I love this reel in A as played by Lunasa as the third part of a set.
I’ve found it on JC’s to give me help with learning alongside the record, and saw there was another tune, Siobhan O’Donnell’s #3 there as well. This leads me to suppose that Siobhan is a composer, and possibly still alive (I’m thinking of Paddy Fahy’s numbered reels as I write this)?
Can anyone give me some details about this lady, other tunes she has written, what she plays, and which part of Ireland she comes from (Donegal?) ?
“I suddenly heard in the silence of the night the low whistle…” Miss Helen Stoner, The Adventure of the Speckled Band (circa 1892) to Gary
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In a book of tunes put together by Karen Tweed, there are 3 tunes called Siobhan O’Donnell’s (numbered 1-3, 2 jigs and a reel). Karen used to play with Siobhan in London and learnt the tunes from her (I don’t think she wrote them).
Hope this is of some help.
Jo.
Siobhan O’Donnell is a relatively young musician, probably late thirties. She is from London and was a phenomenal prodigy. She won every all Ireland title conceivable on flute , whistle and sean nos. On one famous occassion I think she took five all Ireland titles in one go!
Siobhan O’Donnell is a relatively young musician, probably late thirties. She is from London and was a phenomenal prodigy. She won every all Ireland title conceivable on flute , whistle and sean nos. On one famous occassion I think she took five all Ireland titles in one go!
