josephscarmichael

Here's a list of the tunes I've written myself, in alphabetical order, along with a short commentary for each. More to come as I write them! *Edit: I've taken off all but the tunes I've really liked, or thought were pretty good.*

X:1
T:A stór, an bhfuil tú fós i ngrá liom?
M:4/4
R:Reel
C:Joseph Carmichael
K:Emin
|:"Am"cBAG ~A3B|cBAG ~A3c|"Em"BG~G2 EG~G2|BGEG BGAB|
|"Am"cBAG ~A3B|cBAG ~A3c|"Em"BG~G2 EGed|1"Am"cBAG ~A3B:|2"Am"cBAG ~A3c||
K:Gmaj
|:"C"eG~G2 eGcg|eG~G2 EGce|"G"dB~B2 GB~B2|dB~B2 dBgd|
|"C"eG~G2 eGcg|eG~G2 EGce|"G"dBGB DBGd|1"Am"cBAG ~A3c:|2"Am"cBAG ~A3B||

Originally in G#minor for a Db whistle I was getting soon (and to make others mad ;-] ). The title is Gaelic for "My darling, are you still in love with me?".

Originally called "The Dinner Reel", because I wrote it over dinner, but that name didn't sound good to me, so I changed it to "After The Storm" because the melody makes me think of how I feel after a storm is over. You can also find this tune here.(So you know, I'm "JosephofCK" on thesession) This is my favorite of my tunes, and, in my opinion, the only one that sounds fairly traditional.

X:3
T:An Evening Dance
L:1/8
M:2/4
R:Polka
C:Joseph Carmichael
K:Amaj
|: e/f/e/d/ cB | Ac Ec | e/f/e/d/ cB | eg ac |
| e/f/e/d/ cB | Ac Ec | d/e/d/c/ BE |1 GB Ac :|2 GB Ae ||
|: a/g/f/e/ de | ce de | a/g/f/e/ ce | ga be |
| a/g/f/e/ de | ce de | d/e/d/c/ BE |1 GB Ae :|2 GB Ac ||

Wrote it in the evening.. hence the name. I'm not sure about this one, it's OK. One of my older tunes.

X:4
T:Black-Handled Scissors, The
M:4/4
R:Reel
C:Joseph Carmichael
K:Ador
|:ABcA ^GBEF|^GABc ~B2AG|ABcA ^GBDE|~=F2ED ~E3^G|
|ABcA ^GBEF|^GABc ~B2AG|cA~A2 BA~A2|1^GBE=F EDEG:|2=FEDE DCB,A,||
|:CA,~A,2 CA,~A,2|B,A,~A,2 B,A,~A,2|CA,~A,2 CA,~A,2|EDE=F EDCB,|
|CA,~A,2 CA,~A,2|B,A,~A,2 B,A,~A,2|CA,~A,2 CA,~A,2|EDE=F GFED:|
|:EAAE =FAAF|FAAF =FA~A2|EAAE =FAAF|FAAF EA=FD|
|EAAE =FAAF|FAAF =FA~A2|EAAE =FAAF|1FAAF =FABc:|2FAAF =F^GAB||
|:cAEA cAEc|B^GEG BGEB|BGDG BGDB|A=FDF AFDF|
|AEED AEED|^GEED GEED|1GDBD GDBD|=FDAD FDAD:|2GEED GEED|CDCB, A,B,CD||

I love this weird little tune of mine, it's kind of a cross between "Popcorn Behavior", "Wizard's Walk", and some kind of Middle-East song. I wanted something really weird one day, and this is what came out. Named after the first object I saw when I was going to name it.

X:5
T:Boil The Cow
M:4/4
R:Reel
C:Joseph Carmichael
K:E
|:BEFE BE~E2|BEcE BE~E2|BE~E2 BEce|fecB ~A2AE|
|BEFE BE~E2|BEcE BE~E2|BE~E2 BEce|1fecB Acec:|2fecB (3ABcef||
|:~e2be ceae|~e2be cec'e|~e2ce BeAe|fecB Acef|
|~e2be ceae|~e2be cec'e|~e2ce BeAe|fecB (3ABcef:|
|:ecBc ecBc|ecBc ecbc|~e2ce BeAe|fecB Acef|
|ecBc ecBc|ecBc ecbc|~e2ce BeAe|fecB (3ABcef:|

I know, "What's with the name?". Well, one day when we were going to have some kind of BBQ dish, my mom mentioned needing to boil it, and I responded with "So, you're going to boil the cow?" for no apparently coherent reason. After that I thought, "Hm, 'Boil the Cow'... that could make an interesting tune...". When I made this tune, I couldn't decide what to call it, and ended up calling it this. Inspired by "The Mason's Apron", though it sounds absolutely nothing like it.

This tune needs work... I thought it was cool at first, now I'm just kind of "Eh...".

X:7
T:Caryn's
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
C:Joseph Carmichael
K:D
|:d3f efdB|Afef afef|~e3d fdef|dBAB dgfe|
|d3f efdB|Afef afef|~e3d fdef|1dBAF D2af:|2dBAF D2dB||
|Ad~d2 fdad|fdad fedB|~e3d fdef|dBAB defd|
|Ad~d2 fdad|fdad fedB|~e3d fdef|dBAF D2dB|
|Ad~d2 fdad|fdad fedB|~e3d fdef|dBAB dgfe|
|d3f efdB|Afef afef|~e3d fdef|dBAF D2af||

This is a tune I wrote as a flute tune, and I wrote it for a girl I like.

This is how I originally finished it, without the longer second ending, and I tend to switch back and forth between which one I do.

|:d3f efdB|Afef afef|~e3d fdef|dBAB dgfe|
|d3f efdB|Afef afef|~e3d fdef|1dBAF D2af:|2dBAF D2dB||
|:Ad~d2 fdad|fdad fedB|~e3d fdef|dBAB defd|
|Ad~d2 fdad|fdad fedB|~e3d fdef|1dBAF D2dB:|2dBAF D2af||

X:8
T:Christmas Flute, The
M:4/4
R:Reel
C:Joseph Carmichael
K:G
|:~G3D EGAB|AGDG FDEF|~G3D EGAG|1dGeG dGAD:|2dGeG dedB||
|:~G3F GABG|~A3G ABcA|1~B3A Bcde|dcBA GADE:|2~B2eB cdec|defd ~e2dB||

I wrote this short tune around Christmas-time, when I wanted a Christmas-y tune. The second phrase sounds more Christmas-y. but not much, and the second ending was inspired by "Shake A Leg", I think.

I don't like this tune at all... I wrote it around halloween time, but never added anymore phrases to it so it could sound good. Inspired I think by Chloe's Passion played in Aminor by Cillian Vallely on a Lunasa recording, though it sounds nothing like that tune.

X: 10
T: Eng, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: Reel
C: Joseph Carmichael
K: Ador
|:eAAB cBcd|(3efgaf gede|dGGA G2GA|Bccd cBcd|
|eAAB cBcd|(3efgaf gede|dGGA GABc|(3BcdBG A2gf:|
|:eaag edcd|egga g2ed|eaag abaf|gfga bagd|
|eaag edcd|egga g2ed|eaag abab|1g2ge dcBA:|2g2ge dcBG||

Written for a friend of mine with the last name of "Eng". Another of my earlier compositions, but one of the only ones I like. Unfortunately, the 1st, 2nd, 5th, and 6th bars of the second phrase sound almost identical to Gian Marco's "Arianna's Tower". Strangely, I had never heard his tune before in my life until almost a year after I wrote this tune...

Here's the version that's more suited to fiddle, as arranged by James O'Connor, who plays fiddle in our group:

X: 11
T: Eng, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: Reel
C: Joseph Carmichael
K: Ador
|:gf|:eAAB cBcd|(3efgaf gede|dBGA G2GA|Bccd cBcd|
|eAAB cBcd|(3efgaf gede|dBGA BGAc|(3BcdBG A2gf:|
|:eaag edcd|egga g2ed|eaag abaf|gfga bagd|
|eaag edcd|egga g2ed|eaag abab|1g2ge dcBA:|2 g2ge dcBG ||

X:12
T:Engagement, The
L:1/8
M:6/8
R:jig
C:Joseph Carmichael
K:G
|:G2d gfd|gfd gfd|G2d gfd|~e3 dBA|
|G2d gfd|gfd gf/g/a|bdd add|1gfd e/f/ga:|2gfd cBG||
|:E2a agf|gfg ~g3|E2a agf|gdb dad|
|E2a agf|gfd gf/g/a|bdd add|1gfd cBG:|2gfd e/f/ga||

Named after my sister, Ava,'s being engaged. It was written before the event, but the title fit.

This is a simple tune I wrote in or around the day it's named after, in honor of the same day a year ago, which was one of the best days of my life. I haven't been sure about this tune, but whoever I've played it for has said they like it, so apparently it's at least somewhat good. I like to play it nice and slow, kind of like "Taylor Bar, 4am" by Donogh Hennessy.

X:14
T:Fred's Amazing Pipes
M:4/4
R:Reel
C:Joseph Carmichael
K:G
|:d2cB DG~G2|dcBD AD~D2|d2cB DG~G2|edcB ABcA|
|d2cB DG~G2|dcBD AD~D2|d2cB DG~G2|1edcB AG~G2:|2edcB ABcd||
|:DG~G2 BG~G2|EA~A2 cA~A2|DG~G2 BG~G2|dcBA GABG|
|DG~G2 BG~G2|EA~A2 cA~A2|DG~G2 BG~G2|1dcBA cBAG:|2dc(3Bcd efga||
|:gG~G2 gG~G2|fG~G2 aG~G2|bG~G2 bG~G2|aGgG fGeG|
|gG~G2 gG~G2|fG~G2 aG~G2|bG~G2 bG~G2|c'GbG aGfG:|

I wrote this after watching a smallpipe solo by Fred Morrison, on youtube.com. Not nearly like what he was doing, and this tune isn't much of anything.

X:15
T:Hazelnut Spread, The
M:3/2
R:Slip Reel
C:Joseph Carmichael
K:G
|:gd~d2 egfd ~d2(3Bcd|g~d3 gfed BdAd|
|gd~d2 egfd ~d2(3Bcd|1g~d3 gagd Bdga:|2g~d3 gagd cdBd||
|:GdAd BdAd GdEd|GdAd BdAd cdBd|
|GdAd BdAd GdEd|1GdAd Bdcd edgd:|2GdAd Bdcd edga||

I wrote this tune I think last night (Jan. 29th, 2008), while eating some kind of coco-hazelnut spread similar to Nutella... Sort of in honor of how amazing that stuff is... "Slip....reel?" I know... I discovered this tune type on someone's (I forget who's, now) profile on thesession.org, and figured I should have one at some point. Very repetitive, but kind of catchy... I don't recommend you play this for more than 2 or 3 times.

X:16
T:Mountain Echo, The
M:4/4
R:Reel
C:Joseph Carmichael
K:D
|:FA~A2 BADE|FA~A2 edBA|FA~A2 gAfA|efed cBAD|
|FA~A2 BADE|FA~A2 edBA|FA~A2 gAfA|edef gfed:|
|:FAaA gAfA|FAfd edBA|FAaA gAfA|efed cBAD|
|FAaA gAfA|Ff~f2 edBA|FAaA gAfA|1eAgA fAeA:|2eAfA gAaA||
|:dADA dADA|cADA cADA|BADA BADA|AGFA ~A2FA|
|dADA dADA|cADA cADA|BADA BADA|ADGD FDED:|

Or, "The Echo On The Mountain". I forget when or why I wrote this tune... The name came from when I asked my dad what he thought about it, he said it made him think of someone shouting on a mounting and hearing the echo.

X:17
T:Pass the rolls
M:6/8
R:Jig
C:Joseph Carmichael
K:Emin
|:~E3 ~e3|cdc BcB|~E3 ~e3|cdc ~B3|
|~E3 ~e3|cdc BcB|ABc BAG|FGF E2D:|
K:G
|:~G3 ~g3|efe ded|~G3 ~g3|efe ~d3|
|~G3 ~g3|efe ded|1GAB cBA|GAB ~A3:|2ABc BAG|FGF E2D||

Inspired by "Cristina's" by Michele Bresciani. The name is from the fact that I have so many rolls (ornament) in it, and also for some odd looks when you say what it's called.

Written during a storm... It is playable on a whistle, with half-holing.

Wrote it randomly one day. Named after the first thing I saw when naming it, my red susato D whistle.

My first intentional hornpipe. The name is fairly self-explanatory.

Also written around Christmas-time. The name is because at the time a package had come, and there were still things coming for me apparently, and I was told not to open it. So, I just kind of shook it and wondered what was in it... This tune sounds almost exactly like the Glass of Beer, sadly.

A fun little jig I wrote the other day, partly inspired by some harmonies done on the last phrase of "Cherish The Ladies" done by The Chieftains. I sent this tune to a friend of mine, and he named it for me, so I have no earthly idea where "Squirrely Flute" came from.

X:23
T:Tá miongháire álainn agat
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:jig
C:Joseph Carmichael
K:Emin
|:BEE ede|eEE ede|efe dBA|~D2E FGA|
|BEE ede|efe gfe|d2A BAF|1AFD E2A:|2AFD E2F||
|:GDG ~d3|~B3 BAB|~D3 AFA|AFA BAD|
|Eee Eee|gfe gfe|~D2E FEF|1AFD E2F:|2AFD E2A||

I really like this one. Inspired by a video of some jigs done on uilleann pipes by Zac Leger, and I wanted something nice and driving like that. I'm not sure if I did that, but this did fit nicely with my wanting to use some more passive guitar chords in a jig I've written. I believe the title means "You have a beautiful smile", or something to that effect. Not sure if it fits the tune, I suppose, but oh well! I'm trying to use it in a set with "February 17th", another one of my tunes, which you can find further up on the page.

X:24
T:Unnamed
M:6/8
R:Jig
C:Joseph Carmichael
K:Emin
|:~E3 BAF|EGB cBA|~E3 BAB|Edc Bcd|
|~E3 BAF|EGB cBA|dcB cBA|B^G=F EGB:|
|:Eee cdc|BcB A=FD|Eee cdc|B^G=F E2D|
|Eee cdc|BcB A=FD|1EAA ^GAB|ABc B^G=F:|2EAA ^GAB|ABc B^de||
|aee =fee|aba ^gee|=fdd ecc|dcB A^GA|
|aee =fee|cee Bee|Ae=f ecc|dcB Aee|
|aee =fee|aba ^gee|=fdd ecc|dcB A^GA|
|aee =fee|cee Bee|Aee Gee|=Fee Eee||

Another tune I haven't named yet... Kind of an odd tune, but I like it

My older brother is vegan, so we made some sort of vegan chocolate-chip cookies so he'd eat them, and they tasted amazing, so I wrote this tune.

I started writing this tune on my D flute one night, and the next day, I went to finish it. Named it the first thing that came to my head. I'm not entirely sure what key this tune is really in, as if you hum an A, it fits, and a D does as well, but it doesn't seem like an Adorian tune, but rather Dmixolydian...

X:27
T:When Morning Comes, I Shall Be Leaving
M:4/4
R:Reel
C:Joseph Carmichael
K:Bmin
|:fB~B2 GBFB|fBGB FBDB|fB~B2 GBFB|EBFB GBDB|
|fB~B2 GBFB|fBGB FBDB|fB~B2 GBFB|EFGB c2de:|
|:~d2cd BcdB|eBfB gBaB|~d2cd Bcde|fBaB d'Bc'B|
|~d2cd BcdB|1eBfB gBaB|d'Bc'B aBgB|
|fBeB dBcB:|2eBfB gBbc'|d'c'ba gfed|cdec ~B3a||
|:bB~B2 bBbB|aB~B2 aBaB|gB~B2 gBgB|bBaB gBfB|
|bBBb BBbB|aBBa BBaB|gBBg BBgB|1bBaB c'Bd'B:|2d'Bc'B aBbB||
|:dB2c dB2f|~g3a ge2f|ge2B deeB-|BdeB efga|
|dB2c dB2f|ge2f ge~e2|af2g a~f2g|ge2f g~e2f|
|dB2c dB2f|~g3a ge2f|ge2B deeB-|BdeB efga|
|dB2c dBde-|ecde cdec|fd2f fd2g-|ge2g af2b:|
|:dB~B2 dBdf|ag~g2 agea|fd~d2 fdcd|edce BeAe|
|dB~B2 dBdf|ag~g2 agea|fd~d2 fede|cdef edBc:|
|:d~B3 d~B3|a~g3 a~g3|f~d3 f~d3|edcd ecde|
|d~B3 d~B3|a~g3 a~g3|f~d3 b~d3|cdef edBf:|
|dBcd BcdB|cdBc dBcf|gefg efge|fgef gefg|
|afga fgaf|gafg afga|bgab gabg|abga bgae|
|dBBd BBdB|geeg eege|affa ffaf|bggb ggbg|
|c'aac' aac'a|d'bbd' bbd'b|e'd'c'b aBgB|fBeB dBcB||

This tune is my more modern one... and craziest one... this should be called "Toss The Competence" really... It is meant to be played on whistle, as all the notes are playable, though it would sound better on a fiddle, if any were brave enough for those high notes... The 4th (out of 7...) phrase is optional, but I wanted that synchopation in there. It seems to be in a Phrygian key instead of minor, any ideas what it is?. The name... I think it came about because I wrote it around a time where I thought for sure I was going to run away from home. Ha, not sure where that idea came from, but at least it got me this fun tune here.

X:28
T:When She Smiles At Me
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:Slip Jig
C:Joseph Carmichael
K:G
|:G2A B2A dBA|B/c/dB ABA G2A|E2F GDd B2A-|AB/c/d BdB ABA:|
|G2d ~g3 fdb|f~g2 adb f~g2|fdB e5 f|gfd cBG ~E3|
|AB/c/d gfd cBG|DBD ADA DcA|~B3 ABc B/c/dc|cgf deg edB||

I think what inspired this little tune was a slow jig played by Flook. Meant to be played pretty slow on low F whistles, or possibly Bb whistles, either one works. One of my more contemporary tunes, but one I actually like. Also written for the same girl that I wrote "Caryn's".

X:29
T:Unnamed
M:4/4
L:1/8
C:Joseph Carmichael
R:reel
K:Amix
|:Ae~e2 defd-|deAc ~d2cd|1eAce ~g2fd|eAAG AedB:|2eAce gafd|eAAG A2z2||
|:eA~A2 eAFG-|GBdg eddB|1eA~A2 GBde-|eged e2z2:|2eA~A2 GBde-|eged e2zf||
|:ge~e2 a2ba|ge~e2 ~d2cd|eA~A2 ~d2cd|1eAAG Acea:|2eabg a2z2||
|:ae~e2 cde=f-|=fg=fd e2z^g|1ae~e2 cde=f|-=ffec d2z^g:|2ae~e2 cde=f-|=ffec d2z2||
|:Ae~e2 de~e2|deAc ~d2cd|eAAG Aagd|1eAAG A2z2:|2eAAG A2z2||

A fun little 5-part tune I came up with the other day, and finished today... I like the 4th part especially, which was probably inspired by Flook.

X:30
T:Last Rose For Grandma, The
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:reel
C:Joseph Carmichael
K:E
|:~E3D EFGE|BEFG FEDE|~C3E B,G,G,2|G,B,CD EB,CD|
|E3F GEFG|BEGB eBGF|C~E3 E3F|1FEFG EB,CD:|2FEFG EBcd||
|:~e3d e3g|gfec cBGB|eBfB b3a|aggf fede|
|c~e2d e3f|gfed cBGB|EFGA BEGB|1efgf eBcd:|2efgf eBGF||

Named after a picture we took of some roses we got in my grandmother's passing earlier this year. Meant to be a fiddle tune, and can also be in F. I don't know which one would be easier.

This was written in and around the time that I ordered a mountain ocarina, and when it came we were gone, and so was the package. I checked the site, and it said they delivered it. So, we assumed that it had been stolen. Hence, the name.

Written one day because I wanted something in Bmixolydian. Somewhat repetitive, really, but I like it. It sounds pretty cool in Bdorian, too.

X:33
T:Unnamed
M:6/8
R:jig
C:Joseph Carmichael
K:F#min
|:dcA F2B/c/|dcA F2c|~B3 BAB|BcA FAB|
|dcA F2B/c/|dcA FAc|Ace fec|BcA FAB:|
|:~A3 Ace|~B3 cBA|~F3 fec|ecB BAB|
|~A3 Ace|~B3 BcA|1F2f ece|faf efe:|2F2f ecf|ecf ecB||

Not sure on this one, but it's OK.

X:34
T:Unnamed
M:4/4
R:reel
C:Joseph Carmichael
K:Emin
|:eB~B2 GABE|~E2EF GFGB|AF~F2 D4|FDdB ADFA|
|BE~E2 EFGB|feBG FEFA|D2EF ADFA|1dAFA defg:|2dAFA dfef|
|:ge~e2 dBAG|BE~E2 DEFA|D2(3FED ADdA|BEED EFGA|
|BE~E2 BAGA|BEcE BE~E2|DEFG ADFA|1dAFA dfef:|2dAFA defg||

This tune is meant to be played slow on low F whistles, and is more of a sad tune. Written when I was feeling very scared.

Just because I wanted something in 7/8. Works in Gmajor, and Cminor (some kind of phrygian mode in this case, actually, but phrygian doesn't work in most ABC programs).

X:36
T:One Who Left With Our Stuff, The
L:1/8
M:6/8
C:Joseph Carmichael
R:Jig
K:G
|:~G3 GBA|~G3 GBA|[M:9/8]GBc dge dBA|[M:6/8]~G3 GBA|~G3 GBA|[M:9/8]GBc dge dBA:|
|:~g3 edB|~g3 edB|~g3 a2b-|bag ~a3|1~g3 edB|~g3 edB|e/f/ge dBA|BGF ~G3:|
[2bag age|ged edB|e/f/ge dBA|BGF G2D||

This tune popped out of me before heading out to my friends Court of Honor. I really like it, and he did too, despite the fact that the first phrase has 6 bars, and bits of 9/8 in it. The name... Well, a semi-former-band member recently moved to Ireland, and we knew nothing about it, and one of us was lending him a music book, and I may be wrong, but I think I had loaned him something, too....

Inspired by Flook!'s "Peter Street", more to use some of the progressions in it.

X:38
T:Unnamed
M:4/4
R:reel
C:Joseph Carmichael
L:1/8
K:Bmin
|:BF~F2 AE~E2|D2AD BDFd|BF~F2 AEAc|dBcA B2Ac|
|BF~F2 AE~E2|D2AD BDFd|BF~F2 AEAB/c/|1dBBA B2B,A:|2dBBA B2FD||
|:B,~D2F B3c|d~B2d cAAa|b~f2d edcB|Aaa^g afdA|
|Bd~d2 ~e2^de|fBeB dBAB|gBfB eBdB|1cdc^A B2FD:|2cdc^A BFB,A||

This tune started from my misreading some large abbreviation someone had on their Facebook.com page, thinking it was ABC, and it went from there.

Another tune that came out one day, and was probably inspired in the second part by Flook. I've been getting into that group's music a lot recently.

A fun little reel I wrote the first part to the other day after having some fun times with the some Caryn that two other tunes on here have been written for. The second part was added later.

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