The Baltimore Salute Reel

Let's kick off the fall season with a reel composed by the great Josie McDermott. After one take in my walk- in closet, I think we have some finer recordings, thanks to my husband, Jarad Astin. Here are the notes: The Baltimore Salute

The Old Wheels of the World

Happy weekend everyone!    I learned this reel from my teacher, the late Michael Rafferty, flute player from Ballinakill, Ireland.  He told me that he heard this tune from a recording of Siobhan and Willie Kelly.  Here is the manuscript:   The Old Wheels of the World

Enjoy!

The Concert Reel

Here is a tune that I learned from accordion player, John Whelan.  We played this tune in Jimmy Kelly's basement as part of his monthly concert series. In the recording here, I played the tune up to speed the second time around. So enjoy, and I hope you like this one. For the manuscript of the tune, click here: The Concert Reel

The Pigeon on the Gate

Not to be confused with "Toss the Feathers" or "Cooley's", this is another staple tune that I learned from the playing of John Weir (Tyrone), Claire Keville (Galway), and Eithne Ni Dhonaile's (Clare) An Tri is a Rian album.  Click here for the manuscript:  Pigeon on the Gate
 

The Hen and her Brood

You can also see the manuscript for this tune at this link:
   The Hen and her Brood

Brendan's Reel

Brendan's by Christelrice
 Here is a tune that I learned from  Michael McGoldrick and John McSherry's recording, At First Light called Brendan's Reel.  This tune is especially posted for my advanced student, Sarah.

Brendan's

Here is great flute tune that sits well with the whistle as well.  This reel is called Over the Bog Road.

Over the Bog Road

The Sandmount Reel by Christelrice


 The Sandmount Reel

Here is the written version of an old reel that I learned from the great flute player from Ballinakill, Ireland, Michael Rafferty.