Irish Flute Tunes

Here's another tune from O'Neill's Dance Music of Ireland. I hadn't noticed it before, despite its being there since 1907. I don't remember ever seeing a wren either. Maybe because they're so small.

Tune number 748 from O'Neill's Dance Music of Ireland - 1001 gems 

There are 1000 tunes in this book with better names but only some of them are better tunes.

O'Neill's Dance Music of Ireland tune number 129

I probably would have been better getting the cat to play it.

I play this tune by direct debit.

Here's another tune from Francis O'Neill's 'Dance Music of Ireland - 1001 Gems'.

My understanding of 'gem' in today's context is a tune without syncopation and notes keeping close company with other notes they don't get on with.

Here's tune number 652 in O'Neill's Dance Music of Ireland.

It's the best tune between tunes 651 and 653.

Here's a tune high in vitamin C. Also called the 'Belfast March', named after a town low in every vitamin.

 https://thesession.org/tunes/5000

Here's a tune I was asked to post here. It's a great tune but I can't play polkas, so I never play them, so I can't play them, so I never play them, so ...

The associated polka dots are here: https://thesession.org/tunes/1560

Here's a tune which Tom Morrison recorded i 1928. London clogs are probably mainly fatbergs in the sewers these days.

Here it is played properly:

https://archive.org/details/TomMorrisonTheLondonClog

Here it is written out badly:

This reel was made in space for the flute; sorry this effort isn't as out of this world as the title would suggest.

Here's a tune written by Josie McDermott in honour of Peg McGrath who made one of the nicest flute noises I've ever heard.

A short tune to fill a spare minute. I don't know how much postmen/postwomen (or even postmodernists) whistle now under the burden of Amazon boxes.

Here's a tune I first heard from a recording of John McGuire - Seán's father. The guy in the photo was Jack Rowe - looks like he could blow a flute with the back of his neck. Some feat. Some neck.

Here's a reel which you can hear Denis Murphy playing at: Mount Collins Reel / Doon Reel. There are special wobbles in the second tune which, according to the info at archive.org, are due to a hole being 'punched slightly off-center'. I'd imagine that could cause a wobble or two right enough.

Here are some notes: https://thesession.org/tunes/4026