The Mountain Top
reel
Key signature: Gmajor
Submitted on February 1st 2002 by Josh Kane.
This tune has been added to 137 tunebooks.
Also known as Barr An TSlÊibhe, Booby, Dillon Brown, The Dunne Hills.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
- A Few Tunes by John Skelton
- Across The Pond by Kevin Griffin, Roger Burridge And Others
- After The Morning by Alan Kelly
- Ah, Surely! by Eddie Cahill
- An Crann Carraige (Concertina Melodies From Tuamgraney, East Clare) by Martin O'Brien
- At Complete Ease by John Carty And Brian Rooney
- At Home by Gerry Harrington
- Atlantic Wave by Paddy Reynolds, Charlie Mulvihill, James Keane, Felix Dolan
- Augusta: 20 Years Of Irish Music Recorded Live At The Augusta Heritage Center by Various Artists
- Barefoot On The Altar by Chulrua
- Ceol Tire by Various Artists
- Ceolmhar by Holly Geraghty And Jonathan Roche
- Cherish The Ladies-Live by Cherish The Ladies
- Collection Of Jigs And Reels by Shaskeen
- Concertina Music From West Clare by Elizabeth Crotty
- Cotton-Eyed Joe by The Chieftains
- Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 2 by Matt Cunningham
- Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 4 by Matt Cunningham
- Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 6 by Matt Cunningham
- Different State by Paudie O'Connor
- Down The Broom by Trouble In The Kitchen
- Fiddler's Choice by Jerry Holland
- Foinn Seisiun 3 by Ennis/Dublin Session Group
- Fortune Favours The Merry by Peter Horan And Gerry Harrington
- From Leitrim To London by Brian Rooney
- Gavin Whelan by Gavin Whelan
- If Ida Been Here, Ida Been There by Craobh Rua
- Island Eddy by Island Eddy
- Keepers Of Tradition: Concertina Players Of County Clare by Various Artists
- Kitty Lie Over by Mick O'Brien And Caoimhin O'Raghallaigh
- Live At Lowry's by Lowry's Tuesday Session
- Mick Mulcahy And Friends by Mick Mulcahy
- Midsummer's Night by Dervish
- Moving Cloud by Moving Cloud
- Music Of Sligo by Peter Horan And Fred Finn
- Musical Memories by Tom Dunne And Joe Banjo Burke
- Northern Banjo by Ken Pearlman
- Party Acadien by Eddy Arsenault Et Famille, Anastasia DesRoches, Louise Arsenault
- Reeltime by Reeltime
- Set Dances Of Ireland, Volume I by Various Artists
- Sporting Nell by Tommy McCarthy
- Tampa Session Sets, Vol. 1 by Clan Tampa
- Temple House 1 by Temple House Ceili Band
- The Chieftains 2 by The Chieftains
- The Coleman Country Ceili Band by The Coleman Country Ceili Band
- The Dear Little Isle by Inishbofin Ceili Band
- The Fairy Bridges by Josephine Keegan
- The Family Album by The McCarthys
- The Flute Players Of Roscommon - Vol 1 by Various Artists
- The Good Ear by Dougal Adams And Ormonde Waters
- The Humours Of Derrybeha by Pat O'Connor
- The Mulcahy Family by The Mulcahy Family
- The Orkney Fiddler by Fiona Driver
- The Selkies' Song by Debbie Scott
- The Twentieth Anniversary Collection by Various Artists
- They'll Be Good Yet by Kitty Hayes And Peter Laban
- Think Before You Think by Danu
- Tin Whistles by Paddy Moloney And Sean Potts
- Traditional Irish Music From Co. Longford by Peter Carberry
- Traditional Irish Music From County Clare by Eamon Cotter
- Traditional Irish Music From Doolin Co. Clare by Terry Bingham
- With Complements by Patsy Reid
X: 1
T: Mountain Top, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
|: B2AG EGDE | G2 (3B^cd {f}edgd | BG{B}AG EGDG |1 (3BcB Ad BGGA :|2 (3BcB Ac BG~G2 ||
Bd (3B^cd edBA | Bdef gfed | BddB d2ge | dBAd BGGA |
Bd (3B^cd edBA | (3B^cd ef ~g2ga | bgaf gfed | (3efg fa gedc ||
I learned this tune off the Danu album "Think Before You Think." This tune, I find, goes well with both "The Traveller" and "Glen Allen." I like to play it at a quicker, more up-beat pace than normal.
# Posted on February 1st 2002 by Josh Kane
First recorded by Michael Coleman
I *think*...
# Posted on July 7th 2003 by pchaffee
Closely related reel in Edor: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/78/comments#comment99861 The two tunes would make a nice set.
# Posted on December 14th 2005 by slainte
The Mountain Top
Third tune here.......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR4m-eNkiJQ&playnext_from=TL&videos=f8eSobvSzA8
# Posted on May 17th 2010 by bogman