This week’s tune is “McDermott’s Reel”, associated with Master McDermott, teacher and fiddle player from Pomeroy, Co Tyrone, and als with flute player Roger Sherlock
This week’s tune is “McDermott’s Reel”, associated with Master McDermott, teacher and fiddle player from Pomeroy, Co Tyrone, and als with flute player Roger Sherlock
This week’s tune, “The Reel of Mullinavat” from the music of Paddy Carty. Sheet music, audio & video.
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“A Hard Road to Travel” sheet music & audio download, a reel learned from Mike Rafferty, Irish flute player in New York
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The Kerfunten jig – sheet music & audio. Tune composed by Hammy Hamilton
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The Woodcock jig on Irish flute & tin whistle, with sheet music & video. This tune was composed by Hammy Hamilton, Irish flute player and maker.
The Woodcock Jig (Sheet Music)
The Boy in the Gap, a reel from the great Leitrim flute player John McKenna .
Tommy Peoples’ Jig, played on flute and tin whistle. Tune associated with Donegal fiddle player Tommy Peoples .
This week, a reel written by guitarist Donogh Hennessy, ex-Lunasa, the opening tune on the group’s Otherworld album.
The Shetland islands are located to the north of Scotland, 245 km east of Bergen (Norway) and 640km from the Arctic. Given this situation between Norway and Scotland, Shetland music has always been at the crossroads of two cultures, influenced by Scandinavian music and the celtic music of the British isles.
One of the biggest influences on Shetland music was the hardanger fiddle, a type of violin introduced to Norway in the 16th century. The hardanger has 5 strings more than the standard violin, strings that resonate when the melody is played on the upper strings; the practice of letting adjacent strings ring open in shetland music comes from the hardanger’s influence.
The Green Meadows Reel, on Irish flute and tin whistle. Audio recording and video