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You can add a real swing to this tune.
Maple Leaf
Composed by Dublin whistle player Darach de Brun.
Quite often paired with "The Man Of Aran" - another of his compositions. The two tunes were recorded by the late (and much missed) Donncha O’Brien.
“The Man of Aran” - Darach de Brun
‘Let grief, be a fallen leaf’
Rest In Peace Darach de Brún http://irishtunecomposers.weebly.com/darach-de-brun.html
These were truly inspired tunes you wrote, we’ll pass them on.
"The Maple Leaf was composed in 1976 for my own wedding. I had my reception in the Maples Hotel, Dublin, hence the name."
- Darach de Brun
The Maple Leaf
These tunes have been written with the wrong key signature! It should be E minor, ie with one sharp. Two sharps would be B minor.
The second version has the C# marked with a natural sign which of course wouldn’t be required with the correct key signature, and the third version I’m sure isn’t played with C#s, eg bars 4 and 8.
You’re absolutely right fiddler71. I did miss the key signature. Thanks it’s corrected now.