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Which Tommy Peoples Reel is it?

Verena Commins And Julie Langan play 3 reels in this set on youtube. They're named as - The Commodore, Tommy Peoples', Sean Ryan's, but the second one doesn't correspond to any other "Tommy Peoples' Reel" I can find. Can anyone point me to the right one?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8oBSOQhOoE

(The first IS McComiskey's "The Commodore" and I haven't checked Sean Ryans yet.)

Cheers
Martin

# Posted on July 25th 2009 by Martin_BC

Re: Which Tommy Peoples Reel is it?

Martin, that's The First Day of Spring (a Tommy Peoples composition, from his Quiet Glen album): http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/4475

# Posted on July 25th 2009 by Will Harmon

Re: Which Tommy Peoples Reel is it?

FIne playing from Verena and Julie on that clip--thanks for the link!

# Posted on July 25th 2009 by Will Harmon

Re: Which Tommy Peoples Reel is it?

Cheers Will - much appreciated. I like the driving rhythm in that set - good for a beginner boxplayer to play aliong to!

# Posted on July 25th 2009 by Martin_BC

'First Day of Spring' - Fsharp or Bflat?

I just asked this in the tune comments section (http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/4475) but it may be a while before Dow sees it - anyone know?

The 'official' ABCs for this tune have the key as Gdorian but the key signature in the dots is that of Gmajor - an F# rather than the Bb that I'd expect. What is the proper key signature, or really, are the Fs natural and the Bs flatted in this tune?

# Posted on July 25th 2009 by Martin_BC

Re: Which Tommy Peoples Reel is it?

That's an great pulse to that that set. Lovely stuff

# Posted on July 25th 2009 by ciaranbradley

Re: Which Tommy Peoples Reel is it?

Martin, it is indeed in Gdor--f naturals and B flats.

# Posted on July 25th 2009 by Will Harmon

Re: Which Tommy Peoples Reel is it?

Thanks again Will.

# Posted on July 25th 2009 by Martin_BC