"The Castle Ceili Band" - 3 reels

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"The Castle Ceili Band" - 3 reels

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Lovely stuff Kenny. I love the music of the Castle.

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Great photo Peter.
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"The Gravel Walks / McFadden's Handsome Daughter" : https://youtu.be/x4NAw6YWTjo
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Set of 3 "Flings" : "Green Grow The Rushes O / The Sunny Banks / Mrs Galvin"
https://youtu.be/d458VabGtB4
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"The Maid In The Cherry Tree / Boil The Breakfast, Early"
https://youtu.be/7qJ14JywllE
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Brilliant links, thanks for sharing. It's really motivating me to practise playing faster. My old teacher always said to practise tunes (at home not in the pub!!) as fast as you can, then when you bring them back down to a proper speed they'll seem easy.
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"Mulqueen's [ in "G", I think ] / A Rainy Day / The Kilfenora Reel" :
https://youtu.be/qH8Nidv8ebk
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Mudchutney wrote:My old teacher always said to practise tunes (at home not in the pub!!) as fast as you can, then when you bring them back down to a proper speed they'll seem easy.
That's got to be counterproductive unless you're also practising them accurately!
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2 hornpipes : "Scully Casey's / The Humours Of Tullycrine" :
https://youtu.be/Dm24eWq30Ic
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3 reels : "Throw It Across [ Drag Her Round The Road ] / The Shepherd's Daughter / The Humours Of Toomagh [ The Cloone ]" :
https://youtu.be/n1ZEXu6v514
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That's such a classic set, love it. We sometimes used it for the third figure of the set when playing for the dancers. Jackie had a fondness for it, great nights.
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