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the wounded hussar

What does one say? I enjoy making music and it might as well be Irish trad. since we live in rural Ireland and the music is the fields and forests all around. Late forties, family man .. never really got the chance to learn an instrument as a child, I suppose my 4 older siblings fought as much as ours do now over 'practising' and the lessons were getting a bit expensive be the time numbers 5 .. 9 came along!

Always whistled a tune (the teeth, that is) and even now I would consider this as my 'instrument'. If only I could render on a musical instrument what I can whistle or perhaps think I'm whistling... great way to play around with a tune during the day.

When our children were old enough, we thought it would good for them to learn the tin whistle .. a local class was found and hey presto, with them practising, there I was whistling all the tunes and airs that I had forgotten I knew. We have four kids ranging from 4 to 14, all play some music with varying degress of enthusiasm. I play flute, whistle and more recently I'm enjoying the concertina.

Enjoy rambling the hills and countryside of Ireland and between a bit of daily exercise for the body and a bit of nightly music for the soul .. seems a good mix to me.

Tunes in the wounded hussar's tunebook: 85

Details History Tunebook

Number of tunes submitted: 18

Newest Tunes submitted:

Pete Bradley's polka November 18th 2008
Martin Haye's reel October 23rd 2008
The Humours Of Glynn jig October 21st 2008
Pip Murphy's jig February 26th 2007
The Miners Of Wicklow jig December 11th 2006

Number of tunes requested: 0

Number of recordings submitted: 0

Number of links submitted: 0

Number of sessions submitted: 0

Number of events submitted: 0

Number of discussions submitted: 22

Newest Discussions submitted:

Ireland says NO June 14th 2008
Festivals are where it's at - not exams or competitions! January 24th 2008
Instrument Survey results etc. August 11th 2007
The wisdom of crowds - What instrument do you play? June 1st 2007
Ireland beat Pakistan!!! March 18th 2007

Number of comments submitted: 800

Newest comments submitted:

Tunes December 1st 2008
Discussions Re: Geantrai-Kildare December 1st 2008
Discussions Re: Composers concern re "Poor Versions" of their tunes November 29th 2008
Discussions Re: Flute Breath Support November 25th 2008
Discussions Re: Is racism acceptable on Thesession.org? November 22nd 2008
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Name Type Key
Old John's jig Adorian
Rakish Paddy reel Adorian
Scotch Mary reel Adorian
The Swallowtail jig Adorian
The Star Of Munster reel Adorian
The Congress reel Adorian
The Flowers Of Red Hill reel Adorian
The Stone In The Field reel Adorian
The Humours Of Tullycrine hornpipe Adorian
Follow Me Up To Carlow reel Adorian
Rigney's reel Adorian
Paddy Fahy's reel Adorian
Paddy Fahy's jig Adorian
Father Eugene's Welcome To Cape North barndance Adorian
Richard Deasy's March barndance Adorian
Julia Clifford's slide Adorian
Cúl Na Gréine reel Adorian
Health To The Ladies jig Amajor
Sean Ryan's jig Amajor
Hand Me Down The Tacklings reel Amajor
Evan's Slip slip jig Amajor
An T-Eas hornpipe Amajor
Carolan's Welcome waltz Aminor
Chanson D'Automne waltz Aminor
The Green Groves Of Erin reel Amixolydian
The Drunken Piper reel Amixolydian
Katie Scollard's slide Amixolydian
Jennie's Chickens reel Bminor
The Banks Of Lough Gowna jig Bminor
Wild Swans At Coole reel Cmajor
Love, Lie Beside Me reel Cmajor
Paddy Fahey's reel Ddorian
Julia Delaney's reel Ddorian
The Windy Gap reel Ddorian
East Clare reel Ddorian
Calliope House jig Dmajor
The Mountain Road reel Dmajor
My Love Is In America reel Dmajor
The Rolling Waves jig Dmajor
The Wind That Shakes The Barley reel Dmajor
Behind The Haystack jig Dmajor
The Whistling Postman jig Dmajor
Slieve Snaght reel Dmajor
The Morning Star reel Dmajor
Mna Na HEireann barndance Dmajor
Thomas Leixlip The Proud jig Dmajor
Money In Both Pockets jig Dmajor
Paddy McMahon's jig Dmajor
Dusty Rhodes reel Dmajor
The Long Acre reel Dmajor
The New Custom House reel Dmixolydian
The Humours Of Ballyloughlin jig Dmixolydian
Bill Harte's jig Dmixolydian
Drowsy Maggie reel Edorian
The Morning Dew reel Edorian
King Of The Fairies hornpipe Edorian
The Ashplant reel Edorian
A Fig For A Kiss slip jig Edorian
Contentment Is Wealth jig Edorian
The Coming Of Spring jig Edorian
Plains Of Kildare jig Edorian
Up Sligo jig Eminor
Paul Kinsella's reel Eminor
O'Neill's March polka Eminor
The Golden Stud hornpipe Eminor
The Clergy's Lamentation reel Eminor
The Bunch Of Keys reel Gdorian
Donnybrook Fair jig Gmajor
The Sally Gardens reel Gmajor
Saint Patrick's Day jig Gmajor
The Heather Breeze reel Gmajor
Christmas Eve reel Gmajor
Cronin's hornpipe Gmajor
Munster Buttermilk jig Gmajor
The Hare's Paw reel Gmajor
The North Star jig Gmajor
The Turnpike Gate reel Gmajor
The Morning Mist reel Gmajor
Johnny O'Leary's slide Gmajor
The Mountain Home reel Gmajor
Joe Cant's reel Gmajor
Kilcooley Wood hornpipe Gmajor
The Stack Of Oats barndance Gmajor
The Killeigh hornpipe Gmajor
Tommy Coen's reel Gmixolydian

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