Christy Barry's set

Adams_gert · Post by **Adams_gert** » Wed Sep 04, 2002 4:58 am

I was wondering, whether these tunes are commonly known and if anyone plays them on tin whistle.
I just like them a lot.
There on the cd called late… in the night . Recorded live in O’Connors bar in Doolin.

Christy Barry’s No 1

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Christy Barry’s No 2

http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/cgi/abc/get ... rysNo2.gif

Gert

Cayden · Post by **Cayden** » Wed Sep 04, 2002 5:48 am

Both tunes are fairly common, second tune was composed by Anthony Sullivan, and I think the first one too actually but I am not sure there. The second is more often known as 'Sully's', it was, to name one example, recorded by Chris Droney on his Fertile Rock CD. It was only after Kevin Crawford named the two 'The Christy Barry set' on his D Flute album that the latter name caught on.

pixyy · Post by **pixyy** » Wed Sep 04, 2002 6:45 am

Hallo Gert,
I play these tunes quite often lately. Mostly on whistle but also on flute. It's a great set. I learned them from Kevin Crawford's Dflute Album, where, as Peter mentioned, they got the name 'Christy Barry's set'.

Happy whistling
Jeroen

ChrisLaughlin · Post by **ChrisLaughlin** » Wed Sep 04, 2002 7:27 am

These tunes are played fairly often in Boston - especially a few years ago. They have, however, started to get a bit worn out, sort of in the same book as the Kesh Jig, the Boys of Bluehill and Off to California. They are, however, great tunes. Chris

energy · Post by **energy** » Wed Sep 04, 2002 9:38 am

Jerry O'Sullivan recorded #1 on his album "The Invasion" as Sean Coughlan's.

I believe that tune is also called The Roaring Barmaid, but I'm very unsure of that.