Just wondering if you’d like to share with everyone what are your favorite tunes for playing at the moment?-- I could probably list 50 favorite tunes but if I had to come up with 3 right now they would be Banish Misfortune, The Wind That Shakes The Barley, and The Poor Scholar. These are all in the 121 Favorite Session Tunes book, and no doubt lots of other places, but that was my source for learning them on the whistle. -mike
Banks of Loch Gabhna
Down the Broom
Dr O’Neill
And Johnny Cope (but just working that one up)
The Dimmers–like they play in on the Lunasa CD
Foxhunter’s reel
Sligo Maid
Monaghan jig
Actually, these are tunes that I’m learning right now, so I’m playing them the most. I like Monaghan and Dimmers the most of those.
I just learned Calliope House, and I can’t seem to get it out of my head! I also like to play Foxhunter’s Jig and Donneybrook Fair.
Ships Are Sailing is one I’ve just learned. It’s a great reel.
Paddy Raferty’s Favorite is another great reel on flute or whistle.
The Jig of Slurs is a wonderful jig, also I’ve finally made myself sit down and learn the Blackthorn Stick.
Mainly these days I’m focusing on learning the tunes that we play in session which I don’t know by heart yet.
–James
By the way, Jen is a really solid whistler. Usually if she’s at the session I can pick up the tune by following her fingers.
I’m learning Calliope House too, in a set with Munster Buttermilk which has killer high A and B rolls (which I’m already weak on) leading into cut A’s and B’s respectively. Plus I have to wear ear protection for the B part.
Reg’s No. 2 (though admittedly that’s on the concertina, not the whistle).
Kid on the Mountain
Maids of Mt. Kisco/Sean sa ceo (set)
Langstrom’s Pony/Mooncoin Jig (set)
Air from Bach’s Goldberg Variations
Kid on the Mountain
Maids of Mt. Kisco/Sean sa ceo (set)
Langstrom’s Pony/Mooncoin Jig (set)
Air from Bach’s Goldberg Variations
So good you played 'em twice, eh, BP?
Slow Road to East China / The Pink Ribbon Reel (set)
Kiss the Maid Behind the Barrel
Michael Reilly’s (aka Twilight in Portroe in G) / Paddy Jim Frank’s (set)
Blarney Pilgrm, The Road to Durrow and Her Golden Hair Hanging Down Her Back
Chuck
Paul - have you the music for the Air from Bach?
The favourites are the ones that have been around forever but are still fresh and enjoyable, the ones you know intimately the ones you have sniffed every corner of. Too many though to call.
Being played today though are Mike Carney’s version of the Reel of Bogie, Snow on the Hills, Willie Clancy’s version of The Satin Slipper, Paddy Carty’s version of Harvest Moon which was played at a session I was in last saturday and, by association, Ed Reevey’s Johnny McGoohan. Also, Joe Cooley’s take on the second Crowley’s, Imelda Roland, Paddy Breen’s, the Hills of Coore for what was lost, Fitzgerald’s hornpipe as recorded during the 50s by Paddy Cronin and a rake of others.
Kesh Jig, Banish Misfortune, Lonesome Jig, Calliope House, Tommy Peeples Jig, Musical Priest
Philo
Three waltzes by Brian Pickell: http://www.brianpickell.com/music/
Muriel’s Waltz, Sourgrass and Granite and Waiting for Emilie. These are lovely to play on the flute.
And three Scottish tunes: Farewell to Glasgow, Farewell to Nigg and The Stool of Repentence.
MarkB
Yeah, Brian’s waltzes are great, aren’t they?
I’m working on The Rookery (Whelan’s Jig) and Flowers of Edinburgh (hornpipe) at the moment. Oh yes…and playing lots of Christmas carols!
Redwolf
Right now, my fancy is stuck on Corney Is Coming. Next is Jenny’s Wedding.
I’m also liking Shaskeen Reel/Jenny Picking Cockles and another reel whose title escapes me at the moment.
Colomon wrote:
Yeah, Brian’s waltzes are great, aren’t they?
Very! Either as a solo tune or all three together as they are played on his album. A friend who lives in Michigan was visiting Kansas a month or so ago and the waltz Sourgrass and Granite was being played everywhere!
I’ve ordered his CD and tune book.
The ABC and dots for Sourgrass and Granite can be found here, if anybody is interested.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/717
MarkB