John G McMahon’s thirty comments
-
Re: Name of this tune?
Sheila Coyle’s Reel. You’ll find it here: more…
-
Re: Tune name
It is more than likely a composition. You should contact one of the players. more…
-
What instrument is this?
What video? more…
-
Re: The Silver Spire
There is a version of this tune in Köhler’s Fiddle Repository, Book 2 (of 3), which is called “Scups Come”. It is listed as both a hornpipe and a reel. Köhler’s Fiddle Repository was published in Edinburgh during the years 1881 to 1885. more…
-
Re: The Marquis Of Tullybardine
This tune appears in Köhler’s Violin Repository Book 1 (of 3), which was published in Edinburgh between 1881 and 1885. It is the second tune, as part of a set of tunes called “The South of the Grampians”, more…
-
The Green Island
This hornpipe also appears in Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, as “Myopia”, and it can be found on the Irish Traditional Music Archive’s website here: https://www.itma.ie/digital-library/score/ryans-855 . more…
-
February
This tune sounds very much like the Dunmore Lasses, https://thesession.org/tunes/462 , taken up from E minor to F# minor. more…
-
Re: Cucanandy
“Colbagh Breac” appears in this collection: more…
-
The Maid Of Hollywell
I’d always thought that this tune was a Clare tune, but I have my doubts. more…
-
Re: Tune id please?
All of them, really. more…