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_The music performed gave a cutting edge quality that also proved challenging to the musicians and entertaining to the audience who responded to their efforts with a standing ovation at its conclusion.
Paul Keating - The Irish Voice

Le Chéile is in Aonar (2010) - 25'

for traditional music ensemble (2 fiddles, 3 tin whistles, 2 Irish flutes, uilleann pipes)

Composed with the aid of a bursary from the Arts Council of Ireland's Deis Scheme.
Premiered by Harry Bradley, Aoife O'Brien, Mick O'Brien and Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh in August 2011 at the Masters of Tradition Festival, Bantry._
_Excerpt from demo recording of 'Le Cheile is in Aonar' by Dave Flynn. Performed by Harry Bradley (flute), Mick O'Brien (uilleann pipes), Caoimhin O Raghallaigh, (fiddle), Siobhán Peoples (fiddle).
Le Cheile is in Aonar (excerpt) by daveflynn

Programme Poem

_  Some people think Irish music all sounds the same

Perhaps because some tunes have the same DNA

They’ll start and end with the same little turn

But the notes in between are for those who discern

Well Seán Ó Ríada tried this first

He took two slip jigs and told his band to rehearse

Playing the tunes together at once

Now I thought to myself, that’s a clever little stunt

Then Seán’s son Peadar tried another way

He composed a tune with three parts to be played

The first time around the parts sound on their own

Then the parts combine into a new kind of tone

Now I’ve taken the Ó Ríada’s ideas to extremes

In the space of 20 minutes you’ll hear reams and reams

Of familiar tunes combined in counterpoint

Some of you might love it, some may wonder what’s the point

Whichever way you take it I’m sure you’ll agree

The musicians who are playing are of the highest pedigree

So please sit back and listen with open ears

Now welcome the musicians, as I disappear………….

(This programme poem was used to introduce the music at the premiere)

Programme Note

_Together but Apart is a rough translation of the title of this piece. This is the only piece I’ve ever composed where existent traditional melodies are used in the context of a ‘new’ piece of music.

I had the idea of creating a large piece where all the musicians maintained their individuality yet still merged as an ensemble.

I noticed that many traditional tunes sound superficially similar. So in this piece old traditional tunes which seem to have the same basic DNA are played together. When the players bring their individual sound and approach to rhythm, variation and ornamentation the similarities are stretched and unusual rhythmic and harmonic counterpoints occur.

There is some precedent for this idea in Seán Ó Ríada’s arrangement of The Whinny Hills of Leitrim for Ceoltóirí Chualann on the record ‘Ó Riada Sa Gaiety’. In this arrangement two slip jigs of the same name are played simultaneously. Seán’s son Peadar also experimented with something similar on his recent ‘Tríuir’ album with Martin Hayes and Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh. At one point all three parts of a jig are played simultaneously.

This piece elaborates this concept to a large scale work of over 20 minute’s duration. Up to four different tunes are played simultaneously in this piece. If you know your traditional music you should be able to isolate each tune in each short connected section as listed below.

Section I – The Jolly Tinker and Sporting Paddy go to The Abbey

Section II – Tommy Peoples brings The Maids of Feakle &The Primrose Lasses to meet The Blacksmith

Section III – Julia Delaney's Mother's Delighted to find The Porthole of the Kelp in Scarriff

Section IV – As I went out upon the ice at the Top of Maol near Ballydesmond I thought to myself 'I'll buy boots for Maggie!

Section V – Tatter Jack Walsh and Garrett Barry go to Fraher's to see the Hag at The Churn

Section VI – The Return to the Forest of Ornaments

Section VII – The Kid on the Mountain watches The Butterfly on the Promenade

Section VIII – The Kid on the Mountain met Dever the Dancer The Night Poor Larry Was Stretched

Section IX – John Doherty's Steeplechase over The Graf Spee

Section X – The Bucks of Oranmore meet Lucy Campbell and Davy Maguire at the Boyne Hunt

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        • The Clare Concerto
        • Aontacht
        • Music for the Departed (orchestra)
        • The Mahatma of the Glen
        • The Man from Maghera Rambles Through Africa
        • Echoes of Bamako
        • Mesh
        • An Irish Farrago
        • ‘The Mountain Lark/Tom Doherty’s Reel’
      • Ensemble
        • Joy
        • Le Chéile is in Aonar
        • Stories from the Old World
        • Quirk No.3 'Goss Face'
        • Quirk No.5 'Horrific Spasm'
        • Manipulations
        • Polymetric Cycles
      • Vocal/Choral
        • Mna Brian Boru
        • Protest Song; Chanson de Protestation; Amhrán Agóid; Protesta Cancion
        • Liadain agus Cuirithir
        • Taibhreamh Ó Ríada
        • Full Circle
        • I Have Always Known
        • Two Nonsense Songs
        • Electric Guichair
      • String Quartets
        • No.3 - The Keening
        • No.2 - The Cranning
        • No.1 - Fairground Attractions
      • Guitar
        • An Irish Raga
        • Passacaglia
        • 5to9
        • Rainstorm
        • Four Études for Five Fingers
        • Two Minimalist Etudes
        • Homage Sonatina
        • Three Gymn O’Paddy’s
        • Rollercoaster
      • Guitar Quartets
        • Chimurenga
        • Kora
        • Sebene
        • Against Feldman
        • Errigal Suite
        • Cran Óg
      • Duets/Trios
      • Flute
        • Quirk No.7
        • Toccata for Obama
        • The Forest of Ornaments
        • Ómos do Frankie Kennedy
        • Shadowplay
        • Quirk No.1
      • Violin
        • The Longest Reel (Solo Fiddle)
        • The Valley of the Lunatics
        • Between the Jigs & the Reels
        • Music for the Departed (Trio version)
        • Tar Éis an Caoineadh (Solo violin/fiddle)
        • Tar Eís an Cran
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        • 7/11
        • 12 Tone Bach
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