Boffyflow & Spike

Whistle
1

Several years ago, I learned this tune by playing along with the Chieftains recording, on a Copeland D - the half-holing was very tolerable, and fun. I would like to find the sheet music, so I can help others with this challenging tune. He’p me, he’p me !

No more than 60,000 characters? Sounds like the C&F membership.

2

Here’s a version from IrTrad-L. Copy and paste at http://www.concertina.net/tunes_convert.html for the dots. Can’t vouch for its accuracy…

Best wishes.

Steve


X:1
T:Boffyflow and Spike
C:Van Morrison
D:The Chieftans; A Celebration
M:4/4
[[Deleted abc’s for possible copyright material. A Google search on the Tune Title will get you to the abc’s on another site]]

3

Hmm, Van Morrison. The first part reminds me of Old Joe Clark. A very quick transcription. I believe the piper is Davy Spillane. Play it on a C whistle to match the recording.

X:1
T:Boffyflow and Spike
C:Van Morrison
S:Van Morrison - A Sense of Wonder - Track 7
S: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RfG69aKokk
N:Original in DMix, DDor, F
Z:MTGuru for C&F, 2013-09-26
M:C|
K:EMix
G3A Bcde|dcBA BAGE|G3A Bcde|dcBA d4|
G3A Bcde|dcBA BAGE|GABc BAGE|DB,JG,2 E,4:|
[K:EDor]e2ef edBA|Bdef edef|gfed edBA|Bdec d2BA|
e2ef edBA|Bdef edef|gfed edBA|BAJ^G2 E4:|
[K:C]g3a gece|g3a gede|c4 (3A2c2A2|e3e (3d2B2G2|
g3a gece|g3a gede|c4- cAc2|e3d/c/ B4|]

4

The keys K:A, K:D and K:G, are wrong, though the first two key signatures will be right. Don’t know if the Chieftains version is different from the Van M. album.

5

…[idiotic paranoid ravings of an overpunctilious git]…

6

Sorry. Didn’t see the copyright warnings on the IrTrad site. Deleted abc’s of tune above.

Best wishes.

Steve

7

Nah, no need for that; I just got spooked. I forgot that our stated policy is to do takedowns of such things upon owner request. My apologies to all. I’ll go eat some worms, now. :blush:

8

Sooooo … :confused:

9

Thanxabunches, Steve - after a bit of squirrelin’ around on various sites, I got max satisfax - and converted to sheet in 2 keys - 1 for the idiotic way I do it on a D wsl, & 1 for the C. Actually, the D wsl version really helped me practice difficult half-holing challenges - my first note is a G#, and the last one, a low Eb . . . (on the Chieftain’s version). Playing it cleanly impresses the whistladies and makes them consider your other oral talents . . . :smiley: