What is this Tune Name?

Whistle
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I came across the following video last year and loved the second tune in this set. I came across it again recently and just have to find out the tune name! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ODmqPvpxT50
Unfortunately as the comments are disabled I have no way of finding out the name (or sheet music if possible) of the last tune in this set (starting at 3:30).

Does anyone here know it or know how I could find out?

Thanks :slight_smile:

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It sure sounds a lot like The DevilĀ“s Ladder.
A transcription is here:https://thesession.org/tunes/17491
In the discussion is a posting of Orlaith playing it on the flute.
The DevilĀ“s Ladder is a well known rock climb in Kerry, where OrlaithĀ“s family is from.

Bob

3

Thanks for the suggestion, Bob!
I donā€™t think thatā€™s it, however, it sounds pretty different to me :slight_smile:

4

I have no idea what it is but it isnā€™t rocket science, just get it down as a Gan Ainm for now(or call it Blue Monday for the time being, for the day thatā€™s in it).


itā€™s simple enough. This quick jot will get you started or give you something to plug into a tune search:

GF|EB ~B2 cBAc| BAGB AGFG|~E3 F ~G3 A|B2 gf ed (3Bcd|eB ~B2 cBAc|BAGB AGFG|~E3 F ~G3 A|Beed eā€”etc

5

Thereā€™s a tune that I thought was called ā€œThe Wiltshire Six Hand Reelā€ ā€¦ it isnā€™t. Now people who have learned it from me, including band members, know it as ā€œNot the Wiltshire Six Hand Reel.ā€ Hasnā€™t harmed the tune even a tiny bit, but with its ā€œproperā€ name I might find some of its history I suppose.

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I always go on the assumption tune name requests on the Internet are really asking for a way to get at a notation to learn the tune from. Which, by the way, is fine. I recently saw a post from someone maintaining they learned all their tunes by ear, from midis on thesession.org. Now talk about misguidedā€¦ but thatā€™s another discussion.

I like to have the names for tunes but over time they have become less important. Not having a name never stopped me learning a tune and most of the time a name does eventually turn up. And a pedigree/background with it. But in general names are just a means to recall the tune, aide memoire, if you like. And as such anything that will get you to recall the tune will do. Thereā€™s a disadvantage to remembering tunes in that manner too. I seem to have tunes ā€˜storedā€™ by name and often I hear a tune, know I play it but need to bring up the name in my mind before I can comfortably get into it.

In this case the tune in the OPā€™s link, it has the feel of something made up recently. I posted the first part of it as an encouragement to the OP to, despite the lack of a notation, have a shot at just learning the tune anyway. It is simple enough. It may take a beginner a bit more effort but it took me hearing it twice to roughly get the first part. Itā€™s all in the doing and getting better at it with practice.