do you play C tunes? I like the key a lot, as gives often a nice change in sets,
but I know only a few tunes that suit well the flute:
the old schoolmaster
the humours of toomagh
the bothy band C reel (they played it both in C and in D)
a nice patrick davey's jig in C (that I learned from barry kerr's recording)
any suggestion?
michel
C tunes on D flute
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JamieHamilton
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There's "My Maryanne" - there's a great recording of it played by Isaac Alderson and Sam Amidon at www.samamidon.com
If you've got a copy of O'Neill's handy, there's a sweet slip jig in there in C called "The Funny Mistake" that you might want to give a shot.
J.
If you've got a copy of O'Neill's handy, there's a sweet slip jig in there in C called "The Funny Mistake" that you might want to give a shot.
J.
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RudallRose
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yes I know this tune, it was composed by patrick davey, piper from belfast
(who plays/played with craobh rua).I've mentioned it in my first post.
yesterday I found another good tune in C, called "pat the budgie". it is on
"time on our hands", recording of my good friend Murty Ryan and Siobhan
Peoples. BTW "my marianne" is a nice tune indeed, I love it!
(who plays/played with craobh rua).I've mentioned it in my first post.
yesterday I found another good tune in C, called "pat the budgie". it is on
"time on our hands", recording of my good friend Murty Ryan and Siobhan
Peoples. BTW "my marianne" is a nice tune indeed, I love it!
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brendan
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Hi Folks,
The name of the tune you asking about is called the HEADWOOD CROSSING and indeed was composed by the great Belfast piper and composer Paddy Davey. He composed it along with another four jigs to pay respect to the Antrim Narrow Gauge Railway System hence the name.
We still give that tune the odd outing now and then and also there is an other tune on the last Croabh Rua album and its called the Irish girl, and it is also in the key of C which has a bit of a minor twist to it. As far as I know this is an old trad tune, which requires an F nat in the second part but I think it really lends itself to the flute. I find playing tunes in the key of C always gives sessions or a set of tunes a nice key change.
Brendan
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The name of the tune you asking about is called the HEADWOOD CROSSING and indeed was composed by the great Belfast piper and composer Paddy Davey. He composed it along with another four jigs to pay respect to the Antrim Narrow Gauge Railway System hence the name.
We still give that tune the odd outing now and then and also there is an other tune on the last Croabh Rua album and its called the Irish girl, and it is also in the key of C which has a bit of a minor twist to it. As far as I know this is an old trad tune, which requires an F nat in the second part but I think it really lends itself to the flute. I find playing tunes in the key of C always gives sessions or a set of tunes a nice key change.
Brendan
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