I know you asked for reels, but these some of my favourite tunes at the moment:
Kids on the mountain (slip jig)
Calliope House (Jig)
The Celtic Towers (Jig) - found this one on the session web-site and liked the name. When I played it, the tune was a good one.
I’m pretty sure all of these tunes have sheet music on http://www.session.org
Best regards
I love Reels.
My favorites are:
The Roscommon Reel because is sounds great played slowly, but unbelievable when played fast.
Maids of Mt.Cisco because the same reason as the Roscommon.
The Laurel Tree because of the unique ornamentation and flares you can throw in there.
The Rainy Day becuae it is just an awesome tune.
Johnny Harlings becuase it is a great, fast tune that everyone loves.
The Laurel Tree because of the unique ornamentation and flares you can throw in there.
That tickles the curiosity muscle. Explain please!
Well, for the flute it leaves a lot of rolls for the Aand G and nice cranns leading to the D. In the second part of the Bpart where it goes |eaag a2ga|bagb a3| You can do a lot of variations to that piece. The whole piece can actually be made to do a lot of different variations, whether it is placing a lot of stuff with rolls or adding just a little differnet flair in there. Molloy does a great job in switching the tune up. It doesn’t sound the same the second time he playes it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dzJ_qC2tHE
Interesting they started that set with Billy Brocker’s then.
Drunken Landlady
Cooley’s reel
Crock of gold
Mayor Harrison Fedora
Fermoy Lasses
Rainy day
I’m very fond of the first tune in this video, which I believe is Dr. Gilbert’s:
(Video is a Comhaltas video featuring fiddler Dylan Foley and some other young players)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=603s59hcOkQ
And also very fond of the first tune in this video, which apparently is the Palm Tree. I like to play it in D although apparently B. McComiskey wrote it in another key. (Video is of banjo player Cathal Hayden)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnHfu9P35Eo
And I’m fond of Woman Of The House, after hearing Kevin Burke play it, and the Gooseberry Bush, after hearing it on a PJ Hernon cd.
I had worked out this flute-friendly version of Jack Rowe’s from listening to PJ Crotty’s and Peader O’Loughlin’s cds. TIFWIW Really love that swing!
X:1
T:Jack Roe
R:reel
M: 4/4
L:1/8
K:Gmaj
| A3F GFED|(3EFG AB c2 BA|GBdg (3efg dB|GBAF GFED|
A3F GFED|(3EFG AB c2 BA|G3B AGAB |GEDE G4:||
| g2ge fdd2|efge fddf|eBB2 efge|fdef g2(3def|
g2ag efge|dBBA BAGE|G3B AGAB |GEDE G4:||
Thanks for that, sir! I was just playing that tune this morning (thanks to Mr. G.) and I like the looks of your setting, too (I apply the “if you want to write like Hemingway, then type Hemingway” theory to learning how to vary things). Hope all’s well with you!
Thanks, Cat.
–Mike
the ballintore fancy
boil the breakfast early
farrel o’gara’s
the laurel tree
the man of the house
mountain dew
the silver spear
toss the feathers
trim the velvet
Just to name a few…
Brenda Stubbert’s