Thanks again for everyone's help !
I still need about 25 more tune suggestions of YOUR favorites that are session favorites too.
What 3 tunes get *you* pumped up when they are played at the session ?
Keep up the good work!
...john
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- Tell us something.: Whistle player, aspiring C#/D accordion and flute player, and aspiring tunesmith. Particularly interested in the music of South Sligo and Newfoundland. Inspired by the music of Peter Horan, Fred Finn, Rufus Guinchard, Emile Benoit, and Liz Carroll.
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Three fantastic Ed Reavy tunes:
Maudabawn Chapel
Lad O'Beirne's Hornpipe
Hunter's House
And since Maudabawn Chapel is such a pain to play on whistle, I'll throw in a bonus (non-Reavy) tune, The Laurel Tree.
Maudabawn Chapel
Lad O'Beirne's Hornpipe
Hunter's House
And since Maudabawn Chapel is such a pain to play on whistle, I'll throw in a bonus (non-Reavy) tune, The Laurel Tree.
Sol's Tunes (new tune 2/2020)
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Some lovely tunes have been mentioned…. I especially like The Maids of Mt Cisco, The Star of Munster and The Morning Dew (the latter two being tunes I learned last year at a whistle workshop taught by Damian Stenson of Teada), but they’ve already been mentioned.
My favorite tunes seem not always to be common, so take these with a grain of salt. (I mean, they ought to be common session tunes somewhere, right?
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Some favorite tunes (that I know the names of) are:
~The Ships are Sailing – should be fairly common. I think it sounds quite nice on the whistle.
~Up Sligo (one of the jigs; I learned it as the golden stud jig) – not too sure about how common that one is, but I’ve been playing it almost every time I practice for a while now.
~Garrett Barry’s Jig – don’t know how common it is but I love to practice crans with it.
Anyway, good luck learning tunes!
~Steffi
"When you've got the music, you've got friends for life. ~ John Joe MacMahon"
My favorite tunes seem not always to be common, so take these with a grain of salt. (I mean, they ought to be common session tunes somewhere, right?
)Some favorite tunes (that I know the names of) are:
~The Ships are Sailing – should be fairly common. I think it sounds quite nice on the whistle.
~Up Sligo (one of the jigs; I learned it as the golden stud jig) – not too sure about how common that one is, but I’ve been playing it almost every time I practice for a while now.
~Garrett Barry’s Jig – don’t know how common it is but I love to practice crans with it.
Anyway, good luck learning tunes!
~Steffi
"When you've got the music, you've got friends for life. ~ John Joe MacMahon"
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Trip to Sligo
We do a pairing of Gallagher's Frolics with Lannigan's Ball that is fun
Man of the House
I play the first and last on whistle, and the second two on bass at present... but I'm learning them.
Trip to Sligo
We do a pairing of Gallagher's Frolics with Lannigan's Ball that is fun
Man of the House
I play the first and last on whistle, and the second two on bass at present... but I'm learning them.
anniemcu
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Slip jigs
Fig for a Kiss, Followed by kid on the Mountain, followed by the Foxhunters jig , followed by The Rocky Road to Dublin followed by Drops of Brandy in D then in A,
and if that doesnt get ya breathing hard try
Reels
Miss Mcleods followed by Junior Crehan's (the knotted Cord) followed by the High reel
Jigs
sleive Russell, followed by Belfast Ham Followed by The Old Kilfenora jig
Polkas
Waves of tory, rakes of mallow, davy nic nac jenny lind
Waltz
Si beg si Mor, planxty Irwin, Fanny Power (Poer)
the lists are endless
one of my fav jig sets is
haste to the wedding, blackthorn stick and father o'flynn, tripping upstairs, tobins favourite, the tenpenny bit
Enjoy
David
Fig for a Kiss, Followed by kid on the Mountain, followed by the Foxhunters jig , followed by The Rocky Road to Dublin followed by Drops of Brandy in D then in A,
and if that doesnt get ya breathing hard try
Reels
Miss Mcleods followed by Junior Crehan's (the knotted Cord) followed by the High reel
Jigs
sleive Russell, followed by Belfast Ham Followed by The Old Kilfenora jig
Polkas
Waves of tory, rakes of mallow, davy nic nac jenny lind
Waltz
Si beg si Mor, planxty Irwin, Fanny Power (Poer)
the lists are endless
one of my fav jig sets is
haste to the wedding, blackthorn stick and father o'flynn, tripping upstairs, tobins favourite, the tenpenny bit
Enjoy
David
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