Australian. Whistle player since 1978 after hitching in Ireland as a 19 yo and being blown away when I heard my first real session at the Phoenix in Cork. I've been fooling with the flute for about 6 years. I've always lived a long way from any regular session. ( One night I drove an 800km round trip to Alice Springs to hear a midweek Andy Irvine concert!!!) I met my French wife at Milltown during Willie Clancy week '84 We have 4 kids 11 -22 and now live on the magnificent NSW North Coast. There are occasional house sessions but nothing regular as other ITM tragics are fairly thin on the ground here.
Recently formed a band and have great fun playing all kinds of stuff with some talented mates. I'm a bit of a lurker and I enjoy some of the discussions. The tune archive here is a great resource!
July 2006 update- Hey! we now have a (fairly) regular pub session only 25km away. Hooray! Here's my band's website. We've only just got it up. http://oz.headland.googlepages.com/home
The session is no more. July 2007
Also a new myspace http://www.myspace.com/ozheadland
Tunes in cabers's tunebook: 24
| Alex Burke's | jig | September 12th 2004 |
| Davy Stuart Bouzouki stolen . | November 22nd 2007 |
| The rest of a half learnt reel.. please | October 19th 2007 |
| "Plectrum Banjo" capo and string question. | June 20th 2007 |
| Different tunes from the same source? | May 19th 2007 |
| Old and battered whistles. | June 13th 2006 |
| Discussions | Re: Shameless displays of learning and erudition welcome here. | July 30th 2008 |
| Discussions | Re: Shameless displays of learning and erudition welcome here. | July 30th 2008 |
| Discussions | Re: 17 fret v 19 fret v plectrum? | July 30th 2008 |
| Discussions | Re: Vietnamese Mandolin. Anybody know anything about 'em? | July 29th 2008 |
| Discussions | Re: Kitty Hayes [RIP] | May 18th 2008 |
| Name | Type | Key |
|---|---|---|
| Sonny Murray's | hornpipe | Dmajor |
| Calliope House | jig | Dmajor |
| The Swallowtail | jig | Adorian |
| The Kilfenora | jig | Dmajor |
| Whelan's | jig | Edorian |
| The Boys Of Malin | reel | Amajor |
| Paddy Fahy's | reel | Gmajor |
| The Cameronian | reel | Dmajor |
| The Woman Of The House | reel | Gmajor |
| The Sligo Maid | reel | Adorian |
| Paddy Fahey's | reel | Ddorian |
| Miss Monaghan | reel | Dmajor |
| The Abbey | reel | Adorian |
| The Tarbolton | reel | Edorian |
| Greig's Pipes | reel | Gmajor |
| The Otter's Holt | reel | Bminor |
| The Steampacket | reel | Gmajor |
| The Virginia | reel | Dmajor |
| The College Groves | reel | Dmajor |
| The Old Bush | reel | Dmixolydian |
| The Little Hills Of Offaly | reel | Dmajor |
| Up To Your Knees In Sand | reel | Gmajor |
| The New Mown Meadows | reel | Adorian |
| Paddy Fahey's | reel | Cmajor |