my name is david, and i live about an hour west of chicago. i come from an irish family, and my uncle plays in the band the kells. their website is http://www.thekells.org . i usually play with my grandma or her cousin (who both play the fiddle), though i try to get to sessions. i started out on flute and then whistle. now, i mainly play concertina and transfer the tunes over to flute and whistle.
my favorite musicians:
fiddle-- james kelly, brian rooney, Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh
concertina-- noel hill, mary macnamara
pipes-- willie clancy, seamus ennis, mick o'brien, tommy martin, paddy keenan
flute-- mike rafferty, my uncle (brian mccoy), fintan vallely
accordion-- tony mcmahon, paddy o'brien,
singer: joe heany
my favorite whistles are burke whistles ( http://www.burkewhistles.com ) --i play one of the older ones.
my favorite concertinas are carroll concertinas ( http://www.carrollconcertinas.com ) --mine is coming in about 2 or 3 years.
my favorite flute is my flute, stamped with the instrument supplier gisborne of the 1850's. here is a picture of it's twin in the dayton c. miller collection: http://tinyurl.com/vueer
Tunes in daiv's tunebook: 13
| Noel Hill House Concert and Session | July 26th 2008 |
| tune identification please | November 18th 2009 |
| something simple translated into irish, please | June 11th 2009 |
| busking with an expensive instrument? | June 5th 2009 |
| comhaltas convention: anyone going through chicago? | April 14th 2009 |
| use your keyboard to type and hear abc at the same time | January 9th 2009 |
| Discussions | Re: tune identification please | November 19th 2009 |
| Discussions | tune identification please | November 18th 2009 |
| Discussions | Re: How to make my banjo playing more exciting | September 14th 2009 |
| Discussions | Re: Getting 'touchy/feely'- Psychology of ITM again | September 14th 2009 |
| Discussions | Re: Getting 'touchy/feely'- Psychology of ITM again | September 14th 2009 |
| Name | Type | Key |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Minutes 33 Seconds | waltz | Gdorian |
| An Phis Fhliuch | slip jig | Gmajor |
| An Traigh Mughdhorna | reel | Dmajor |
| The Blarney Pilgrim | jig | Dmixolydian |
| Eileen Curran | reel | Gdorian |
| John J Kimmel's Favourite | hornpipe | Bminor |
| Kiss The Maid Behind The Barrel | reel | Gmajor |
| Lord McDonald's | reel | Gmajor |
| The Piper's Apron | slip jig | Dmajor |
| The Policeman's Holiday | jig | Gmajor |
| The Setting Sun | jig | Dmajor |
| Sitting On The Throne | reel | Amajor |
| The Teelin Petronella | barndance | Gmajor |