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The Roscommon Reel – Irish tune played on tin whistle. Sheet music available in the book Irish Music – 400 traditional tunes
Category Archives: Reels
Sheet music & recording of Killanan’s Fancy, reel learned from the music of Irish flute player Roger Sherlock. Also known as the Turnpike Gate.
Reel played on Irish flute. This is Mike Rafferty‘s setting of this reel composed by Richard Dwyer, which is sometimes known as The Fox on the Town.
Reel played on Irish flute. This tune appears also an Paul McGrattan’s album The Frost is All Over, where he calls it Geehan’s. It is also known as Eileen O’Callaghan’s.
Reel I learned from the music of flute and whistle player Jim Donoghue ; played here on Irish flute
Rolling in the Ryegrass reel played on tin whistle. Also known as the Shannon Breeze. From the book Irish Music – 400 Traditional Tunes
Here are 5 easy reels for tin whistle beginners or improvers. Reels are perhaps the most challenging Irish tunes to play, but also the most rewarding. In this post you will find sheet music and whistle tablatures of each tune, as well as recordings of each tune played at moderate speed and also slower. I’ve also included Spotify playlist of the tunes played by Irish musicians, with several examples of each tune.
The tunes:
John Egan’s Reel
Tommy O’Dea’s Reel
Hanly’s Reel
The Galtee Rangers
Famous Ballymote
Scroll to the bottom of the page to download the sheet music & whistle tabs of the 5 reels, as a printable pdf file.
This is Mike Rafferty’s setting of this popular reel.
Reel on Irish wooden flute. A tune from Co. Roscommon flute player Josie McDermott.
Rolling in the Barrel (Reel) – played on tin whistle. Audio recording from the book Irish Music – 400 Traditional Tunes