I was listening to David Munnelly--quite the box virtuoso. He has an album coming out with flute player Les Muller. There's a band camp link to the not yet release/was supposed to be released album. I pre-ordered it as I was quite taken with the music
https://davidmunnelly.bandcamp.com/album/dtached
At any rate the first song there is listed as "kildevil-Taylor Hill." At 5:17 it goes into a dance tune which I'm assuming is named "Taylor Hill." But if you google "Taylor Hill" you get an underwear model young enough to be my daughter and a rather undistinguished singer/rapper. Also a "Taylor's HIll" in Galway. I like the song although I'll have to transpose it
Is it an old tune and the name is a puckish reference to the comely Miss Hill? or a new tune?
Is this an old tune or a new tune?
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Re: Is this an old tune or a new tune?
I think they play stuff they made up themselves, Ies Muller's website suggests they play music for which 'traditional Irish music remains the basis but very much their own [..] full of influences of jazz, Breton and classical music'.
You can play it straight off on a Bflat whistle. The tune made me think of Padraig O'Keeffe's quip 'maybe you should take it outside, you'll have more room to turn it'I like the song although I'll have to transpose it
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Re: Is this an old tune or a new tune?
Says on the website : "Its an abstract representation of their musical ideas..". So most likely, original compositions.
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Re: Is this an old tune or a new tune?
I don't know anything about about Taylor Hill, but Kildevil is a composition of Newfoundland flute/whistle player Gerry Strong (ghstrong here).
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Re: Is this an old tune or a new tune?
I... like their music. I know it's not "trad! Not everything has to be trad. Munnelly seems to have a really cool vision, but again yes I know it's not ITM. Both tunes are great--there's a Kildevil done by Paddy Keenan, quite lovely, similar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt5eoAsXRN8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt5eoAsXRN8
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Re: Is this an old tune or a new tune?
Keenan lived in Newfoundland for a while and learned the tune from Gerry. I believe Gerry even plays on Keenan's album recording of it.
Edited to add: If we take the liner notes literally, on Keenan's recording he's playing the low whistle and Gerry is playing the high whistle.
Edited to add: If we take the liner notes literally, on Keenan's recording he's playing the low whistle and Gerry is playing the high whistle.
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Re: Is this an old tune or a new tune?
colomon wrote:Keenan lived in Newfoundland for a while and learned the tune from Gerry. I believe Gerry even plays on Keenan's album recording of it.
Edited to add: If we take the liner notes literally, on Keenan's recording he's playing the low whistle and Gerry is playing the high whistle.
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