Key signature: Eminor
Submitted on February 25th 2003 by matti.
This tune has been added to 36 tunebooks.
Also known as The Mad Skeletons Of St Pancras, The Mad Skeletons Of St. Pancras, The Ugly Ewe, Up Downey.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Up Downey, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Emin
EFGA BGdB|BAGA AGFG|EFGA B/c/def|gfed eaz2|
EFGA BGdB|BAGA AGFG|EFGA BGdB|1 AGFG E2zD:|2 AGFG E2zf||
|:gfeg fegf|egfe a3f|gfeg fegf|egfe B3f|
gfeg fegf|egfe a2ga|b3g agef|1 gagf e2zf:|2 g2gf fee2:||
Fun tune
The source for this tune is a session tape from the Milltown Malbay "Willie Week" 2001. Unfortunately I don't know the name of it, perhaps someone does??
I especially like the polyrhythmic b-part, gives you lots of chances for nice arrangements.
# Posted on February 25th 2003 by matti
Mr. Gadget
I got this tune from Deidre Ni Chongaile, a fiddle player from the Aran Islands who used to play it alongside the theme tune from Mr. Gadget. Try it!!!
# Posted on February 26th 2003 by Dceol
Gan Ainm
This has been recorded by Claire Mann & Aidan O'Rourke, - collectively known as "Tabache", I think on their 2ndCD "Waves Of Tory" - anyone have it ?
# Posted on February 26th 2003 by Kenny
My mistake
"Tabache's " 2nd CD is "Waves Of Rush", not Tory. It's in the Recordings lists, but I don't recognise this tune by name.
# Posted on February 28th 2003 by Kenny
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# Posted on March 13th 2003 by x
Up Downey Reel
This is already on the database: http://thesession.org/tunes/display.php/918
Not one of my favourite tunes to put it mildly.
# Posted on July 4th 2003 by Dr. Dow
I seem to remember this from somewhere as "The Ugly Ewe." Can't put a source on it though.
# Posted on January 25th 2004 by Paddy
Backwards?
So if this tune and Up Downey are the same one, which tune has the A and B parts the right way round? Or doesn't it matter?
# Posted on July 28th 2004 by Ang
Composer
The composer of this tune is fiddler Tola Custy.
# Posted on March 23rd 2008 by matti
Composer is Alan Burton
Hallo Matti,
This tune is The Mad Skeletons of St Pancras and is actually composed by piper Alan Burton of Fianna fame. It was written in 1998, and was inspred by a late night walk. As he walked past St Pancras station, he ruminated on what might be happening upstairs (O:
As mentioned elsewhere under it's proper title, he says "I'm honoured that someone would think Tola wrote it!
# Posted on March 9th 2010 by Kuzushisan
"The Mad Skeletons Of St. Pancras" ~ C: Alan Burton
Submitted on August 22nd 2002 by b2jay.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/918
# Posted on March 9th 2010 by ceolachan
Mad Skeletons
Hello.
This is not The Mad Skeletons of St Pancras. Please could someone amend the details to reflect this.
thanks
Alan Burton
# Posted on May 1st 2010 by Doc Holliday