The Tarbolton

reel

Key signature: Edorian

Submitted on February 22nd 2002 by B Rad .

This tune has been added to 564 tunebooks.

Also known as Apotheosis Submission, Cooleen Bridge, Droichead Na Ciulin, Droichead Na Cuilín, Hatton Burn, The High Cross, Tarboltan, Tarbolton, Tarbolton Lodge.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

1891-1945 Disc 2 by Michael Coleman
A Dance Visit To Ireland by McCusker Brothers Ceilidhe Band
A Fathomless Sea by Mooncoin
A Lifelong Home by Alex Francis MacKay
Cape Breton Tradition by Buddy MacMaster
Contra Music: The Sound Of New England by Various Artists
Crossing To Scotland by Abby Newton
De Danann by De Danann
Dear Old Erin's Isle: Irish Traditional Music From America by Various Artists
Donkey's Years by The Roaring Donkey Sessions
Drimalost And Beyond CD1 by Danny Meehan
ElectricTrad Podcast (2010) by ElectricTrad
Fiddle Music 101 by Ashley And Dave MacIsaac
Foinn Seisiun 2 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
Folktrax 154 - The Sligo Fiddler: Michael Coleman by Michael Coleman
From West To East - Live Sessions by Various Artists
Good Boy M.A. by Michael Anthony MacLean
Green Mountain by Mary Cay Brass And Friends
Images by Barde
In Session by BoneZone
Ireland's Harvest : A Tribute To The Golden Years Of Music In Irish America by Joe Derrane, Frankie Gavin And Brian McGrath
Irish Jigs by Paul Hutchinson, John Hymas And Tony Harris
Le Violon by Graham Townsend
Masters Of Irish Music by Martin Byrnes
Matt Molloy by Matt Molloy
Memories Of Sligo by Tommy Healy And Johnny Duffy
My Love Is In America by Various Artists
Navvy On The Shore by Danny Meehan
No Matter How Cold And Wet You Are by Craobh Rua
One's Own Place by Kevin Henry
Over The Cabot Trail by Morgan MacQuarrie
Paddy Keenan by Paddy Keenan
Piper by Ryan J. MacNeil
Plays Traditional And Other Irish Tunes by Tom Fleming
Ruby's Reel by Inverness Fiddlers
Set Dancing Downunder by The Coast Ceili Band
Slowplay Jigs, Reels And Hornpipes by Jeffrey Hillgrove
Sparks On The Flags by The Bridge Céilí Band
Stanley And Grimm, Another Round by Stanley And Grimm
Temple House 2 by Temple House Ceili Band
The 'Reel' Thing by Wendy MacIsaac
The Angel's Share by Atlantic Wave
The Blue CD by Irish Session Tunes
The Bunch Of Keys: The Complete Recordings Of Johnny Doran by Johnny Doran
The Coleman Country Ceili Band by The Coleman Country Ceili Band
The Curlew by Cliff Moses
The Dear Little Isle by Inishbofin Ceili Band
The Departure by Chrissy Crowley
The Donegal Fiddle by Various Artists
The Killavil Post by Dartry Ceili Band
The Master Pipers Volume 1 by Johnny Doran
The Rare Stuff by The Rare Stuff
The Sinful, Wise And Insane by Warblefly
The Sound Of Coleman Country by Various Artists
The Tap Session by Andrea Beaton
The Wheels Of The World, Early Irish American Music, Vol. 1 by Various Artists
The Wheels Of The World: Classics Of Irish Traditional Music by Various Artists
Traditional Irish Music by William Sullivan
Traditional Irish Music From London by John Blake, Lamond Gillespie And Mick Leahy
Tresors Du Quebec En Musique by Les Frères Brunet
Up In The Air by Jonny Hardie And Gavin Marwick With Davy Cattanach
Where I Am by Brendan Callahan
Young Irish Musicians Weekend Vol. 1 by James Kelly, Paddy O'Brien, Tommy Martin, Daithi Sproule, Fintan Vallely

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

Mighty Tune

This is often played as a set
Tarbolton/The Longford Collector/The Sailor's Bonnet
Michael Coleman recorded this then the Bothy Band recorded a take of it - cementing these three tunes together forever.
Anywho those three tunes are all great on their own as well. This is also known as The Tarbolton Lodge, judging by the name it's originally Scottish (I Guess) but now it's Irish as Boxty. I like this tune because it's not all arpegio's & not very repetitive, it's got a flowing melody that's rock solid.
I'll post the rest of the reels in due time.

# Posted on February 22nd 2002 by B Rad

tarbolton lodge is found can the athole collection of scottish fiddle tunes....and no doubt a few other collections

# Posted on February 24th 2002 by laura nesbit

Chieftains 7

There's a great version of this tune on track 1 of the Cheiftains 7. It simply sounds magical.

# Posted on March 5th 2004 by uilleannpiper

Tarbolton

Johnny Doran and John Kelly played a smoking version on "The Bunch of Keys."

# Posted on March 19th 2004 by reelymcneely

Doran

yes, doran and kelly did a good rendition that was followed up by fermoy lasses

# Posted on December 10th 2004 by bmcclat

Spillane

this set can also be heard by davy spillane's "one day in june" on his shadow hunter album. his variation deviates a lot from the tune at times but nethertheless it is great hearing.

# Posted on September 28th 2006 by Scrappy the Godo

Cooleen Bridge

Under this name it appears in O'Neill's 1001.
Fiddler Johnny Allen, County Clare, gave this tune and “The Maids of Feakle” to O’Neill when the latter was visiting in the area. (source: Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin, 1999)

# Posted on October 19th 2006 by sixholes

The Blue Book and The Orange Book

In these books the tunes are arranged in sets. The tunes are played at a very pleasant speed making learning them easy and enjoyable. I would recommend these two books and accompanying CD's as the first books to buy for anyone who is serious about Irish music. It has taken me four years to stumble upon them. I could of saved a lot of time and aggravation if I had known of them. The Blue and Orange books are a must!

# Posted on December 27th 2006 by SalamancaMan

Blue and Orange Books

I neglected to say that Tarbolton,Longford Collector and Sailor's Bonnet is a set in the Blue Book.

# Posted on December 27th 2006 by SalamancaMan

How do you pronounce this?

is the accent on the first or second syllable?

# Posted on January 4th 2007 by Kheelch

Second syllable as far as I know.

# Posted on January 4th 2007 by Jason G

Missing note

What note is missing at the beginning of the B part?

# Posted on September 15th 2008 by BrownAdam

f#. At least, that's how Buddy MacMaster and I both play it, and I'm sure we can't both be wrong.

# Posted on March 3rd 2009 by Tall, Dark, and Mysterious

Davy Spillane's "One Day in June" set consists of --
My Love is in America / The Galway High / Tarbolton / The Longford Collector / The Sailor's Bonnet

# Posted on April 17th 2009 by bdh

The Tarbolton

Here it is played at a good session, from about 20 secs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4Zx_VSOzfA

# Posted on November 6th 2009 by bogman

How do you pronounce this? If anyone's still interested...

The village of Tarbolton in East Ayrshire, near which the Lodge was situated (the closest thing now is a caravan park with "pet friendly lodges"!) is locally pronounced Tar-BOW-ton with bow as in the front of a ship, not a bow tie. The inhabitants of the big house probably said "bol", but the stress is still on the second syllable.

# Posted on July 29th 2010 by Slightly Mad Scientist

One day in june "Shadow hunter" David Spillane Tarbolton - Longford tinker - Sailor´s bonnet

# Posted on April 20th 2011 by Manu Novo

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# Posted on April 21st 2011 by Manu Novo

2

# Posted on April 21st 2011 by Manu Novo

A valiant effort MN, but what a mess... :-/ I'd go back to the drawing board, like learning a bit more about notation in general, and ABC notation specifically, as well as retuning your ears and giving Spillane a closer listen, several. You could then run your next attempt past one of us here, even in discussion, and seek a bit of help, please, before you add anything more here...

Wishing you the best - 'c'

# Posted on November 13th 2011 by ceolachan

Oh no, you've been laying it on thick elsewhere as well... P-l-e-a-s-e - learn ABC notation before you do anymore, learn the basics for starters, like laying out the tune in 4 bar measures, grouping the notes in the usual fashion for the various time signatures, AND - using the headers too, out of respect for the music and those who might stumble across your attempts...

# Posted on November 13th 2011 by ceolachan