Harvest Home

[1kgallagher]

now thats a god giving talant !

[ThePoisonBiscuit]

No sex: It makes you good at stuff.

[shamrock4500]

best source for notes with midi is arcelt dot com

[MsJammidodger]

Brilliant playing! I was just wondering if you have the notes for this tune? In letter form and Key of D if possible? :)

[shotputprince]

way to go mr. Dunns!

[HMSongbird2]

This is a beautiful version of my favorite (albeit overplayed) hornpipe. What are the chances that you have a CD? I would love to listen to your music when I'm not on youtube.

[jcgoodideas]

THank you for playing this. I play the same tune on the mandolin. Do you have any advice? I have to play it soon at school and I'm stuck with those triple notes in rows... You know?

[MrHansenator]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing.

[tomizzo11]

Haha, I remember playing this on the dulcimer

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[MrJohnered]

Wow. Ever try the uilleann pipes?

[PattyAHollandB]

Amazing, really!

[sosome57]

AKA Cork Hornpipe. I really like this one. Damn you're good. Have collected all your lessons and a key of D whistle and now just have to find a quiet, empty place so I can learn how to play the thing. Went to the music store to buy the whistle - llke $13 - but walked out with a new mandolin, too. You're a bad influence Mr. Duns! :)

[sosome57]

Wow.

[ivybenson]

This is lovely!! Thanks. I'm learning the recorder (descant and treble)but I don't like it VERY much. But I like this.

[Celticarchie1]

I've been following your excellent online tutorials since July of this year when I first purchased my FEADOG D whistle. I've progressed to playing Harvest Home (badly) and I am having difficulty hearing whether you tongue or roll on the double A's in the last half of the tune. Also how do you get the tune to "swing" in that "I must to get up and dance" way?

[deterdettol]

@Celticarchie1 It's a hornpipe. That swinging feel is characteristic of hornpipes (But also depends on the player. some players will play it less swingy).

To play like that, it's listening and practice. Why listening? Nobody will be able to describe to you how to 'swing', and also no musical notes can tell you how to 'swing'; we all have our own ways of describing many Irish folk music techniques, and so the best way is to listen.

[Celticarchie1]

Thank you for replying to my question.

Of course you are right; listening and hours of practice are the only way to progress.

It can be frustrating trying to master a tune, but the effort is worth it for the feeling of joy that I get when even a small part of a tune works.

Thanks again

[deterdettol]

No problem.

However, I'll also take the liberty to say that it is important to listen to old masters. They are the ones who epitomized Irish folk music.

Remember: Irish folk music was passed down to us from masters who are unfortunately, no longer with us. Much of the modern, contemporary Irtrad (Irish traditional) music is arranged, prim-and-proper and nice, but lacks the very essence of great, rough traditional folk music that the greats have given to us.

Never forget them.

[deterdettol]

@prier4french The body is easy to get; Generation Nickel Eb.

The head is more difficult to get, however. The head is from Ryan's own O'Riordian C whistle. Patrick O'Riordan had reportedly had a long waiting list, stopped taking new orders as he was/is retiring and his whistles are very expensive; I cn't give you a figure. However, I've heard he have taken new orders.

[deterdettol]

@deterdettol Correction: the body is a Generation Nickel-plated D.

[Mariosmash]

You play very well !

I love play this song ^^

[davnet13]

i know this as the cork horn pipe beautiful

[resrevereverser]

i think i can hear you tapping your foot.

[xoRedSoxNationxo]

wow!...that was amazing!....this is by far my favorite hornpipe....i did a recording of this as well....would you please tell me what you think, i know it isn't nearly as impressive of your playing though.

[DXMorpheus]

this is pretty cool. Listening to things like this make me see why i have a collection of various whistles and like playing them

[betterrobots]

LOL @ those variations... cute and cheekey, really fun tune and well played as usual!

[carambawind]

LEGAL

[tinwhistler4]

it sounds like a cd lol

[brookwall]

superb playing, would like to hear you playing one of my favourite tunes on the whistle, the Belfast hornpipe.

[yen0yen1690]

i dont like peado's but he's no bad sham up nda uff

[chantalbernard]

love-ly : 0 )

[sneezey101]

Your awesome!!! Bravo!

[qmac10]

Does anyone know if "Harvest Home" and "The Devils Dream" are actually the same song? Nice playing by the way.

[spannerotoole]

Devils Dream is actually the fishers hornpipe

[madfortrad5958]

good stuff

[Offsprng00]

your my hero

[Juliemorgana]

This tune is just beautiful. Lovely playing.

[reb0964]

very nice,,,I love the sound of that!!!!!!!

[AaronShaunBrennan]

Great Playing! When are you going to be ordained? God Bless.

[RyanDunsSJ]

Jesuits have a long formation process. I have a good few years before I'm Father Ryan. Until then I'm just enjoying the journey with Christ!

[AaronShaunBrennan]

I to wish to be a priest someday, God willing. I can wait to be able to say the Holy Mass. God Bless.

[goatskinhero]

terrific articulation, very well done.

where are you from?

[GaaraKunKunoichi13]

I.. can't stop listening to it!

Wow!

[MegMerrilies]

Great playing! I'm looking up all the Harvest Home vids since my mystery tune has been named!

[addnufc]

Which tin whistle is that mate?

[ThreshHoldHarry]

thats a Pat Whistle Key: D

Make: Generation Body, Pat O'Riordan Top

[aerobear11]

omg i play that on my violin!! check out! its on my site. i have a lot of other thing. make sure to take time for that too.

[windweaker]

Just a quick question, for how long have you been playing, and how intensively have you exercised?

Cheers! Your a fantastic flutist!

[Ferali]

never say flute to a whistle! :o

[SemperFiKid]

i am so inspired by you soon i will order my tin whistle and thanks for the link

[Kamibambiraptor]

Very pleasant; the bent notes add a certain 'verve' to the performance. ;) I only dabble at the pennywhistle, but your performance makes me rethink my approach (I have some nice 'Clarke' instruments that are sadly neglected).

(I play a number of hornpipes & reels, including this one on the panpipes, even though they aren't terribly idiomatic for the instrument.)

[ginger505]

....................thats amazing!

thats the only words i can describe this with!

[Inuyashalover19645]

wow

[hbirdman25]

americans cant play nothing no good

[windweaker]

You can't spell anything any good.

[snootywaiter]

kind of reminds me of the theme song from the show weeds at first..

Good job. i like it

[r34p3r07]

hey ryan hope you like my video response, i think its a different version of what you play, thers a few tunes in there i picked up from james galways greatest hits, hope you can correct me with the names.. lol thanks mate

[lcorinth]

You have such a facility with this instrument! I find it both inspiring and intimidating - like when I was young and saw a virtuoso guitarist play, and wasn't sure I could pick my guitar up again. Nonetheless, I really appreciate these videos (especially the tutorials), because after three years of fiddling around with the whistle, I'm just starting to sort of get it.