Luverly looking flute, I expect you will soon take to playing mournfull slow airs, whilst looking poetic in wild lonely places. 
, trees! And alas, if I tried to look poetic and sound mournful in a wild place I fear someone would mistake me for a cow.
Actually, I’m finding myself playing a fair number of slowish reels and jigs on it; not a single air yet! Mary, I especially like Em and Am type tunes on it – Killarney Boys of Pleasure, the oh-so-festive Trip to Pakistan (thanks for that one, guys!), The Templehouse, Paddy O’Brien’s Ormond Sound, the Ivy Leaf, and then of course in homage to Mr. Molloy (may he forgive me), the Virginia Reel and The Morning Thrush.
This morning I spent some time on Paddy Taylor’s setting of the Boy in the Gap, but evidently this was not a good flute-playing morning – I sucked worse than usual! 
Meanwhile, here’s a jig for that’s just marvelous for a Bb flute, I think – I learned it from our “Monday Night Tuneball” banjo player, who got it off an Enda Scahill CD:
X: 1
T:The Pondering Jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K: D
|:DFA cde|dcA GAB|FAd EAc|(3dcc A GAB|
DFA [Dd]de|dcA GAB|AdB cAG|EDC (3DED D:|
|:A2B =cBA|eag ed=c|BGG dGG|Bd=c BAG|
[1 A2B =cBA|eag ed=c|Bdg gdB|ABA (3ABA A:|
[2 A2B =cBA|eag fed|gdB GAB|ABA AFE||
Am also working on the Trip to Galway and The Blue Angel, but they’re beastly.
Cork, as the go-to-girl for low-register stuff, I actually played a fair amount of alto flute in high school. As a junior, I held the somewhat dubious honor of being the alto flute soloist in our All-State band. Wow, probably like 20 bars … whoo-hoo! I was a rock star!
Hey, Nelson – sorry about your knee! Glad it wasn’t your teeth this time, at least … his prototype was indeed holly without a slide, and I’d originally planned to go that route, but he said he still felt more comfortable with the blackwood. It ended up costing more, but it is a deeper, darker sound than I recall the holly being. That said, I remember how much I loved the “whispery” quality of the holly; it reminded me more of a bamboo flute than anything else.
But I’m glad I went this route in the end. It’s really nice, and still very light. The balance is very good, too.
Wormy, the arm reach is the hardest; that seems to be a Bb thing. I’m fighting the urge to rest it on my shoulder … although if it made me play like Catherine McEvoy … hmmmmmm.
Beautimous flute, Cat! Be sure to bring it with you to Augusta. I’d love a shot at it.
A while ago you talked about being recorded, and what a terribly depressing
experience that was. I was a little worried about you!!!-- but now it sounds
like you are back to your usual Wilde and Merrie self…
evidently this was not a good flute-playing morning – I sucked worse than usual! >
Well maybe you’re not quite out of the pit yet
Your Gallagher looks gorgeous, Gorgeous, GORGEOUS
Wishing you much joy of it!!!
As a newbie, here, I was not aware of your experience with the Alto flute.
There are some older pieces in minor keys, which, when played on a Boehm Alto or on a flute such as your new Bb, could have a listener, if not the player, reduced to tears.
Enjoy!!
Oh, many tunes reduce me to tears! 
M
Thanks, Cat, for the tunes! Many were in my tunebook, but it’s nice to have suggestions specifically meant for our nice growly flutes… sigh
M
Among others, and although you may need to transpose, try Brahms’ Lullaby on your new Bb flute, once broken in.