Irish Tune Compositions

This is a list of tunes Dave has composed in Irish tune forms. Many of these tunes feature in his larger concert compositions. Reference is given to where the tunes come from.

Notation and/or recordings of selected tunes can be found be clicking on underlined tune titles.

Reels

After Danny Meehan (From 'Tar Éis an Caoineadh)
Ascending into Space
The Bright Reel
The Étude Reel (From 'Uilleann Pipe Étude No.5)
The Final Reel (From 'Aontacht')
Frankie's Reel (From 'Ómos do Frankie Kennedy')
The Honeymoon Reel (From 'An Inishbofin Wedding')
Hyper-Reel
Kennedy's Reel (From 'Ómos do Frankie Kennedy')
The Longest Reel
The Magical Reel (Recorded on 'Draíocht')
The Martin-Lina Rumba Reel
The Reel of Celebration (From 'Music for the Departed')
The Reel of Determination (From 'Music for the Departed')
The Reel of Shock (From 'Music for the Departed')
Regulation Reel No. 1 (From 'Aontacht')
Regulation Reel No. 2 (From 'Aontacht')
Regulation Reel No. 3 (From 'Aontacht')
Sibelius' Reel
The Spirit (From 'Stories from the Old World')
Tourish's Tour Around the Box (From 'Errigal Suite')
A Tune for Charlie
The Visionary Reel (From 'Taibhreamh Ó Ríada')

Jigs

The Afro-Classical Jig (Recorded on 'Draíocht')
The Étude Jig (From 'Uilleann Pipe Étude No.1)
The In-Between Jig (From 'Between the Jigs and the Reels')
A Jig for James (From 'Tar Éis an Caoineadh')
The Jig of the Groom (From 'An Inishbofin Wedding')
The Visionary Jig (From 'Taibhreamh Ó Ríada'

Slip and Hop Jigs

The Bunbeg (Recorded on 'Draíocht')
Cinderella's Slipper (Recorded on 'Draíocht')
Frankie's Slip (From 'Ómos do Frankie Kennedy')
The Piper and the Landlady (From 'Stories from the Old World')
Slipping Down Errigal (From 'Errigal Suite')

Slides

The Étude Slide (From 'Uilleann Pipe Étude No.5)
Kennedy's Slide (From 'Ómos do Frankie Kennedy')
The Mad Magician's Daughter (Recorded on 'Draíocht')
The Old Hags (From 'Stories from the Old World')
The Poet (From 'Stories from the Old World')
Tears (from 'Music for the Departed')

Slip-Slides

Sciorradh agus Sleámhnaigh (From 'Aontacht')
Teardrops (from 'Music for the Departed')

Polkas

An Gigeóg (From 'Stories from the Old World')
A Polka for Caoimhín (From 'Tar Éis an Caoineadh')

Hornpipes

The Drunken Astronaut
The Étude Hornpipe (From 'Uilleann Pipe Étude No.5)
Hassett's Hornpipe

Airs

An Air for Frankie (From Ómos do Frankie Kennedy)
An Gaoth Mall San Aer (From 'Aontacht')
Grief (From 'Music for the Departed')
Murmuring (From 'String Quartet No.3 - The Keening')

Highlands and Flings

After Con Cassidy (From 'Tar Éis an Caoineadh)
The Bamako Highland (From String Quartet No.2 -The Cranning')
Byrne's Daughters
The Dunlewey Highland (From 'Errigal Suite')
The Étude Hornpipe (From 'Uilleann Pipe Étude No.5)
Fran's Effin Fling in F
The MAWFE
Simple and Strange

Mazurkas

The Bride's Mazurka (From 'An Inishbofin Wedding')
The Lakeside Mazurka (From 'Errigal Suite')

Strathspeys

The Errigal Strathspey (From 'Errigal Suite')
FK's Strathspey (From Ómos do Frankie Kennedy)

Barndances

The Barndance Between (From 'Between the Jigs and the Reels')
The Celebration Barndance (From 'Music for the Departed')
The Étude Barndance (From 'Uilleann Pipe Étude No.5)
The Midnight Barndance

Set Dances

The Concerto Set Dance