Tommy Peoples'

reel

Key signature: Emajor

Submitted on May 10th 2005 by iampeterfonda.

This tune has been added to 37 tunebooks.

Also known as The Beautiful Gortree, The Gortree.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 20th Feakle Festival: Reeling Through The Years by Various Artists
• 40th Anniversary Album by Armagh Pipers Club
• A Cheap Present by Birkin Tree
• Across The Waters - Irish Traditional Music From England by Various Artists
• Altan by Altan
• Altan's Finest by Altan
• Between The Sets by Barefield Ceili Band
• Brian Kelly by Brian Kelly
• Broken Hearted I'll Wander by Dolores Keane, John Faulkner And Eamonn Curran
• Ceol Aduaidh by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh And Frankie Kennedy
• Claddagh's Choice: An Anthology Of Irish Traditional Music by Various Artists
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 11 by Matt Cunningham
• Donal Lunny by Donal Lunny
• Drivin' Leitrim Timber by Dave Sheridan
• Familiar Footsteps by Dezi Donnelly
• Foinn Seisiun 2 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
• From West To East - Live Sessions by Various Artists
• Gusty's Frolicks by Sean Keane
• In Full Flight by Gavin Whelan
• In Good Company by Kevin Crawford
• In The Tradition by Boys Of The Lough
• Inspiration by Oige
• Island Angel by Altan
• John McCusker by John McCusker
• Macalla Na H�ige by Hugh Healy And Colm Healy
• Morga by Morga
• Music For The Sets - Volume 6: Face The Hob by Various Artists
• Ocean View by Shanachie
• On Oiche Go Maidin by O'aces
• Once Again (1987-1993) by Altan
• Osna by Osna
• Seven Evenings, Seven Mornings by Shantalla
• Standing Room Only by Eliot Grasso
• Take The Bull By The Horns by Tom Doherty
• The Beauties Of Autumn by The Longridge Ceili Band
• The Best Of Altan by Altan
• The First Ten Years: 1986 - 1995 by Altan
• The Frost Is All Over by Paul McGrattan
• The Initiation by Charlene Adzima
• The Irish Low Whistle by Joe McKenna
• The Music Makers: Celebrating 35 Years Of Comhaltas In Leeds by Leeds CCE
• The Open Road by Steph Geremia
• The Piper's Call by Liam O'Flynn
• The Piper's Rest by Jimmy Morrison
• The Plain Of Jars by Brian Kelly
• The Quiet Glen by Tommy Peoples
• Think Before You Think by Danu
• Three Shouts From A Hill by Cian
• Traditional Irish Music From Doolin Co. Clare by Terry Bingham
• Traditional Music On Fiddle, Banjo, And Harp by Oisin MacDiarmada, Brian Fitzgerald, And Michael O Ruanaigh
• Tunes For Practice by Seamus Creagh
• Two For Two by Laurence Nugent
• Waiting For A Call by Tommy Peoples
• Wherever You Go by Wild Asparagus

X: 1
T: Tommy Peoples'
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Emaj
ec|BE (3EEE E2 F(B|~cB)GB {f}g2 bg|fe(gf e)cBe|(~fgf)e c(BGF)|
{D}E3F GFEG|(3BBB GB g2 bg|f3e (gfe)c|1 B(GFG) E2:|2 B(GFG) E(e~fe)z||
{f}g ~fe b(e~ge)|e(f~fe) ceBe|(~fgf)e b(e~ge)|(Bcc)(B Bc)e(f|fg)(~feb)(e~ge)|
e(f~fe) ceBe|(~fgf)e ceec|1 BGFG E(e~fe):|2 BGFG E2||

Alt Title for Tommy Peoples Reel

I’ve been trying to find the sheet music for the lead piece on John McCusker’s self titled album. He calls it “Tommy Peoples’ Reel” I’ve searched several data bases and found some nice reels (One in G that I've introduced to our local sessions) but can’t find anything resembling the one on the recording. Does anyone know if this has an alternative title, or where I might find the sheet music?

# Posted on May 10th 2005 by iampeterfonda

Re: Alt Title for Tommy Peoples Reel

Beautiful Gortree?

# Posted on May 10th 2005 by patrick cavanagh

Re: Alt Title for Tommy Peoples Reel

I thought that might be it, but then couldn't find the notation on this sight. I'll see if I can find that title on another.

# Posted on May 10th 2005 by iampeterfonda

Re: Alt Title for Tommy Peoples Reel

Yes, that was it. THANK YOU!

# Posted on May 10th 2005 by iampeterfonda

Re: Alt Title for Tommy Peoples Reel

Can you post the song here?

# Posted on May 10th 2005 by musicfan

Re: Alt Title for Tommy Peoples Reel

The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round...

# Posted on May 10th 2005 by Dr. Dow

Re: Alt Title for Tommy Peoples Reel

Thanks so much. . .really, I appreciate it like. . .never mind.

# Posted on May 10th 2005 by musicfan

Tommy Peoples'

I didn’t do this transcription myself, but got it off another site. I hope that’s within the posting rules. The transcription is attributed to Ted Hastings.

I said E Major but it might be E Mixoydian.

John McCusker plays this as the lead track on his self titled album.

# Posted on May 10th 2005 by iampeterfonda

Re: Alt Title for Tommy Peoples Reel

It's posted

# Posted on May 10th 2005 by iampeterfonda

Re: Alt Title for Tommy Peoples Reel

Thanks so much (for real this time)

# Posted on May 10th 2005 by musicfan

Re: Alt Title for Tommy Peoples Reel

Oh that really showed him.

# Posted on May 10th 2005 by BegF

Re: Alt Title for Tommy Peoples Reel

shhhhhh.... Dow thinks tunes are "songs."

# Posted on May 10th 2005 by Phantom Button

Re: Alt Title for Tommy Peoples Reel

Don't spoil it, it's a secret.

# Posted on May 10th 2005 by musicfan

I wonder if Ted Hastings is a doctor. I can't read his writing...

# Posted on May 11th 2005 by Dr. Dow

Beautiful Gortree

Yeah, the John McCusker album is where I first heard this tune, and is what I tend to think of as the definitive version for me. Then I heard Tommy's own way of playing it on his "Quiet Glen" album and was thoroughly confused -- he plays it quite fast, like any other reel, and to me, having heard McCusker's version first, Tommy doesn't seem to be doing justice to his own tune! But it's all relative, I guess. Tommy works in mysterious ways...

# Posted on May 13th 2005 by patrick cavanagh

Luke Daniels also does a slow version on Broderick's Kissing Fishes with an extra third part. I've just got the Quiet Glen - it's a great tune.

# Posted on July 12th 2007 by S1obhan

Ooops, no he didn't! Serves me right for not listening properly.

# Posted on July 12th 2007 by S1obhan

Another part

I learned this tune a little while ago from the Quiet Glen. I learned it as a 3 part reel, but the order is very different here. The way I've heard Tommy Peoples play it twice is as follows:
Part A is not here (see below), Part B is what is posted here as part B, and Part C is what is posted as part A.

Here is what I have for Part A:
X: 1
T: Tommy Peoples'
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Emaj

|:E2GB ~c3B|g~f2e cBGF|E2GB cG (3GGG|G2eG F2GF|E2GB ~g2bg|fegf|ecBe|~g2fe cBec|BEGF E4:|

However, it's a really cool tune and very restful after you get a hang of it.

# Posted on July 1st 2008 by enirehtac

Beautiful Gortree

Transcription based on solo playing of Tommy Peoples on Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHqFlS3gNMs. I've tried to include as many of his variations as poss.

X: 1
T: Beautiful Gortree
C: Tommy Peoples'
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Emaj
E2GB ~c3e|gffe cBGF|~E2GB cGBc|ecBG F2GF|
E2GB g2bg|fBgf ecBe|~g2fe cBec|BEGF E4|
E2GB ~c3e|~g2ge cBGF|~E2GB cG (3GGG|G2eG F2GF|
E2GB g2bg|fBgf ecBe|~g2fe cBec|BEGF E4||
g2fe bege|efge ceBe|gffe b2ge|ceBe ceef|
~g2ge bege|efge ~c3e|bgfe fgec|Bcef geef|
g2fe be (3eee|e2ge ceBe|gffe bege|~c3B ceef|
~g2ge bege|efge ~c3e|bgfe ~g2ec|Bcef geec||
BE (3EEE E2GB|cBGB ~g2bg|~f3a gffe|bgfe c2BG|
E2BE GFEG|(3BBB GB egbg|feea g2ec|Bcef geec|
BE (3EEE GFEG|(3BBB GB egbg|feea ~g3b|bgfe BcBG|
E3B GFEG|(3BBB GB egbg|feea g2ec|Bcef geez||

# Posted on January 5th 2012 by Dr. Dow

Simpler version w/o variations

X: 1
T: Beautiful Gortree
C: Tommy Peoples'
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Emaj
E2GB ~c3e|gffe cBGF|~E2GB cGBc|ecBG F2GF|
E2GB g2bg|fBgf ecBe|~g2fe cBec|BEGF E4:|
|:g2fe bege|efge ceBe|gffe b2ge|ceBe ceef|
~g2ge bege|efge ~c3e|bgfe fgec|1 Bcef geef:|2 Bcef geec||
|:BE (3EEE E2GB|cBGB ~g2bg|~f3a gffe|bgfe c2BG|
E2BE GFEG|(3BBB GB egbg|feea g2ec|1 Bcef geec:|2 Bcef geez||

# Posted on January 5th 2012 by Dr. Dow

John McCusker's version

X: 1
T: Tommy Peoples'
S: John McCusker
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Emaj
ec|:BE (3EEE E2GB|cBGB g2bg|fegf ecBe|fgfe cBGF|
E3F GFEG|(3BBB GB g2bg|f3e gfec|1 BGFG E2ec:|2 BGFG Eefe||
|:fgfe bege|ef (3gfe ceBe|fgfe bege|BccB Bcef-|
fgfe bege|ef (3gfe ceBe|fgfe ceec|1 BGFG Eefe:|2 BGFG E2ec||

# Posted on January 5th 2012 by Dr. Dow