Marcus Hernon's Air

Hey,

Does anyone out there know the notes – or have a link to the sheet music – for Marcus Hernon’s Air?

Best,

Joe Ryan

https://forums.chiffandfipple.com/t/marcus-hernons-air/4736/3

Of course we do. It is mandatory for membership here. Didn’t you take the test? :slight_smile:

Marcus Hernon is a powerful flute player and a gentleman. It is well worth hearing him play his own tunes. Highly recommended.

That air is a very simple melody. I would strongly encourage you to learn it by ear. Listen to it over and over until you can hum it spontaneously or until you wake in the middle of the night dreaming about it, whichever comes first. Then pick up the whistle or flute and have ago. You’ll get it soon enough.

The “Search” function at the top of the page opens a window into the past here and it does work. The tune in question is discussed in this thread among others. Thanks, Gary.

https://forums.chiffandfipple.com/t/marcus-hernons-air/4736/1

The tune is also found in the Joanie Madden Tunebook should you care to purchase it.

https://forums.chiffandfipple.com/t/cp-joannie-madden-tune-book/48142/1

Hope that helps. Doh! Crossposted

Feadoggie

Wonderful. Thanks. Best, Joe

Does anyone know if Jean Lewis – or anyone else – is still selling Joanie Madden tune books?

Best,

Joe

I’d like to take this opportunity to indulge in a wee bit of shameless self-promotion, and hopefully draw a few visitors to my ancient ACIDplanet page! :tomato:
You’ll find my rendition of Marcus Hernon’s Air there, along with a couple of other tunes that I recorded long ago before I started making whistles.

Gary,

That’s very well done. What key is the whistle you are playing?

Best,

Joe

Thanks, it’s an Overton low D with a bit of reverb added to the recording.

I tried to listen to it, but all I got was an asp file that would download. :confused:

It may be your browser. Try listening to it via Internet Explorer. It wouldn’t download for me in Chrome. Then I tried Explorer, and it worked. Best, Joe

I don’t have IE (running Ubuntu), but will try it with Firefox.

EDIT:
Listened to, and enjoyed, it. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

What is the plug-in that is required?