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fleadh tunes

fleadh tunes

anyone got any ideas for fleadh tunes for the whistle, I am in 12-15 this year and never get thru!

# Posted on April 21st 2008 by lilyot

Re: fleadh tunes

Keep Them simple but good Melodys {Catchy}
There the one's that always make Great Dance Tune's,,
I'll send you more but if you Listen to the Guys + girls on this
site - Youll not go far wrong.. jim,,
*****3 EASY EXAMPLES-*****
JIG- JIMMY WARDS
REEL - HUMORS OF TULLA
SLIP,JIG- THE BUTTERFLY
I will send you more but I'll give the rest a chance,, YOU'LL
SEE WHAT I MEAN,, jim,,,

# Posted on April 21st 2008 by FIDDLE4

Re: fleadh tunes

I think the tunes FIDDLE4 suggested are nice but definitely not suitable for competition--they're too simple for your age category. You really should be playing something with more of a degree of difficulty at this stage- also, tunes on the fiddle do not necessarily translate well to the whistle-keep that in mind.
I would suggest maybe Matt Molloy's, Whistling Postman. Trip to Baltimore/Fr O'Grady's---for reels
Not sure of good jigs for you but why don't you look up a good whistle cd and take some suggestions from there? Just a thought..
Good Luck to you!

# Posted on April 21st 2008 by fiddlefamily

Re: fleadh tunes

How about the flax in bloom?.Very melodic in structure..

# Posted on April 21st 2008 by dinn2

Re: fleadh tunes

lilyot
I think you should Listen to- fiddlefamily,, I have never entered
a Compition In my life - Come to thing of it they might be too
Session Tune types,,
jim,,

# Posted on April 21st 2008 by FIDDLE4

Re: fleadh tunes

Play what you play best, but steer away from the "OVERPLAYED" (but still beautifull in their own right) tunes. I competed once, and though they where all well-known (hard to get not-wellknown tunes in Holland), I tried out with tunes like http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/4266. Got a good response ass well.

Good luck! All the best.

# Posted on April 22nd 2008 by Dark Raven

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