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Irish Whistles

Various Artists

Submitted on February 25th 2007 by ceolachan.

  1. The New Policeman
    London Lasses
  2. The Drunken Tinker
    The Convenience
  3. Farewell To Ireland
    Páidín O’Rafferty’s
  4. Love At The Endings
  5. Katie Moloney’s
    The Lisdoonvarna
  6. The Coolin
  7. The Humours Of Allegheny
    A Ghost Of His Former Self
  8. The Connemara Coast
    Miss McLeod's
  9. Carrickfergus
  10. Scanlon’s Swatter
    The Five Mile Chase
  11. Lament For Limerick
  12. Boy In The Gap
    The Banshee
  13. Gan Ainm
    Gan Ainm
    Gan Ainm
  14. Down By The Glenside
  15. Sláinte Bhreá Hewlett
  16. Billy Brocker's
    The Maids Of Mount Cisco
  17. The Kesh
    The Blackthorn Stick
  18. The Cottage In The Glen
    Billy Brocker’s
    Connemara Stockings

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"Irish Whistles"

Trad H.C.007
G.T.D. Heritage Recording
Líosban Industrial Estate,
Tuam Road, Galway, Eire

# Posted on February 25th 2007 by ceolachan

"Irish Whistles" ~ the artists:

- 1.) reels ~ Sean Conway - whistle, Benny O’Connor – bodhran & ‘Shaskeen’

- 2.) reels ~ Eugene Lambe – whistle, John Hoban – mandolin

- 3.) jigs ~ Marcus Hernon

- 4.) reel ~ Larry McCullough

- 5.) polkas ~ Micho Russell

- 6.) air ~ Matt Cunningham

- 7.) reels ~ Larry McCullough

- 8.) reels ~ Marcus Hernon

- 9.) air ~ Gerard Fahy – whistle & pipes

10.) reels ~ Eugene Lambe – whistle, John Hoban – bodhran

11.) air ~ Gerard Fahy – low whistle

12.) reels ~ Marcus Hernon

13.) reels ~ group: ‘Folklore’ ~ whistle / accordion / guitar / mandola

14.) air ~ Gerard Fahy – low whistle

15.) O’Carolan ~ group: ‘Folklore’

16.) Mary Murray

17.) jigs ~ group: ‘Folklore’

18.) Sean Conway on F whistle & ‘Shaskeen’

# Posted on February 25th 2007 by ceolachan

Tunes on track 13

Can anyone identify the three reels on track 13???

# Posted on March 26th 2007 by f.pellerin

List of tunes

Great CD!
As it too often happens, the tune names provided on the CD has more than than its share of mistakes. Perhaps some will find this more complete :
1) The New Policeman / The London Lassies
2) The Drunken Tinker / The Convenience Reel
3) Farewell To Ireland / Páidín O'Rafferty's Jig
4) Love At The Endings
5) Katie Moloney's Polka / The Lisdoonvarna Polka
6 An Coolin
7) The Humours Of Allegheny / A Ghost Of His Former Self
8) The Connemara Coast / Miss McLeod
9) Carrickfergus
10) Scanlon's Swatter / The Five Mile Chase
11) The Lament For Limerick
12) The Boy in The Gap / The Banshee
13) Untitled Reels
14 Down By The Glenside
15 Hewlett
16) Morrison’s Reel / The Maid Of Mount Kisco
17) The Kesh Jig / The Robin's Nest Untitled Jig
18) Untitled Reel / Billy Brocker's Reel / The Connemara Stocking

# Posted on March 27th 2007 by f.pellerin

So, the only actual discrepancies are ~ ?

16) Morrison’s Reel / OK
17) The Kesh Jig / The Robin's Nest / Untitled Jig

# Posted on March 29th 2007 by ceolachan

17.) "The Kesh Jig" X 2 / "The Blackthorn Stick" X 2 / "The Legacy Jig" X2

The Legacy Jig
Key signature: G Major
Submitted on December 15th 2003 by whistleman.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/2259

Larry Redican's Jig
Key signature: G Major
Submitted on December 30th 2003 by gian marco.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/2324

# Posted on March 29th 2007 by ceolachan

16.) "Billy Brocker's Reel" X 3 / OK "The Maids of Mount (K)Cisco" X 2

"Billy Brocker's Reel" is here twice ( the first is closest to this take )
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1872
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/4456

# Posted on March 29th 2007 by ceolachan

On the recording the name given instead for "Billy Brocker's Reel" was "Mary Bergin's Reel"...

# Posted on March 29th 2007 by ceolachan

18.) The Cottage in the Glen (B Dorian) / ~ / ~

~ the first tune or this set is given as 'gan ainm' on the recording..

# Posted on March 29th 2007 by ceolachan

Sean Conway was on an F whistle, so he was playing it even higher, D Dorian...

# Posted on March 29th 2007 by ceolachan

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