SLOW AIRE: Reyburn Home Page?

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Hello all - Can anyone tell me the name of the Aire which loads when you go to the Reyburn Whistles home page?

I beleive the playing is credited to Tony on the “sound clips” page, so maybe you can tell me, Tony :slight_smile:

Thanks,

LEE

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I just popped over to Ronaldo’s site to refresh my memory, which is notoriously unreliable. (Just ask my wife.) That tune is known as Bobby Casey’s Favorite and as The Humours of Tullycrine. It was written by Bobby Casey. I learned it from Calan Bridge by Cillian and Fintan Vallely. I played a low D. It’s played on a low F on Calan Bridge. (Don’t hold me to any spellings.)

My sound file went up to Oregon, where a friend of Ronaldo added the concertina backup.
Tony

Edit: I just remembered I posted a longer clip of the tune (parts a and b) on Clips on the Reels page- scroll down to 12/02 for the Reyburn low D version and up slightly to 4/03 for a high D Abell version coupled with another Bobby Casey tune, Porthole of the Kelp. (Humours is actually a hornpipe, but I didn’t know that when I learned it. Porthole is a reel.)

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Thanks Tony - The recording is absolutely superb!

Is there anywhere to get dots for that tune, or is it ‘ear-only’?

BTW - Do you remeber what low D you played? I have a Howard and a Dixon, but am looking for a good high-ender, brass or alum.), I’d like to get more serious with the low.

LEE

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Hi Tony - just saw your edit :blush:

Thanks!

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To be more specific, the whistle is Reyburn’s low D in brass, wide bore, tune in ‘just tuning’ which is a little flat in the higher notes. Has to do with harmonics. If you play low D a lot, you’d like it. I don’t play low D that much, so it’s a real challenge- the reach on cylindrical low d’s is work for me. This whistle takes careful breath control as well- another struggle for me. The version on Clips will give you a more accurate assessment of the tonal qualities.
Tony

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Tony and Lee, thats Constance Dean playing accordian on backup to your Humours of Tullycrine. And yes thats the “Just intoned” Low D.

Ronaldo

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Thanks Ronaldo - And, BTW the entire site is very classy :thumbsup: