Easter Sunday

reel

Key signature: Aminor

Submitted on October 4th 2005 by Why Bother?.

This tune has been added to 62 tunebooks.

Also known as Garry Kennedy's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Stone's Throw by Michael Cooney
• Blue Room by Orion
• Fiddle And Flute by Natalie Padilla, Blayne Chastain And Peter Romero
• Fourmilehouse by Alan And John Kelly
• Fourmilehouse by Alan And John Kelly
• I Have Waited For Many A Night And Day by Celtic Tradition
• The Kinnitty Sessions by Lunasa
• The Winding Clock by Enda Seery

X: 1
T: Easter Sunday
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Amin
|:G|EAAB cBcA|BG~G2 BcdB|AEAB cBce|dBGA BA~A2|
EAAB cBce|dB~B2 gedg|eaaf ~g2 ab|1 gedB A3 :|2gedB A2||
|:Bd|eaag edBA|BG~G2 BcdB|ABcd eaaf| ~g2 fa gedg|
ea ~a2 bg~ g2|aged BedB|AGEF GABd|1 gedB A2 :|2gedB A3||

I first heard this tune done by Lunasa as a Slow Reel this is not the version they play I found this on JC's Tune Finder but it is pretty similar.

# Posted on October 4th 2005 by Why Bother?

It's probably in A dorian. Composed by Paddy O'Brien, isn't it?

# Posted on October 4th 2005 by slainte

The Lunasa Version

Avery, it's a fairly close match to what Sean Smyth plays on Kinnity Sessions. Here's my transcription of the fiddle, first time through.

X: 1
T: Easter Sunday
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
C: Paddy O'Brien
D: Kinnity Sessions, Lunasa
K: Ador
EAAB cBcA|B~G3 BcdB|AGAB cBce|dBGB {d}BAAd|
E2 AB cBce|dG B/c/d gedg|eaaf f-gab|1 gedB ABAG:|2 gedB ABcd||
eaag edBA|B~G3 BcdB|ABcd eaab|g2 {a}gf gedg|
e~a3 b~g3|aged BedB|A~E3 GA B/c/d|1 gedB ABcd:|2 gedB ABAG||

# Posted on October 4th 2005 by Will Harmon

Yep Slainte it is composed by Paddy O'Brien. Thanks for the Lunasa version Will.

# Posted on October 4th 2005 by Why Bother?