Esther's

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on February 17th 2004 by Heiko.

This tune has been added to 49 tunebooks.

Also known as The 3 Headed Monster, The Bunch Of Currants, Miss Brady, Miss Brady's, The Three-Headed Monster.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Tribute To Andy McGann by Joe Burke, Brian Conway And Felix Dolan
• Buttons And Bows by Jackie Daly, Seamus And Manus McGuire
• By Night And By Day by London Lasses And Pete Quinn
• Crossroads by Máirtín O'Connor, Cathal Hayden, Seamie O'Dowd
• Fonnchaoi by Verena Commins And Julie Langan
• Millhouse Measures by The Raw Bar Collective
• Portrait Of A Scottish Fiddler by Alasdair Fraser
• Ronan Martin by Ronan Martin
• Spellbound by Sharon Shannon
• Sunny Spells And Scattered Showers by Solas
• The Sharon Shannon Collection 1990 - 2005 Disc 1 by Sharon Shannon
• Wherever Yet May Be by Old Blind Dogs

X: 1
T: Esther's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
|:g3g fedf|efga gfed|eBBB dBAF|GBAF GFED:|
|:CDEF GABc|dDDD ADFD|EFGA BAGF|GBAFGFED:|

Esther's Reel

I taped this at a session at the Willie Clancy Festival in 1984 but the parts were played reversed. Nice tune.

# Posted on February 18th 2004 by radriano

Esther's Reel

I've been curious about this tune for a while.
Does anyone know who wrote it or where it originated?

# Posted on February 19th 2004 by patrick cavanagh

Esther's

This title appeared on a recording by "Buttons and Bows" (Jackie Daly with Seamus and Manus McGuire and Garry O Briain). It's really derived fom "Miss Brady," which can be found in O'Neill's collection.

# Posted on March 8th 2004 by blarneystar

Duplicated

@ http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/3488

# Posted on May 22nd 2006 by Dr. Dow

"Miss Brady" ~ reel ~ brought back from the future and ultimate demise?

Key signature: E Dorian ~ & in its original order
Submitted on July 22nd 2006 by Pere.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6003

K: E Dorian
|: D |
EFGA BABc | dDDD ADFD | EFGA BAGF | GBAF GEE :|
efge fgaf | efge fddf | gfed (3efg fe |1 dBAF GEE :|

"(Variation 1st bar part A)" [E4B4] B3c||

Portrait Of A Scottish Fiddler

My transcription of this reel from 'Portrait Of A Scottish Fiddler' (Alasdair Fraser)
He plays the variation of the first bar the second and third time that he plays the tune but not in the repetition, mmm... well I don't know if you understand it because I can't explain it very well.
Played after Tog Orm Mo Phiob and Braigh Loch Iall---> http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/5979

Submitted on July 22nd 2006 by Pere.

# Posted on July 22nd 2006 by ceolachan

"Miss Brady" / "The Bunch of Currants" / "Esther's" / The 3-Headed Monster" ~ more of the same

Key signature: E Dorian

Submitted on February 17th 2004 by Heiko.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2522

Submitted on June 20th 2004 by cos.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/3183

# Posted on July 22nd 2006 by ceolachan

Wouldn't you know I'd link it back on itself, the Oroboros...#2522...like two mirrors facing each other...

# Posted on July 22nd 2006 by ceolachan

"Miss Brady" ~ Alasdair Fraser ~"Portrait Of A Scottish Fiddler"

Correction to the above, I'd missed a bit, Pere's submission:

K: E Dorian
|: D |
EFGA BABc | dDDD ADFD | EFGA BAGF | GBAF GEE- :|
|: E |
efge fgaf | efge fddf | gfed (3efg fe | dBAF GEE- :|

Variation on the 1st bar of part A: | [E4 B4] B3 c |

Submitted on July 22nd 2006 by Pere.

# Posted on July 22nd 2006 by ceolachan