Martin Wynne's No. 1 (reel) | Tunes From Doolin | Irish Traditional Music

Share This Post

Share on facebook
Share on twitter
Share on pinterest
Share on whatsapp
Share on email

Martin Wynne’s No. 1

I learned Martin Wynne’s No. 1 from the Riches of Clare CD back in 2010. It was part of a great set of reels played by Eric Healy (fiddle), Colm Healy (accordion), Kieran Hehir (banjo) and Seanie McGrath (bouzouki).

Martin Wynne was one of the great Sligo fiddlers of the 20th Century and this particular reel is quite a common session tune.

X:1
T:Martin Wynne’s No. 1
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
|:A~F3 G~E3|DFAF EFDB,|A,B,DE F2FB|ABde fedB|
A~F3 G~E3|DFAF EFDB,|A,B,DE F2FB|1 ABde fddB:|2 ABde fede||
|:f2af gfeg|fedf edBc|dBAF DEFB|ABde fede|
faaf gfeg|fedf edBc|dBAF DEFB|1 ABde fdde:|2 ABde fedB||

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Random Tunes

Imelda Roland’s

“Imelda Roland’s” is without a doubt one of my favourite reels. I learned if from the playing of concertina player Claire Keville, who recorded it on the album “An Trí is a Rian” with John Weir and Eithne Ní Dhonaile. In the sleeve notes of the album, Claire explains that she was told by Imelda Roland’s daughter that her mother used to lilt this tune while boiling potatoes for the pigs. The tune was picked up and made popular later by Joe Cooley and her brother Raymond Roland.

Read More »

Kilnamona Barndance (The)

I learned The Kilnamona Barndance from the playing of Gerdie Commane, in a video published by Custy’s Music Shop on their website a good few years back. John Williams, a great accordion and concertina player from Chicago who spent a lot of time in Doolin, also recorded this tune on one of the first albums of the band Solas.

Read More »

Boys of Tandragee (The)

“The Boys of Tandragee” is a great jig that I got at a session with Christy Barry and Terry Bingham, in Gus O’Connor’s Pub. It can also be played in D minor, but E minor is the most common key.

Read More »
Recent Comments