Gone For His Tea

reel

Key signature: Edorian

Submitted on April 13th 2004 by jdave.

This tune has been added to 18 tunebooks.

Also known as Sarah Hobb's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Few Tunes by John Skelton
• Deadly Buzz / Aoibhinn Crónán by Mick O'Brien And Caoimhin O'Raghallaigh
• Double-Barrelled by Kieran O'Hare And John Skelton
• The Eagle's Whistle by Michael Tubridy
• The Hidden Note by Jacqueline McCarthy

X: 1
T: Gone For His Tea
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Edor
E2FE DEFG|A2BF AFED|E2FE DEFG|AFDF (3EFE D2:|
d2ed cA~A2|BAGB A2Bc|d2ed BABc|dBAF (3EFE D2|
d2ed cA~A2|BAGB AFED|E2FE DEFG|AFDF (3EFE D2|

Gone For His Tea

An apparently rare tune, learned from Michael Tubridy's "Eagle's Whistle album. The only other recording on the session that has this tune is John Skelton's "Double Barreled."

It seems the more I play it, the more I like it; especially the mixing of major and minor in the B part. I believe it is from Co. Clare, but not sure; anyone out there know?

# Posted on April 13th 2004 by jdave

Great tune, that I've just learnt on whistle from Irish Flute Tunes on podbean.

It's in D, rather than E dorian.

# Posted on March 11th 2008 by ethical blend

"that I've just learnt on whistle" ~ your new arrival I take it?

# Posted on March 11th 2008 by ceolachan

Ya got me, ceol! Absolutely G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S it is, too.

# Posted on March 11th 2008 by ethical blend

COMPOSER CREDIT

Nice wee tune composed by Michael Tubridy himself. Michael "follies" it with another self-composition"It goes as Follies" on "The Eagle's Whistle". This has also been posted.
Both tunes got their titles from two often-used expressions of Michael's former Chieftains band-mate Paddy Moloney.

# Posted on September 28th 2010 by LongNote