John and William Neal

in these parts

at a moderate pace to facilitate  learning

a medium in which dancers would thrive

These tunes were directed at the new and favourable instruments of violin

Patrick Bonner was born and reared on Beaver island from an emigrant family from Rutland Island and this is a collection of 111 of his tunes

John and William Neal <h4> A Collection of the Most Celebrated Irish Tunes Ennistymon in these partsIn 1724, the first notated collection of Irish music was published by the musical instrument makers, John and William Neal in Dublin. These tunes were directed at the new and favourable instruments of violin, German flute and oboe but the origins of these tunes were mainly from the traditional Irish harping background and the melodies of traditional Irish songs, many in our native language. Turlough O' Carolan, who contributed several of the tunes,