Dave Flynn - Composer and Musician
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                    • Aontacht
                      • Music for the Departed (version for fiddle, violin, guitar & strings 2010)
                        • The Man from Maghera Rambles Through Africa
                          • Mesh
                            • Echoes of Bamako
                              • An Irish Farrago
                                • ‘The Mountain Lark/Tom Doherty’s Reel’
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                                  • Le Chéile is in Aonar
                                    • Stories from the Old World
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                                          • Quartet No.3 - The Keening
                                            • Quartet No.2 - The Cranning
                                              • Quartet No.1 - Fairground Attractions
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                                                • Sebene
                                                  • Against Feldman
                                                    • Cran Óg
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                                                        • Chimurenga
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                                                          • Quirks>
                                                            • Quirk No.7
                                                              • Quirk No.6
                                                                • Quirk No.5
                                                                  • Quirk No.4
                                                                    • Quirk No.3
                                                                      • Quirk No.2
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                                                                        • Errigal Suite
                                                                          • Music for the Departed (Trio version)
                                                                            • Ómos do Frankie Kennedy
                                                                              • Tar Eís an Cran
                                                                                • 7/11
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                                                                                  • An Irish Raga
                                                                                    • The Mahatma of the Glen
                                                                                      • Four Études for Five Fingers
                                                                                        • Three Gymn O’Paddy’s
                                                                                          • 5to9
                                                                                            • Two Minimalist Etudes
                                                                                              • Passacaglia
                                                                                                • Rainstorm
                                                                                                  • Homage Sonatina
                                                                                                    • Rollercoaster
                                                                                                    • Miscellaneous Solo Works>
                                                                                                      • The Longest Reel (Solo Fiddle)
                                                                                                        • Tar Éis an Caoineadh (Solo violin/fiddle)
                                                                                                          • Five Études for Uilleann Pipes
                                                                                                            • 7/11 (piano)
                                                                                                              • 12 Tone Bach (piano)
                                                                                                                • Hyper-Reel (Percussion)
                                                                                                                • Vocal/Choral Works>
                                                                                                                  • Protest Song; Chanson de Protestation; Amhrán Agóid; Protesta Cancion
                                                                                                                    • Liadain agus Cuirithir
                                                                                                                      • Taibhreamh Ó Ríada
                                                                                                                        • Full Circle
                                                                                                                          • Two Nonsense Songs
                                                                                                                            • I Have Always Known
                                                                                                                            • Electro-Acoustic Works>
                                                                                                                              • The Forest of Ornaments
                                                                                                                                • The Valley of the Lunatics
                                                                                                                                  • Electric Guichair
                                                                                                                                • Irish Tune Compositions>
                                                                                                                                  • Byrne's Daughter's - Highland
                                                                                                                                    • Hassett's Hornpipe
                                                                                                                                      • The Martin-Lina Rumba Reel
                                                                                                                                        • The MAWFE
                                                                                                                                          • Sibelius' Reel
                                                                                                                                            • Simple and Strange
                                                                                                                                              • Tourish's Tour Around the Box
                                                                                                                                                • A Tune for Charlie
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                                                                                                                                                              WNYC Radio Special 'New Sounds' with John Schaefer

                                                                                                                                                              In March 2009 WNYC Radio in New York broadcast an edition of New Sounds dedicated to Dave Flynn's music. It was rebroadcast in April 2011.

                                                                                                                                                              You can hear John Schaefer interview Dave about his work here and also hear excerpts from a number of Dave's compositions, including thus far unreleased compositions such as 'Music for the Departed' and 'String Quartet No.3' - The Keening.'

                                                                                                                                                              RTE Lyric FM Broadcast of Dave Flynn solo guitar performance at 2010 Masters of Tradition Festival

                                                                                                                                                              _Follow the link below and go to July 28th
                                                                                                                                                              http://www.rte.ie/lyricfm/trad/1397644.html

                                                                                                                                                              Selections from Contemporary Traditional Irish Guitar

                                                                                                                                                              Contemporary Traditional Irish Guitar is Dave Flynn's second album. It is a purely solo guitar album with no overdubs. The album contains 20 compositions by the great Galway fiddler and composer Paddy Fahey arranged by Dave for the guitar. Below are two tracks from the album.

                                                                                                                                                              The Corncrake is a haunting slow air composed by Ed Reavy
                                                                                                                                                              The Corncrake.mp3
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                                                                                                                                                              The Kinnycally Jig is an unusual tune Dave learnt directly from its composer,  the great fiddle player Tommy Peoples.
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                                                                                                                                                              Selections from Draíocht (2006)

                                                                                                                                                              Draíocht is Dave Flynn's debut album, released in 2006.
                                                                                                                                                              The following two tracks represent two sides to Dave.

                                                                                                                                                              Woodlands  is a haunting song with Lyrics by Pádraic Ó Beirn
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                                                                                                                                                              The Mad Magician's Daughter is an original tune in an Irish slide rhythm played by Dave on guitars and mandolin with Liz Coleman on fiddle and Conan McDonnell on bodhrán.
                                                                                                                                                              The Mad Magician's Daughter.mp3
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