Favorite Piping tunes?

Uilleann Pipes
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I thought that it would be interesting to hear what people’s favorite piping tunes are (Jig, Reel, Hornpipe, planxty), whether you play them or not. Anyone couragous enough to volunteer? I feel that mine often change with time.

Right now for me:

Jim Wards (Jig - doesn’t change for me easily- makes me feel like riding a horse in full gallop in an open feild without fences)

Bucks of Oranmore (Reel - really woops up the room eh!)) Maid behind the bar a close second

Bees Wing (Hornpipe-recent fav) Merrily Kiss the Quaker’s wife and Cronnins are past favs

Pleasure of hope (planxty-I think); always love O’Carolins Concerto though which starts similarly

Neil

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Hi Neil

My favourite is any tune I can manage to play through without forgetting it. :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :blush:

One that surprised me recently, was a fiddle tune I heard played - The Flowers of Edinburgh played relatively slowly and sparsely ornamented on a C chanter, it sounded lovely that way.

David

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I’m a newbie - but here goes: :smiley:

The Reels - Morning Star , Miss McCloud , and Drowsey Maggie work well for me .

I like the combo for jigs to be Father O’Flynn, Frost is All Over, followed by Saddle the Pony,

But what do I know ??? :laughing:

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Fave’s as of 9/14/07; :slight_smile:

Jigs: Lark in the morning, Out on the ocean, Rose in the heather, Behind the bush in the garden, Farewell to my troubles

Slip jigs: Drops of Brandy, Hardiman the fiddler

Hornpipes: Cuckoo’s nest (1st version in G and D, & 2nd version in Em);
Delahunty’s hornpipe (many know it by another name which escapes me now), Pidgeon on the gate

Reels: Barrow burn reel, Martin Rochford’s, I’;m not really playing a lot of reels these days + I dont know why..just not intersted I guess… :frowning:

Other’s: Spanish Cloak, Paddy’s green shamrock shores, Give me your hand, Green grow the laurels.

No surprises, I suppose.. all pretty standard fare…

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I really enjoy playing slow airs, and my faves are The Blackbird (as played by Paddy Glackin), May Morning Dew and Port na pBucai.

In terms of jigs, I really like playing An Phis Fluich and The King of the Pipers.

In terms of reels, I love The Old Bush, Within a Mile of Dublin and Rakish Paddy.

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working on The Salamanca and Gold Ring ( really, this time all the way through).

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Been working on these, cuz I love them…

Jigs: Tiocfaidh Tu Abhaile Liom, Patsy Geary’s(from M. O’Brien’s solo cd), Willie’s Single, Tommy Reck’s Blackthorn Stick

Reels: The Donegal, The Salamanca, The Woman of the House

Flings: Willie Clancy’s Fling

Set Dances: Rodney’s Glory

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Hey we can duo the Salamanca at the tionol on pipes!! And I do like the Blackthorn Stick, but I’m learning it on fiddle first.

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Sounds like a plan.