I would love to hear a clean recording of this tune -- all the noise on this makes my ear interpret it as just random flute-y sounds instead of a tune.

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Sol's Tunes (new tune 2/2020)

FWIW, Kenny, I agree with Orlaith that it's a version of Belhavel Lough, moved down into G. Joe Liddy composed most of the tunes in his 1981 collection quite a bit before it was published (going back to the 50s at least, if I remember right), so I'd think his version came first. I wouldn't be surprised if Liddy played it more major (even the published version has some G#s in it), and maybe the flute playing brothers moved it from Amaj to Gmaj as flute players do.

I'm posting this because "Danu"'s first CD is not a common recording, and this needs to be heard more - Tom Doorley's solo of "The Independence Hornpipe / Colonel Fraser" :
https://youtu.be/-jCOjzgwr4Q

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Cathal McConnell - Aberdeen Folk Club 1983 -
1 - Donegal Highland, played on 2 whistles at the same time.
2 - Cathal's variations on the jig "Dr. O'Neill"
https://youtu.be/txlm4FhMBPg

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"There's fast music and there's lively music. People don't always know the difference"