The Strawberry Blossom

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on March 13th 2003 by Gra5ity.

This tune has been added to 41 tunebooks.

Also known as Boys Of Baile Nahinse, Boys Of Ballinahinch, Mullen's Fancy, Unknown Hornpipe.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Farewell To Ireland by Patrick Mangan
• Irish Jigs by Paul Hutchinson, John Hymas And Tony Harris
• May Morning Dew by Mick O'Brien
• Round The House: Music For The Sets Volume 1 by Various Artists
• The Mulcahy Family by The Mulcahy Family
• We Were Drinking And Kissing The Ladies by Hugh Healy And Michael O'Connell

X: 1
T: Strawberry Blossom, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
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faab afdf|afdf g2g2|faab afdf|gfed B2A2|
faab afdf|afdf g2g2|faa2 faa2|gfed B2A2||

Strawberry Blossom

This reel was well received at recent sessions. Our Bones/Bodhran player referred to the presentation as "Celtic funk," while our Flute player, a man of few words, freely declared, "That's a good reel."
Last week we ran this one into Pigtown fling with favorable results. Yes, we planned ahead.

Thanks, again, to Jeremy, Glauber and Will for pointing me to the Concertina.com ABC converter.
You guys saved me a deal of time with this submission.

# Posted on March 13th 2003 by Gra5ity

This one sounds very like the Boys of Ballinahinch

# Posted on March 13th 2003 by Bannerman

I like the rhythm of this one - it reminds me a bit of "The Little Bag Of Spuds" in G.

# Posted on March 13th 2003 by Dr. Dow

Mick O'Brien recorded a great version of this on his 1996 CD "May Morning Dew". If you don't have it, get it, it is a beautiful CD.

# Posted on July 25th 2003 by Hanley

Boys Of Ballinahinch is here http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1348

# Posted on March 7th 2006 by Dr. Dow

O'brien/O'Rallaigh version?

I knwo this is called Mullin's Fancy but to me it doesn't sound liek the version on Kitty Lie Over (awesome). Does anybody have/know where is sheet music for the Kitty Lie Over version?

# Posted on October 16th 2008 by chris stolz

you're looking for Boys of Ballanahinch - someone posted the Kitty Lie Over version at the end of the comments (when you asked for it back in April)

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1348

# Posted on October 16th 2008 by airport

Mick O'Brien's Version

Here is my take of Mick O'Brien's version from his May Morning Dew album, which influenced the Mulchahey Family's version, I think. It is slightly different, but pretty close to what Dicky Deegan plays under the name "Unknown Hornpipe" on his excellent An Phib recording.

X: 1
T: Strawberry Blossom, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
|ag|:fddf edBg|fddf ~g2 ag|fddf edBc|dBAF E2Dg:|
faaf dcde|faaf ~g3 e|faab afdf|gfed Bcde|faaf dcde|faaf g2fg|bgaf gfed|(3.B.cd df ~g2 ag||

# Posted on July 29th 2009 by Anthony Shostak