Key signature: Adorian
Submitted on July 28th 2004 by Josh Kane.
This tune has been added to 6 tunebooks.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Ivory Flute, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Ador
|:B|ded G3|edB dBA|G3 edB|edA A2B|
ded G3|edB deg|G3 edB|dBA A2 :|
|: B|deg a2b|age deg|G3 G3|edB dBA|
deg a2b|age deg|G3 edB|dBA A2 :|
this is a tune I learned a little while back, and it reminded me of one of my cousins, Chris Hannon, who's got a flute with a solid ivory headjoint. Enjoy, people!
# Posted on July 28th 2004 by Josh Kane
The Ivory Flute
This is a nice tune. I assume the transcription's from Breathnach is it?
# Posted on July 28th 2004 by Dow
Actually, I THINK I learned it from a Mr. Bill Black at one of the sessions in Cape Cod, though I could be wrong... It was a while ago, so I don't know where/how/when/what/if it was transcribed.
Anyway, it's a fun tune, in my opinion. Not too many people know it though, so it's a little frustrating when I try to play it at local sessions.
# Posted on July 28th 2004 by Josh Kane
Ah, that explains why the only other transcription I can find on the net is by Bill Black. I looked it up on JC's because the tune is balanced so weirdly that I thought there must've been a mistake like the bar lines being in the wrong place or something. What a great tune!
# Posted on July 28th 2004 by Dow
Composer
This tune was composed by the Fermanagh flute player James McMahon, who indeed played an ivory flute. Some more of his tunes can be found in the Hidden Fermanagh collection.
# Posted on July 28th 2004 by Any tunes?