Help me make a CHILL FLUTE playlist!

Poststructural Pub
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Hi
I use spotify and I need tips for making a chill flute (whistle/low whistle/pipes) playlist.. I listen to a lot of music while at work, but I get a bit to wired up listening to fast reels and jigs all the time so it would be nice to have a playlist with nice, slow, chill, emotional tunes.

Examples that come to mind
Michael McGoldrick - Sophies, Strange Journey
Sylvain Barou - Margaretig
Lunasa - Inion Ni Scannlain
Fraser Fifield - Stereocanto, Slow stream

Please give me pointers to slow reels, airs, waltzes and other kind of tunes. I like both traditional and contemporary so electronica backing is fine as well as flute/whistle solo and traditional backing.

Keep 'em coming!
Ketil

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Ah.. And of course Brian Finnegans - Last of the Starrs

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Gabriel’s Oboe from the movie “The Mission”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PygPri0-LNA

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Here are some from my collection:

Dónal Lunny - Declan
Altan - An Feochán
Altan - Dobbin’s Flowery Vale > Drogheda Lasses
Paddy Keenan - The Factory Girl
Paddy Keenan - Marig Ar Pollanton > Cahir’s Kitchen
Paddy Keenan - Cape Clear
Lúnasa - The Miller of Drohan
Lúnasa - The Return from Fingal
Planxty - Sí Bheag Sí Mhór
Réalta - Open the Door for Three

I don’t know if they’re all available on Spotify, though.

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Thanks for the suggestions.

I have this playlist now if anyone is interested:-)

-Annam Cara/ Ships in the Night
-Ridee
-Teehan’s
-Trip to Ireland
-Strange Journey
-Sophie’s, all by M. Mcgoldrick
-Inion de Scannlain
-Casu
-The Miller of Drohan
-Return from Fingal, all by Lunasa
-Stereocanto
-Slow Stream
-Piece of mind, all by Fraser Fifield
-Alasdair’s
-Carpe Diem, by Steph Geremia
-Starrs, by Brian Finnegan
-Eva, by KAN
-The Ookpik Waltz, by Altan
-Cape Clear, by Paddy Keenan
-Open the Door for three, by Realta
-Ton Doubl Plinn, by Sylvain Barou

As you can see, I also have fast(er) tunes on the list, but prefer slow, groovy, minor tunes.

Let me know if you have suggestions!

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You might like this guy, Brian O hUiginn. Just listen to some of his sample tracks:

http://www.amazon.com/Tionchar-Influence-Brian-O-hUiginn/dp/B0041U0M6C/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1389673638&sr=8-2&keywords=brian+o'huiginn

Sharon Shannon also has some pretty jammin tracks with her, particularly The Road to Corrandulla.

And Fred Morrison has some neat stuff.

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Thanks for the tip on Brian O hUiginn, that was great stuff! And also for reminding me on looking up Sharon Shannon, I found Upside Down on Spotify with M. McGoldrick! I am having my first listen now, and I’m all smiles:-)

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Pretty much any of Chris Norman’s earlier recordings (some of the later ones, too). If you want to stick to Irish stuff, it’s in there, but he particularly shines on Canadian tunes. You mentioned waltzes; he does some amazing Quebecois waltzes.

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I’ll add the suggestion of Flook’s “The Gentle Giant” from their “Flatfish” cd.

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Rothbury Hills (In a set with Holey Ha’penny, here, but chill with the first tune only)
Brafferton Village
Ciaran and Berni
C’est la Vie by Stackridge

All these tunes are playable on low whistle.

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My love I miss her so/Mana Na Eireann/The Lakeside (The Long Note)
http://open.spotify.com/album/24FO6JOTOKxHCp8pk1qHDi
Marbhna Luinmi/Stepping Stones (Sunshine Dance)
http://open.spotify.com/artist/3p4kov2Q7AZeJ9rjKLV6jb
Sue’s Hornpipe (Music for Whistle and Guitar)
http://open.spotify.com/album/1n3ZfCvIVOCkqnDRneZLP2

But Nicholas Williams is probably what you’re after, the beautiful The crooked River
http://open.spotify.com/artist/5EhwAsphmyCzzTyKExXF9y


I also have a BIG list of irish flute, check there to see what you find
http://open.spotify.com/user/agpym/playlist/4W4W50KjFlHD6IoVzbyWhQ

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Great! Thanks!
Deiseal was great listening and Nicholas Williams also! Funny because i was listening to Crowfoot some time ago and I didn’t know that Williams had released soloalbums as well!

Ketil