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Here you will find samplings of various flute players from the Irish traditional music genre. I have included some Uilleann pipe samples and a lovely harp piece from Claire O’Donnell. I do hope you enjoy a stroll through this garden of sacred sounds…
Irish Flute
Catherine McEvoy | Matt Molloy | Seamus Tansey | Colm O’Donnell | Kevin Crawford
The Chieftains | Gerry O’Donnell | Brendyn Montgomery | Pat Higgins
Bob Bickerton | Shardul’s Music | Martin Doyle’s Music at Martin Doyle Flutes
Ullieann Pipes
Harp
Musicians: Catherine McEvoy – Irish flute, Felix Dolan – piano
Album: Catherine McEvoy: Traditional Flute Music in the Sligo-Roscommon Style
Tune 1: Katie Taylor (reel) by Paddy Taylor
Tune 2: Tonra’s Jig (jig) by Brendan Tonra
Tune 3: The Haunted House (jig) by Vincent Broderick
Tune 4: Catherine McEvoy’s (reel) by Unknown
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Musician: Matt Molloy – Irish flute
Album: Shadows on Stone
Tune: The Morning Thrush (reel) by James Ennis (father of Seamus Ennis)
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Musician: Seamus Tansey – vocal and Irish flute.
Album: Seamus Tansey – ‘Phantom Shadows of a Connaught Fire Light’
(4 samples will play consecutively)
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Musician: Colm O’Donnell – Irish flute.
Album: Farewell to Evening Dances
Tune 1: The Road to Monalea and Up Spicin (reels):
Tune 2: An Tonn Amplach (The Hungry Sea) (air):
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Musician: Kevin Crawford – Irish flute
Album: Kevin Crawford – ‘D Flute Album’
Tunes: George White’s Favourite and The Sligo Maid (reels)
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Musicians: The Chieftains
Album: Water From The Well
Tune 1: An Gaoth Aneas (wind from the south) (air) by ‘Freckled’ Donal Macnamara in the 1700’s in homesickness for his homeland in Co. Mayo, as described in Songs of the Irish by Donal O’Sullivan
Tune 2: Planxty George Brabazon (reel) by Turlough O’Carolan
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Musician: Gerry O’Donnell – Irish flute
Tunes: Bessie the Beauty of Rossinare Hill and Jig (waltz and jig)
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Brendyn Montgomery (New Zealand):
Musician: Brendyn Montgomery – Irish flute and whistle
Album: Mountain Air
Tune: Eddie Kelly’s (jig)
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Musician: Pat Higgins – Irish flute
Comment: This tune was recorded slowly by Pat as a learning piece for a student.
Tune: The Kilmovee Jig (jig)
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Musician: Bob Bickerton
Composer: all pieces by Bob Bickerton
Tune1: After The Hunt – from ‘The Likes of Us’ CD
Tune2: Paddy Galvin’s and Old Cardrona – from ‘The Likes of Us’ CD
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Musician: Mark McIvenney – who is one of Jim Daily’s piping students. These samples originate from: uilleann-pipes.com – the home of great Uilleann pipes made by Jim Daily of Glasgow, Scotland. (3 samples will play consecutively and are truncated)
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Musician: Claire O’Donnell – Irish Harp
Tune: Claire’s Air (air)
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