The Blackberry Blossom

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on January 11th 2010 by Anna Banana.

This tune has been added to 31 tunebooks.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 60th Anniversary Celebration by The Tulla Ceili Band
• A Compilation by Natalie MacMaster
• A Touch Of Clare by Kitty Hayes
• After The Break by Planxty
• An Fhidil, Sraith 2 by Sean Keane, Kevin Burke, Paddy Glackin And Seamus Creagh
• An Seo by Ragús
• Archives #1 by Jean Carignan And Gilles Losier
• Battle Songs Of The Toucan Pirates by Toucan Pirates
• Beal A' Mhurlaigh by P.J. And Marcus Hernon
• But Why, Johnny? by John Halloran
• Celtic Reels And Jigs - The Blackberry Blossom by Various Artists
• Ceol A'Ghleanna by Ciarán Ó Maonaigh
• Cora Smyth And Breda Smyth by Cora Smyth And Breda Smyth
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 12 by Matt Cunningham
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 4 by Matt Cunningham
• Deora An Deorai [ The Emigrant Suite ] by Charlie Lennon
• Feadoga Stain by Mary Bergin
• Fiddle And Concertina Player by John Kelly
• First Through The Gate by Brian Conway
• Flook Live! by Flook
• Fluters Of Old Erin: Flute, Piccolo And Whistle Recordings Of The 1920's And 30's by Various Artists
• Foinn Seisiun 3 by Ennis/Dublin Session Group
• From Ballymote To Brooklyn by Paddy Killoran and James Morrison
• In Safe Hands by Various Artists
• In Safe Hands by Kieran Munnelly And Aidan O'Donnell
• Ireland's Best Session Tunes CD 1 by Waltons Recording
• Jigs, Reels And Airs by Seamus Tansey
• Keelwest by Paul McGrattan
• Mna Na HEireann by Macalla
• Music For Peace by Gary Hastings And Frankie Gavin
• North-by-NorthWest by Eliot Grasso And Dave Cory
• On Oiche Go Maidin by O'aces
• Real Reels Of Ireland by Various Artists
• Sporting Nell by Tommy McCarthy
• Sunday After Mass by Denis O Connor And Con Moynihan
• The Blackberry Blossom by Mary MacNamara
• The Killaville Sessions by Ceoltoiri Coleman
• The McDonaghs Of Ballinafad And Friends by Larry And Michael Joe McDonagh
• The Natural Bridge by Ben Lennon And Friends
• The Phantom Shadows Of A Connaught Fire (1 Of 3) by Seamus Tansey
• The Professor by James Morrison
• The Tap Room Trio by Tap Room Trio
• The Trip To Carrick by Lamond Gillespie, Cormac Cannon And John Blake
• Time To Time by Gerry O'Connor
• Top Of Coom by Conal Ó'Gráda
• Traditional Irish Music by William Sullivan
• Twos And Threes by Murphy Roche Irish Music Club
• Undertones by Adrian Barker And Ben Stephenson

X: 1
T: Blackberry Blossom, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
ef|:gabg fgaf|egfe dBAG|EFGE DEGA|BG (3dcB A2 ef|
gabg fgaf|egfe dBAG|EFGE DEGA|1 BGAF G2ef:|2BGAF G2GA||
B2eB dBeB|B2eB dBGA |B2eB dBef|gabg aged|
B2eB dBeB|B2eB dBef|gage dBGA|1 BGAF G2GA:|2BGAF G2||

The "other" Blackberry Blossom

This tune is probably calles something else, but I've never found another name than this. The tune does not really resemble any of the other blackberry blossoms so I thought I'd add it! This is how I remember it from friends of mine
Have fun!

# Posted on January 11th 2010 by Anna Banana

Refrences below?

The references below are probably not for this particular black berry blossom.

# Posted on January 11th 2010 by Anna Banana

I believe this tune is on Flook's very first recording "Flook Live!" But, they don't play it as a reel but as something else.

# Posted on January 11th 2010 by slainte

This is the Blackberry Blossom commonly played in bluegrass and old time circles. I've never heard it at an Irish session.

# Posted on January 12th 2010 by Will Harmon

ive heard it an an irish session, and jolly nice it was too.
this is pretty much how i remember it.

thanks for submitting it.

# Posted on January 12th 2010 by rumpole

Can be a very nice tune at times.

# Posted on January 13th 2010 by horatio spens the blademan

One of our fiddlers at our local sessions likes to play this tune irregularly. This fiddler is originally from Australia.
I have also heard this tune played at the monthly meetings of an old-time music group whom I play music with.

# Posted on January 15th 2010 by fauxcelt

Blackberry Blossom

I have been wondering how long it would take someone to post this here. It only took eight years!

Norman Blake does a typically glittering rendition of Blackberry Blossom on his album of the same title. It's not difficult to flatpick on the guitar in standard tuning but it took me a while (and a bit of experimentation with pick gauges) to get it up consistently up to speed. Bluegrass players tend to play this at dangerously high speeds. It's follow the fiddle and..... go!

# Posted on January 17th 2010 by gravelwalks

Arthur Smith

This "Blackberry Blossom" was composed by Fiddlin' Arthur Smith (April 10, 1898 - February 28, 1971) of Tennessee.

# Posted on January 22nd 2010 by blarneystar