Irish Flute Tunes

Here's a good jig.  It's often played as part of "The Fox Chase" but I've given up fox hunting as the animals used to wreak havoc in my house.

This must be a flute tune as it's named after a flute player - a great one at that.

This reels is a bit lonely without its friend "Roaring Mary". I'll add its companion as soon as I can.

Here's a jig which should find noises of recognition at any session.

Here's a well known slip jig.  (I had it attached to the post for "Sweeney's Dream" earlier - I hadn't been asking for the right sort of drink).

Here's the way I remember this tune. I'm not sure how standard it is. (Sorry - I had the wrong tune on this.  I've fixed it now.)

Here's a good reel.  I don't think it has as severe effects on flute players as it does on lucht na bpíbí.

This is often in G minor but the flute gets a bit displeased by this tune in that key. The A minor version has the added advantage of being annoying to people who do like the G minor version. (Not sure about the grammar in the title. I suppose it reflects the heartbroken person's view of the being what caused him such anguish.)

A very popular tune - you can probably blame the Bothy Band for that. As with most popular tunes, it has a good melody and rhythm.  That's probably why it's popular.  If that's a load of rubbish then it must just be popular courtesy of the Bothy Band.  I don't know whether any of them liked it or were just asked to play it. I think it's quite nice.

Here's a piping reel which is good on the flute. It sounds a bit like some other reels, sure all reels sound like all other reels. This Irish music all sounds the same to me. I just learned one tune and a few dozen names. That's the reason why I've being recording tunes one at a time. It's like the two people who you've never actually seen in the same room at the one time. Maybe there's only reall...

Here's a nice, melodic jig which I was asked to record here.  It suits any instrument (anthough the C  naturals can be challenging on a triangle if it isn't isosceles).

This tune's a great stalwart.  Stalwart is a great word.  Syllogisms can be musical.

I was asked for this tune and recorded the hornpipe.  I never knew it was also a jig but here's the jig.  Lovely Leitrim's full of fancies.

Here's a reel which works very well on the flute. Someone once described to me how to play reels in 'G' in the flute; you hold down the top 3 fingers, blow into the hole provided for blowing into, and slap the other 3 fingers down on their allotted holes in time to the tune. That's what I've done here.

Is this the tune Mary? I had to do a search for this name. The version I found on the internet isn't quite the same as this but here's how I learned it. I never knew it came from a leporid. Between being coursed, accused of insanity and having their feet cut off to make tunes, they get a fairly raw deal.

Hopefully its a friendly "friendly visit" and not a "friendly" "friendly visit". It think it's really just a hornpipe. I've taken to recording tunes in bulk and then putting them on a few at a time. There's a danger that this might lead to tunes going on more than once as my tracking system doesn't exist yet. There could even be ones that don't get on at all (they must be the good ones). Hope this...

I don't know much about this tune apart from the fact that it isn't too hard to play and it can sound OK (this instance not withstanding).  That's probably all I really need to know.

This reel is often known as "Paddy Carty's Reel". I think he called it "The Day I Met Tom Moylan" but I may well be wrong. I thing the mice must have eaten most of my record collection and I haven't been able to find my Paddy Carty record to check. I'm not sure how close this version is.

Here's a jig I was asked to play.  I seem to remember there being a nice version of it on a Josie McDermott record.

A piping reel which suite the flute.

Here's a jig I was asked to record here. It's a great tune for learning. I hadn't played it for a long time and am glad to have been reminded of it.

A good reel which deserves to be played more often than it is.

Here's a good reel.  I'm not sure how standard my version is as I haven't played or heard it for a long time.  I hope it's OK.

A very popular piping jig which suits the flute too.

Here's a very popular jig - another suggestion from a flute player in internet land.