Key signature: Adorian
Submitted on January 13th 2002 by CreadurMawnOrganig.
This tune has been added to 76 tunebooks.
Also known as Maire Breathnach's, Maire Breathnach's #2, Máire Breatnach's, Máire Breatnach's #2.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Branohm
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Ador
a3 g|eA ~A2 cdec|degd BAGB|AEEE ABcd|egfa geag| \
eA ~A2 cdec|degd BAGB|AEEE cdec|d2gd BAag|\
eA ~A2 cdec|degd BAGB|AEEE FGAB|cdea geag|\
eA ~A2 cdec|degd BAGB|AEEE cdec|d2gd BAAd|\
|:edef g2af|gedc Bcdg|eaag a3 a|aged ^cdef|geaf fgef|\
gedc BAGB| AEEE cdec|d2gd BAag:||
This is one of two Maire Breathnach compositions going by the name of Branohm, requested by a certain heavy nettle band in Discussions. I'm just about to post the other one.
I should say that I got this tune out of an abc collection and I suspect the bar lines may be in the wrong places. But I don't know the tune very well - I last heard it about 3 years ago on a Solas album - so I have left it as it is. If anyone can confirm that it is wrong, I'll put it right. The notes all sound right to me, anyway
# Posted on January 13th 2002 by CreadurMawnOrganig
David, this tune too is on Solas' cd "Solas," listed as "Maire Breathnach's #2" in track 8.
# Posted on January 13th 2002 by Will Harmon
Now that I listen to it, I can see that your abc source has the bar lines in the wrong place. The tune as played by Solas' Win Horan on fiddle starts:
|e(3AAA cdec|d2 gd BAGB|A~E3 ABcd|(3efg fa geag| and so on
Great tune though.
# Posted on January 13th 2002 by Will Harmon
P.S. Win starts off the B Part a little different from the version you have, probably to avoid that "edef" string crossing at the breakneck speed they're playing this at on the cd. She does:
|[eA2] ef gfaf|gedc Bedg|
and then it looks pretty much the same as what you've got.
# Posted on January 13th 2002 by Will Harmon
um, er, that'd be |gedc Bcdg| in the above second bar. This tune is fated to by typed in with errors.... I look forward to your clearing it up on the next go round,
Will
# Posted on January 13th 2002 by Will Harmon
Bar lines
Thanks, Will, for confirming that. I'll try and put that right.
Like I said, I got this version from an existing abc collection. It was transcribed from Maire Breathnach's own recording, so it is (assuming it is accurately transcribed, which is probably not a safe assumption, given the bar line error) the "original" version.
# Posted on January 15th 2002 by CreadurMawnOrganig
Love this tune!
Just had to comment how good I think this tune is. Nice with "atmosphere" as the melody instrument (at least with my soundcard), chords "on" and "Dead" ;
# Posted on September 2nd 2002 by Conán McDonnell
Conan, it's on Solas's cd "Solas," listed as Maire Breathnach's #2.
# Posted on September 2nd 2002 by Will Harmon
Thanks!
On order as we speak, thanks Will!
Con
# Posted on September 2nd 2002 by Conán McDonnell
Maire Breathnach's #1 is also on the Solas cd, another great tune. Actually, I don't think there's a dud tune on the album, and most of them are posted here on The Session's tune archives.
# Posted on September 2nd 2002 by Will Harmon
I was confused myself.
I didn't look at the comments when I printed of the sheet music. Indeed, the first half measure is a pickup and the first full measure should start 1/2 measure in. I have been enjoying these tunes David - thanks for the posts.
# Posted on December 16th 2002 by Mark Cordova
"Branohm" ~ working through the mess
R: double reel
|: ag |
e ~A3 cdec | degd BAGB | A ~E3 ABcd | egfa geag |
eA (3AAA cdec | degd BAGB | AE (3EEE cdec | d2 gd BA :|
|: Ad |
edef g2 af | gedc Bcdg | eaag ~a3 b | aged (3Bcd ef |
geaf f2 ef | gedc BAGB | A ~E3 cdec | d2 gd BA :|
& as I prefer it ~
R: single reel:
|: ag |
eA (3AAA cdec | degd BA (3GGB |1 AE (3EEE ABcd | egfa ge :|
|2 AE (3EEE cdec | d2 gd BAAd ||
ed (3efg a2 af | gedc BG (3bcd | eaa^g ~a3 b | aged (3Bcd ef |
geaf g2 ef | gedc BAGB | A ~E3 cdec | (3ded gd BA ||
# Posted on February 13th 2006 by ceolachan
For bar 4 I play: |(3efg fa gbdg| because I like that top B.
# Posted on February 14th 2006 by Dr. Dow
As a jig
I adapted this reel as a jig. I think it goes quite well as a jig. Here's the link to the score: .
For the ABC, my site has all the ABCs as one zip.
http://malcolm.schonfield.free.fr/zik.php?tune=branohm_jig&lang=en
# Posted on February 15th 2009 by GoPlayer
Brian finnegan
The flook version
X:1
T:Branohm
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:reel
K:Ador
c2Bc AGED|CDEF GABd|BcBc AGEF|GEDB, A,2AB|
c2Bc AGED|CDEF GABc|dBBB BcBA|1 GEDB, A,2AB:|2 GEDB, A,2z2||
K:AMix
|:c3 B ABcd|eAce g2fg|eaaa agea|gedB BAAB|
c2Bc ABcd|eAce g2ga|bagb agea|gedB BAAB:|
# Posted on December 31st 2009 by silas
I learned this with the A mix part played first, and the B dor last. I like it better that way. Ripping tune-- a real stomper.
# Posted on October 7th 2010 by chris stolz
kinda reminiscent of Liz Carroll's Lost in the Loop (the feel of it as opp. to features) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/4791
# Posted on May 24th 2012 by birlibirdie
"Branohm" ~ working through 'my' mess (& adding the headers)
X: 2
T: Branohm
C: Maire Breathnach
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: double reel
K: Ador
|: ag |\
eA ~A2 cdec | degd BAGB | AE ~E2 ABcd | egfa geag |
eA A/A/A cdec | degd BAGB | AE E/E/E cdec | d2 gd BA :|
|: Ad |\
e^def g2 af | gedc Bcdg | eaa^g ~a3 b | aged B/c/d ef |
geaf g2 ef | gedc BAGB | AE ~E2 cdec | d2 gd BA :|
& as I prefer it ~
X: 3
T: Branohm
C: Maire Breathnach
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: single reel
K: Ador
|: ag |\
eA A/A/A cdec | degd BA G/G/B |\
[1 AE E/E/E ABcd | egfa ge :|\
[2 AE E/E/E cde^c | d/e/d gd BAAd ||
ed e/f/g a2 af | gedc BG b/c/d |\
eaa^g ~a3 b | aged B/c/d ef |
geaf g2 ef | gedc BAGB |\
A ~E3 ^cde=c | d/e/d gd A2 |]
# Posted on February 13th 2006 by ceolachan
# Posted on May 24th 2012 by ceolachan