Locum for Dr. Gilbert please

Martin Milner · Post by **Martin Milner** » Tue Jan 14, 2003 5:40 am

I'm learning some tunes off the Lunasa albums, and one set in particular: Dr. Gilbert/Devils of Dublin/Black Pat.

Unfortunately Dr. Gilbert, being a fiddle tune, doesn't translate to the whistle, using a lot of notes below D that can't really be changed without losing the feel of the tune.

Please could anyone suggest some alternatives, that would fit well before Devils of Dublin?

Cayden · Post by **Cayden** » Tue Jan 14, 2003 8:04 am

I used to play a closely elated version of the tune from Donegal, called 'the Dispute at the Crossroads'. This would suit the whistle well.

Martin Milner · Post by **Martin Milner** » Tue Jan 14, 2003 8:12 am

Hi Peter,

I think it's the very same tune! I'd heard of that name, but when I did a search, I get back to Dr. Gilbert's. Do you have a link to a whistle friendly version?

thanks, Martin

colomon · Post by **colomon** » Tue Jan 14, 2003 8:50 am

One of the local whistlers here does a fine version of Dr Gilbert's on whistle, just by shoving the octaves around a bit. (Don't know how she does it, it sounds like crap when I try it.)

Peter Horan (and I believe Michael Coleman before him) plays "Boys of the Lough" before "Devils of Dublin". And Carmel Gunning plays "Pigeon on the Gate" before it.

Cayden · Post by **Cayden** » Tue Jan 14, 2003 9:10 am

Martin, it's very similar, not dipping down to the low string though. Johnny Doherty had it, Paddy Glackin recorded it [as did I he said embarrassed, that project is best forgotten]
I don't have an ABC as far as I know but have it written down, I will e-mail you a scan.

Ro3b · Post by **Ro3b** » Tue Jan 14, 2003 12:39 pm

On 2003-01-14 09:50, colomon wrote:
One of the local whistlers here does a fine version of Dr Gilbert's on whistle, just by shoving the octaves around a bit.

Right, that's what I do too. On the flute, I just play the notes below low D up an octave. On the whistle, it sounds a little better to pop whole phrases up, rather than the offending notes.

Here's the tune as Henrick Norbeck has it on his site:

X:80
T:Doctor Gilbert's
R:reel
Z