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The Steampacket

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on May 20th 2002 by Will Harmon.

This tune has been added to 209 tunebooks.

Also known as Flowery Mountains, The Mountain Lark, The Steam Packet, Trip To Athlone.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

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ALive by Kúla
All Things Considered by Danu
An Fhidil, Sraith 2 by Sean Keane, Kevin Burke, Paddy Glackin And Seamus Creagh
An Ghaoth Anair (The West Wind) by Na Fili
Another Feast Of Irish Folk by Various Artists
Another Time by Gavin Whelan
Between Words by Cé
Bothar Gan Briseadh/Down The Line by Calua
Carrying The Tune by Kevin Crawford
Ceolmhar by Holly Geraghty And Jonathan Roche
Classics Of Irish Piping Volume 2 by William Andrews And Liam Walsh
Come To Dance: A Celtic Tradition by John Whelan
Coolfin by Donal Lunny
Craic Of Dawn by An Tor
D Flute Album by Kevin Crawford
Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 11 by Matt Cunningham
De Danann by De Danann
Dead String Rhythm by Flynn Cohen
Drops Of Brandy by Sean McAloon And John Rea
Dublin Banjos by Sully And John Keenan
Ego Trip by MacDara Ó Raghallaigh
Farewell To Ireland CD 1 (of A Box Set Of 4) by Various Artists
First Hand by Mairi Rankin
Forgotten Days by Davy Spillane And Kevin Glackin
From Both Sides by Niamh Ni Charra
From Galway To Dublin: Early Recordings Of Traditional Irish Music by Various Artists
Halcyon Days by Sean McCarthy
I Will If I Can by John Carty
IAANJ Session V by Mike And Mary Rafferty And Session Musicians
In Full Spate by Paddy Glackin
In Retrospect by Danny O'Mahony
In The Smoke by Various Artists
Instrumental by The Dubliners
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Last Night's Fun by Knock-na-shee
Late... In The Night by Christy Barry, Conor McCarthy, Cyril O'Donoghue
Leitrim's Hidden Treasure by McNamara Family
Live At Lena's by The Lahawns
Live At Mona's by Various Artists
Masters Of Tradition by Various Artists
Melodeon by John Gannon
Milestone At The Garden by Irish Fiddle Masters From The 78 RPM Era
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My Love Is In America by David Power
Oidhreacht by Conor Keane
Our Musical Heritage Disc 2 by Various Artists
Our Musical Heritage Disc 3 by Various Artists
Paddy Keenan by Paddy Keenan
Past Masters Of Irish Dance Music by Various Artists
Pick Of The Litter by Wolfstone
Piping Hot by Various Artists
Potsticks by Sean Moloney
Riches Of Clare by Various Artists
Rogha Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy 2007 by Various Artists
Russell's House by Russell's House
Seamus Tansey With Eddie Corcoran by Seamus Tansey
Seisiún Na H-Éireann 2006 Festival CD by Various Artists
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Set Dances Of Ireland, Volume I by Various Artists
Sweeter As The Years Roll By by James Keane
Tap Of The Foot by Just Us
The Breeze From Erin by Various Artists
The Bunch Of Keys: The Complete Recordings Of Johnny Doran by Johnny Doran
The Chanter's Tune by Na Fili
The Family Album by The McCarthys
The Far Set by Michael Clarkson And Gerry Jones
The Gentlemen Pipers by Various Artists
The Green Mountain by Pat O'Connor
The Half Tail by Wolfstone
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The Leitrim Equation by Various Artists
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The Red Wellies by The Red Wellies
The Reel Years 1973 - 1983 by The Fureys And Davey Arthur
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The Wheels Of The World, Early Irish American Music, Vol. 1 by Various Artists
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The Steampacket

Zina sent me an email asking for my "setting" of this tune, too grand a word for how I play it, which is not far off the standard session settings I've heard from other fiddlers.

I originally learned that opening bar of the first half as: |A~G3 AGFD| and I still use that on occasion, but to me it lacks punch. Sometimes I play that first measure as: |DGBG AGFG| and sometimes I like to repeat the AGFG in the following measure for a little swing:

|(3GGG BG AGFG|AGFG Addc|

My B part is even closer to the "standard" version...I roll almost all those high g's, tho I suppose with a little noodling I could come up with something more creative. At session speed, though, I like the way the rolls ring out, so there they are. :-)

Incidentally, the Steampack makes a nice follow-up to Bantry Lasses, which I posted not too long ago.

# Posted on May 20th 2002 by Will Harmon

Oops

In the second to last measure, that should be an f after the triplet: |af (3gfe fde^c| d2 etc.

I fixed it in the abc notation. Gawd, if the clients I edit for saw what havoc I wreak in here....

# Posted on May 20th 2002 by Will Harmon

The Steam Packet (reel)

# Posted on August 30th 2004 by gian marco

Steam Packet, The (reel) by Kevin Crawford

# Posted on August 30th 2004 by gian marco

The Steampacket (reel) by Ronan Browne And Peter O'Loughlin

T:Steam Packet, The
M:C|
L:1/8
S:The South West Wind by Ronan Browne And Peter O'Loughlin
R:reel
Z:gmp
K:G
| A~G3 AGFD | A~G3 Addc | A2GB AGFD | ~F3G ABcB |
A~G3 AGFD | A~G3 Addc | A2GB AGFD | ~F3G ABcA |
d~g3 a~g3 | dgge fdcA | d~g3 aggf | dcde fdcA |
d~g3 agfg | abag ~f3g | afge fdef | dfag fdcA ||
"2nd time start" ~G3B AGFD |

# Posted on August 31st 2004 by gian marco

Related tunes

Kiss the Maid behid the Bar: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/676
Kitty's Gone a Milking: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1647
Trim the Velvet: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1142

# Posted on December 25th 2005 by slainte

Oops, that should read Kiss the Maid behind the *Barrel*.

# Posted on December 25th 2005 by slainte

Steampacket- Denis Murphy's version

Does anyone have the abc's for Denis Murphy's version of the steampacket, on the From Galway to Dublin CD, track 6. I sounds a bit different from the sheet music printed here. Thanks.

# Posted on February 12th 2007 by enirehtac

Spillane version

X:1
T:Steam Packet, The
M:C|
L:1/8
S:The South West Wind by Ronan Browne And Peter O'Loughlin
R:reel
Z:gmp
K:G
| A~G3 AGFG | A~G3 Addc | A~G3 AGFD | ~F3G ABcB |
A~G3 AGFD | A~G3 Addc | A~G3 AGFD | ~F3G ABcA |
d~g3 a~g3 | d~g3 fdcA | d~g3 a~g3 | d2eg fdcA |
d~g3 a~g3 | abag fefg | afge fgfe | d2eg fdcA ||
"2nd time start" ~G3B AGFD |

# Posted on January 7th 2011 by Manu Novo

Spillane version 2

X:1
T:Steam Packet, The
M:C|
L:1/8
S: Davy Spillane and Kevin Glackin
R:reel
Z:
K:G
| A~G3 AGFG | A~G3 Addc | A~G3 AGFD | =F3G ABcB |
A~G3 AGFD | A~G3 Addc | A~G3 AGFD | =F3G ABcA |
d~g3 a~g3 | d~g3 fdcA | d~g3 a~g3 | d2eg fdcA |
d~g3 a~g3 | abag fefg | afge fgfe | d2eg fdcA ||

# Posted on January 7th 2011 by Manu Novo

Would also say that the Crooked Road is a related tune. Setting I learned from Brian McGrath has almost identical B part.

# Posted on June 8th 2011 by Steven Hawson