the internet. Does having so many tunes on one page make it very slow to load if you don't have broadband? I could change the settings to only have 50 tunes per page if that would help.)
Tuesday Apr 17, 2007
The Maids of Mount Cisco
Tuesday Apr 17, 2007
Tuesday Apr 17, 2007
Here's a well known 3 part reel which works well on the flute. I think I only played the bits once each first time round when I was playing it slowly. It should be more or less OK after that.
Tuesday Apr 17, 2007
The Queen of The Rushes
Tuesday Apr 17, 2007
Tuesday Apr 17, 2007
Here's a very common jig. I think it was made popular by being on a Planxty record at some stage.
Tuesday Apr 17, 2007
Marry When You're Young
Tuesday Apr 17, 2007
Tuesday Apr 17, 2007
Here's a reel which John Doherty from Donegal used to play on the fiddle. As with the previous tune, it has been lying about on the server for a while. I can't remember why I didn't post it. I'll listen to it when I get home and replace it if it sounds too dodgy. (I've just listened to this one too and know why I didn't put it on before. Bad and all as it sounds, you should still be able to learn the tune.)
Tuesday Apr 17, 2007
Johnny McEljohn's Reel
Tuesday Apr 17, 2007
Tuesday Apr 17, 2007
Here's a fairly straightforward reel. I think it comes from Fermanagh. I recorded it a while ago and can't really listen to it from where I am now. I'll give it a listen when I get home and if it sounds too embarrassing then I'll replace it. (I've now listened back to this. It sounds pretty bad. I played it on a flute that had fairly horrible things lurking in its foot joint. The tune's still OK, though, so I'll leave it where it is. The foot joint has since been exorcised of its "stuff").
Friday Apr 13, 2007
The Sailor's Bonnet
Friday Apr 13, 2007
Friday Apr 13, 2007
Here's the third tune of "The Tarbolton Set". As I said, hunt around for other recordings of these tunes as well. I'd imagine there are lots of them, all based on Michael Coleman's effort. It's always good to hear more than one version of a tune or tunes.
Friday Apr 13, 2007
The Longford Collector
Friday Apr 13, 2007
Friday Apr 13, 2007
Here's reel 2 of the 3. I think the title refers to a rent / tax collector from Longford rather than someone who hoards Irish midland counties.
Friday Apr 13, 2007
Tarbolton
Friday Apr 13, 2007
Friday Apr 13, 2007
Here's a good reel for the flute. Playing it without playing "The Longford Collector" and "The Sailor's Bonnet" is a bit like putting a fruit pastille in your mouth without chewing it, so I've recorded the other 2 reels as well. (Hope the fruit pastille reference isn't too parochial). This tune, plus the next two, were immortalised (were they ever alive in the first place?) by a recording of Michael Coleman. I'd recommend finding a copy of that for a good version. My versions are based on a combination of laziness and amnesia; never an ideal combination, but I've yet to be actually kicked out of a session because of them. They'll probably suffice until you can get hold of other ones.
Friday Apr 13, 2007
The Wild Irishman
Friday Apr 13, 2007
Friday Apr 13, 2007
This is probably the commonest of the several tunes bearing this name. I can't for the life of me think why there are so many. Anyway, it and flutes are reasonably at ease in each other's company.
Friday Apr 13, 2007
The Walls of Liscarroll
Friday Apr 13, 2007
Friday Apr 13, 2007
Here's a popular jig which isn't too painful in the flute. It has a sort of insistent rhythm about it which I think might be why people like it. I'm sure it has other nice points about it as well, I'm just nor up to the task of describing them at the moment.
Thursday Apr 12, 2007
The Ships are Sailing
Thursday Apr 12, 2007
Thursday Apr 12, 2007
Here's a good, common tune. I'm sorry about playing it with a mouth filled with nettles but it should be OK for learning. I took a sort of notion that I'd already put this tune on but I don't see it on the site anywhere. Maybe it's the nettles.
Thursday Apr 12, 2007
The Huntsman's Chorus
Thursday Apr 12, 2007
Thursday Apr 12, 2007
Here's a reel that I don't know too much about (as you'll hear). It might actually be called "The Huntsman's Course", or is he coarse?? Anyway, I think it's a nice tune. I hope you do too.
Wednesday Apr 11, 2007
My Love is in America / The Templehouse Reel
Wednesday Apr 11, 2007
Wednesday Apr 11, 2007
Here are two reels which are common in sessions and hopefully suit the flute. You can also find a nice version of this tune, along with a wealth of music and information at Greg Bacon's music site http://www.baconworks.com/ It's definitely worth a visit.
Wednesday Apr 11, 2007
Andy Dickson's Reel / Gorman's Reel
Wednesday Apr 11, 2007
Wednesday Apr 11, 2007
The first one is also called "The Cedars of the Lebanon". The second one is fairly common but deserves a bit more of a airing (despite the dodgy start here).
Wednesday Apr 11, 2007
Up and About in the Morning
Wednesday Apr 11, 2007
Wednesday Apr 11, 2007
Here's a fairly common jig. I hope someone likes it.
Wednesday Apr 11, 2007
The London Lasses (2)
Wednesday Apr 11, 2007
Wednesday Apr 11, 2007
I'm not referring to the number of lasses but to the number of tunes. This one's maybe a bit more common than its namesake.
Wednesday Apr 11, 2007
The London Lasses
Wednesday Apr 11, 2007
Wednesday Apr 11, 2007
Here's a reel with the same name as another common reel. I'll put the other one on soon.
Saturday Apr 07, 2007
The Pride of Cloontia
Saturday Apr 07, 2007
Saturday Apr 07, 2007
Here's a reel that was made for the flute. It's a real South Sligo thing, even though Cloontia is in Mayo. There's a version of this tune in Ceol Rince na hÉireann, Vol 2, number 195, transcribed from Sonny McDonagh's playing.
Saturday Apr 07, 2007
The Bride's Favourite
Saturday Apr 07, 2007
Saturday Apr 07, 2007
Here's a jig which is very popular with flute players all over Ireland. I hope someone out there likes it too, whether they be in Ireland or elsewhere.
Saturday Apr 07, 2007
Touch Me If You Dare
Saturday Apr 07, 2007
Saturday Apr 07, 2007
Here's a tune which just occurred to me. I think it's usually associated with pipers (Leo Rowsome's name springs to mind for some reason) but It's handy enough on the flute. It should be a common enough tune in sessions as well. I hope it's OK.
Saturday Apr 07, 2007
The Sliver Spear
Saturday Apr 07, 2007
Saturday Apr 07, 2007
Here's another common tune, again one which is well suited to the flute.
Saturday Apr 07, 2007
Father O'Flynn
Saturday Apr 07, 2007
Saturday Apr 07, 2007
Here's a very common tune which is popular with people starting to learn the flute. It's got a good melody for playing around with.
Friday Apr 06, 2007
Within a Mile of Dublin
Friday Apr 06, 2007
Friday Apr 06, 2007
Another reel. Sorry sorry sorry. My memory is faulty and can only remember reels at the moment. It's getting harder to know whenever you're within a mile of Dublin these days. It's getting to the stage when Dublin is within a mile of all of us. Bye for now.
Friday Apr 06, 2007
Jenny Dang The Weaver
Friday Apr 06, 2007
Friday Apr 06, 2007
Here's a fairly common tune called something or other. It gets "Dang" or "Bang" between Jenny and the tapistrator. I'm neither sure about what happened between Jenny and the weaver, nor about what the proper term for a maker of tapestries might be. It's a nice tune anyway, I hope. I think it might be on a Bothy Band record somewhere.
Friday Apr 06, 2007
The Launching of the Boat
Friday Apr 06, 2007
Friday Apr 06, 2007
Here's a reel (I'm sorry about so many reels) from Donegal. I heard it on a tape of Francie Byrne from Kilcar. I'll probably run out of tunes quite soon. It's easy enough to know a tune when other people start them but trying to conjure them up while looking at a computer is a bit of a challenge. If anyone has any tunes in mind which they would like to hear played on the flute, please please let me know. Idir an dá linn, bainigí sult as an cheol agus bígí ag seinm ar bhur bhfeadóga móra.
Friday Apr 06, 2007
The Rainy Day
Friday Apr 06, 2007
Friday Apr 06, 2007
Today isn't one here, buíochas le Dia! This reel is nicer than the weather it describes. It's worth digging out a recording of Séamus Ennis playing this tune. In the meantime, here's a flute version to be getting along with.
Friday Apr 06, 2007
The Beare Island Reel
Friday Apr 06, 2007
Friday Apr 06, 2007
I think this tune was made up by box and fiddle player Finbar Dwyer. It has a fiddly G sharp in the first part but is good therapy. Just to prove the point about the G sharp, I've made a mess of it myself in a couple of places. Please don't feel obliged to learn the messes. (24/04/07 - Just played this one again after hearing the state of the last try. The messes are still there but I've moved them around a bit.)
Friday Apr 06, 2007
Jimmy Lyons' Hornpipe
Friday Apr 06, 2007
Friday Apr 06, 2007
Here's a tune associated with the fiddle player Jimmy Lyons, who came from Teelin in Co. Donegal.
Friday Apr 06, 2007
Mary Bergin's Reel
Friday Apr 06, 2007
Friday Apr 06, 2007
Here's a reel which Mary Bergin put on her record "Feadóga Stáin". It is in CRÉ 3 (number 123).
Friday Apr 06, 2007
The Half Crown Girl
Friday Apr 06, 2007
Friday Apr 06, 2007
Here's a jig which you'll find in CRÉ 3 (number 15). I think it's on a record of Sean Keane and Matt Molloy - Contentment is Wealth, where it is called Connie Connell's Jig.
Friday Apr 06, 2007
Jenny Tie Your Bonnet
Friday Apr 06, 2007
Friday Apr 06, 2007
Here's a well known reel. There's a version of in in Ceol Rince na hÉireann 3 (number 96). I'm not sure how close my version is.
Thursday Apr 05, 2007
Ríl Gan Ainm
Thursday Apr 05, 2007
Thursday Apr 05, 2007
I've never heard a name for this reel but it suits the flute well.
Thursday Apr 05, 2007
Bobby Casey's Jig
Thursday Apr 05, 2007
Thursday Apr 05, 2007
I think this jig is on a record of Bobby Casey, a fiddle player from County Clare.
Wednesday Apr 04, 2007
The Killarney Boys of Pleasure
Wednesday Apr 04, 2007
Wednesday Apr 04, 2007
I've played this reel in A minor. It's often played in E minor as well but A comes before E in the alphabet and E doesn't necessarily stand for "easier" at the moment. You'll here fiddle players playing this in A minor an octave lower in Donegal (if you're in Donegal listening to a fiddle session, that is). Some of them call it the "Gweebarra Reel".
Wednesday Apr 04, 2007
Tiocfaidh Tú Abhaile Liom
Wednesday Apr 04, 2007
Wednesday Apr 04, 2007
Here's a jig called by the name above. The title translates into English as "You'll Come Home With Me". I hope the tune is of some use to somebody, somewhere, sometime, somehow, somewhat, some chance.
Wednesday Apr 04, 2007
The Cameronian Reel
Wednesday Apr 04, 2007
Wednesday Apr 04, 2007
Here's a tune about which I know nothing, apart from the name. Still sounding like there's cotton wool either in my mouth ot the flute but hopefully you can still pick up the tune OK. I've never played the flute immediately after coming out of the dentist's surgery but I'd imagine it would sound something like this.
Wednesday Apr 04, 2007
Morrison's Jig
Wednesday Apr 04, 2007
Wednesday Apr 04, 2007
Here's a very popular tune. It's always a good standard one to learn but doesn't get recorded all that often. It's worth digging out a recording of James Morrison playing it to show that it really does have a life. I've played it slow at first and then quickened up a little. There's nothing wrong with common tunes. There probably only so common because people like them.
Wednesday Apr 04, 2007
Tom Ward's Downfall
Wednesday Apr 04, 2007
Wednesday Apr 04, 2007
I don't know about Tom Ward's problems but I do know that I'm having bother of my own with flutes. I promise to stop complaining about them 'though. My flute is getting fixed early next week. This is a good fiddle / flute reel which you can hopefully decipher through the puffs and out of tune bits. Sure it's the message that counts, not the messenger.
Monday Apr 02, 2007
The Flowers of Redhill / Ah Surely
Monday Apr 02, 2007
Monday Apr 02, 2007
Here are 2 common reels which are hopefully quite well suited to the flute. I hope someone enjoys playing them. If anyone has any particular tunes they want to hear then please let me know. It would be easier for me to do what I'm told than than to think for myself. Good luck.
Monday Apr 02, 2007
Statia Donnelly's / Old John's (quicker)
Monday Apr 02, 2007
Monday Apr 02, 2007
Here are the last 2 jigs again. I hope they make sense. I've found another flute which I hadn't played for a few years but I thought I'd give it a run out until the other one was fixed. If it sounds bad, that's my fault. It might be harder to get my playing fixed than the flute.
Monday Apr 02, 2007
Statia Donnelly's / Old John's (slow)
Monday Apr 02, 2007
Monday Apr 02, 2007
Here are 2 jigs. The first one is probably a little bit less common than the first. I've slowed them down a bit here.
Monday Apr 02, 2007
The Blackberry Blossom / Swing Swang
Monday Apr 02, 2007
Monday Apr 02, 2007
Here are the same tunes again at "normal" speed.
Monday Apr 02, 2007
The Blackberry Blossom / Swing Swang (slow)
Monday Apr 02, 2007
Monday Apr 02, 2007
Here are two reels. The first one is very common and the second one less so. I thing the second one comes from Fermanagh. They're both handy enough on the flute (not that you'ld think so from my effort here).