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The Trip To Pakistan

reel

Key signature: Eminor

Submitted on May 25th 2001 by Jeremy.

This tune has been added to 245 tunebooks.

Also known as Pakistan, The Pakistan , The Pakistan, Trip To Pakistan.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

Celtic Road by Sláinte
Cornerstone by Celtic Spring
Demo CD by Kilairum
Five by Old Blind Dogs
Homecoming by Steampacket
In The Moment by Alasdair Fraser With Natalie Haas
Irish Music by Sualtam
Morning Star - Réalt Na Maidine by Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh
The Bees Knees by Hamish Moore And Dick Lee
Tri by Far From Home
Unison by Jack Brennan
Wintering Out by Simon Bradley And Luke Plumb

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Hats off to Niall Kenny, a flute player from Edinburgh. He's written a tune that has since been incorporated into the traditional reportoire, much like Calliope House or The Green Fields Of Glentown.

This is a tricky one to play. Take it slow at first to get the hang of the unusual rhythm. That last part takes a lot of practice before it "clicks".

For variation, try putting in some pauses.

Once you can play this tune you can start telling all your friends that you play "World Music" now

# Posted on June 2nd 2001 by Jeremy

Trip to Pakistan

I played at a session with Niall when he was visiting the North of Ireland perhaps 10 years ago. At some point I launched into this tune completely unaware that he was the composer. He was quite taken aback, but delighted that I knew it and that his tune had been absorbed into the repertoire.

# Posted on March 2nd 2002 by LongNote

The Trip To Pakistan

I heard this on a recent trip to Glasgow in the Ben Nevis, played in a set with a tune, I think, called Hogside - maybe a Phil Cunningham composition.
Any one got the dots for this?
Gerard

# Posted on February 10th 2003 by gedpipes

This is another tune that irritates me enough to want to pour cold beer down the back of whoever starts it. The tune begins okay but then it just fizzles out and goes nowhere. It's that last part that does it I think.

# Posted on November 30th 2004 by Dow

I love this tune- the 3rd part has very cool rhythms. It's definitely worthy of its status in the traditional repertoire (in my opinion).

# Posted on January 18th 2005 by nalaaY

Trip to Pakistan

I do like this tune. The third part is particularly nice and I think you are over-reacting a little Dow but I agree it does seem to fizzle away or at least I reckon there should be a 4th part to it. Are you meant to play the second part again?

# Posted on April 9th 2005 by No Cause For Alarm

Okay maybe I wouldn't pour cold beer down their back - that'd be a waste of beer ;-)

# Posted on April 9th 2005 by Dow

So how about writing a fourth part yourself or rewrite the end. I'd be interested to see how you would change it. Please!!!

# Posted on April 9th 2005 by No Cause For Alarm

I feel bad now so I want to make it clear that I think the 1st 2 parts are ok. I just find myself wanting a change of mode towards the end instead of that 3rd part, like maybe to a Gmaj base or something to allow the pipers to play with their low D, whilst throwing in some hooks form the 1st 2 parts. Off the top of my head:

# Posted on April 9th 2005 by Dow

Thank you

# Posted on April 9th 2005 by No Cause For Alarm

This great tune appears in the "unicorn set" on http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display.php/54

# Posted on September 17th 2005 by Washoo

I love to play this leading into Michael Ferry's (http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/767 - as a flute player, I prefer the Gary Shannon interpretation of that tune in Em ).
It's great fun to hit those off beat bottom notes and make them honk on the flute to create a great syncopation, or raise some of the notes in the last part an octave to create a variation. A great tune.

# Posted on November 14th 2005 by NeilC

I wrote the tune more in the Breton style rather than as a reel, and I know it is played this way by the Breton pipe bands. I think the Tannahill Weaver's version is closer to how it was written, but then I did share a flat with John Martin for a number of years.

# Posted on February 16th 2007 by niall_kenny

Fit like, min ?

Hi , Niall - glad you found us. Welcome to "the session". Did you know that Kevin Krell's trying to get in touch with you ? Probably something to do with "Wooden Flute Obsession 4" unless I'm much mistaken, and no better man than your good self !

# Posted on February 16th 2007 by Kenny

Didn't the Kildares play this tune?

# Posted on June 12th 2007 by Leiouekairna

A Youtube video has appeared of Niall Kenny playing at the Edinburgh Folk Club; the Trip to Pakistan is the last tune in the second set

# Posted on July 2nd 2008 by prouse

Sorry forgot to put in the link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsY0eod7eQM&feature=user

# Posted on July 2nd 2008 by prouse

And now for something completely different!

Move over West (Britanny), go East everyone! perhaps not as far as Pakistan but if you turn all the f# into f natural and sharpen the g's in this tune, you'll get a nice eastern surprise.

# Posted on July 22nd 2009 by birlibirdie

To Nial Kelly

You are correct, the first part sounds very much like a Breton tune (due to the long notes), but the 2nd and 3rd parts sounds more Scottish of Irish. This tune has been adopted here in Paris for a couple of years.

All the best,

Emmanuel.

# Posted on November 21st 2009 by Emmanuel Delahaye

Sorry, I meant "to Niall Kenny", I failed the double check, shame on me..

# Posted on November 21st 2009 by Emmanuel Delahaye