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The New Custom House

reel

Key signature: Dmixolydian

Submitted on June 30th 2001 by martin t.

This tune has been added to 108 tunebooks.

Also known as The Custom House, The New Customs House, Paddy Kelly.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

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X: 1
T: New Custom House, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmix
A2DE FGAB|cAGE DEFG|A2DE FGAB|cGeG dcAG|
A2DE FGAB|cAGE DEFG|ADdD FGAB|cAGE AD~D2:|
|:Add^c d2cd|ed^cd efge|Add^c d2cd|eaag ed^cd|
Add^c d2cd|ed^cd efgb|a2ba ge^cd|eaag ed^cd:|

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The New Custom House sheetmusic
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Silence !!!

In 38 tune books, and nobody has a word to say about it ???

# Posted on February 12th 2006 by Kenny

The Composer

Several sources attribute this tune to East Galway fiddler Paddy Kelly.

# Posted on August 15th 2006 by slainte

"In 38 tune books, and nobody has a word to say about it ???"

Okay then: the D in bars 2 and 5 ought to be a C!

# Posted on November 7th 2006 by Jeeves Tones

In 48 ~ ... and counting... So how about this, a different key and take on the whole thing:

K: D Dorian
|: FG |
A2 DE FGAB | cAGE CEGE | (3AAA DE FGAB | (3ccc eG dGEG |
AD (3DDD FGAB | c2 GE CEFG | AdDd FGAB | (3cdc GE D2 :|
||: FG |
Ad (3dd^c (3ded =cd | ed^cd ef (3gfe | Add^c d2 =cd | eAag (3efe c_B |
Ad-d^c d2 =cd | ed^cd efg_b | a2 _ba gec_B | Adce d2 :|

# Posted on November 7th 2006 by ceolachan

"Paddy Kelly's" / "The New Custom House" ~ another take on it

Key signature: D Mixolydian
Submitted on April 22nd 2007 by Tanya482.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7095

# Posted on April 22nd 2007 by ceolachan

Damn, I forgot about this. I like that take in D Dorian, moving into a kind of d minor way for the B-part, fun...

# Posted on April 22nd 2007 by ceolachan

"The New Custom House" / "Paddy Kelly's"

The following first came to mind in E Dorian, where it can also be played...

X: 1134
T: The New Custom House
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: E Mixolydian
|: e/d/c |
BEGE GABc | d2 AF DFAd | BE E/E/E GABc | d/e/d fd efdc |
BE G/F/E G2 A/B/c | d2 AF DFAd | BE E/E/E G2 A/B/c | dBAF E2 :|
|: GA |
BeGe Bege | f2 dB fgaf | Be e/e/e Begb | ag f/e/d geGA |
Be e/e/e BeGe | fd d/d/d fg a/g/f | b2 a/g/f ebbe | fbba f2 :|

# Posted on April 22nd 2007 by ceolachan

Here it is with Jeeves Jones earlier few suggested corrections made, the more usual way with it, those low Cs ~

X: 1
T: New Custom House, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmix
|: A2 DE FGAB | cAGE CEFG | A2 DE FGAB | cGeG dcAG |
A2 DE FGAB | cAGE CEFG | ADdD FGAB|cAGE AD ~D2 :|
|: Add^c d2 cd | ed^cd efge | Add^c d2 cd | eaag ed^cd |
Add^c d2 cd | ed^cd efgb | a2 ba ge^cd | eaag ed^cd :|

# Posted on April 22nd 2007 by ceolachan

"Paddy Kelly's" / "The New Custom House" ~ duplication (?) rescued

Key signature: D Mixolydian
Submitted on April 22nd 2007 by Tanya482.
~ /tunes/display/7095

X: 1
T: Paddy Kelly's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: D Mixolydian
AD (3FED =FGAB | cAGE CEGc | ADFD =FGAB | c2 ec dcAG |
AD (3FED =FGAB | cAGE CEGc | ADFD =FGAB | cAGE ED D2 :|
Ad d2 Adfd | ec c2 ef g2 | Ad d2 Adfa | gfec fdec |
Ad d2 Adfd | ec c2 efgf | afge d (3ABc d | eaag ed d2 :|

Learnt this tune off a CD of Irish Fiddle music and would love to know if anyone else knows it by another name. I love the change from F sharp to F natural; it makes this tune very unique! And it's fun to play!

# Posted on April 22nd 2007 by Tanya482

# Posted on April 22nd 2007 by ceolachan

Martin Hayes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAd0_ZDK9CY

# Posted on November 14th 2011 by SmashTheWindows

X:1
T: New Custom House, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K:Ddor
FG|: A2DE FGAB | cAGE CDEG | A2DE FGAB | cAdB cAGE |
ADDD FGAB | c2GE CDEG | Addc d2cd | cAGE EDD2 :|
|: Addc (3ded cd | edcd egge | Addc d2cd | eAag edcd |
Addc d2 cd | edcd egg2 | a3g egdc | cAGE EDD2 :|

# Posted on November 14th 2011 by SmashTheWindows

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