The New Copperplate

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on August 12th 2002 by Bannerman.

This tune has been added to 180 tunebooks.

Also known as (New) Copperplate, The Copper Plate, The Copperplate, New Copperplate.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 15 Times Around by Tim O'Shea And Friends
• A Dance Visit To Ireland by McCusker Brothers Ceilidhe Band
• A Language I Understand by Annwn
• A Tribute To John McKenna by Mick Woods
• At It Again by John Carty
• Bandalised by Vin Garbutt
• Barr Na Cuille by Neil Mulligan
• Brian Kelly by Brian Kelly
• Celtic Ceili by Various Artists
• Ceol Na Carraige by The Owenabue Valley Trad Group
• Come To An Irish Dance Party by Laichtín Naofa Céilí Band.
• Come To Dance: A Celtic Tradition by John Whelan
• Concertina Music From West Clare by Elizabeth Crotty
• Drops Of Brandy by Sean McAloon And John Rea
• Duchas Ceoil “Dance Of The Honeybee” by The Lennon Family
• Flower Of The Red Mill by Sarah Blair
• Foinn Seisiun 2 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
• Forty Years Of Irish Piping by Seamus Ennis
• In Good Hands by Paddy Murphy
• In Safe Hands by Various Artists
• In Session by Eoin O'Neill
• Ireland's Best Session Tunes CD 1 by Waltons Recording
• Irish Accordion Masters by Joe Derrane And Jerry O'Brien
• Kitty Lie Over by Mick O'Brien And Caoimhin O'Raghallaigh
• Lamh Ar Lamh (Many Hands) CD 1 by Various Artists
• Let Down The Blade by John Regan And Paddy Glackin
• Live In Lisdoonvarna by The Kilfenora Ceili Band
• Morning Rory by Michael McGoldrick
• No Place Like Home by Gerry O'Connor
• Set Dances Of Ireland, Volume I by Various Artists
• Slán Le Loch Eirne by Seamus Quinn And Gary Hastings
• Sligo Fiddle (Disk 1) by John Vesey
• The Apple In Winter by Brian Conway And Tony DeMarco
• The Bonny Bunch Of Roses by Seamus Ennis
• The Crooked Stair by Cran
• The Enduring Magic by Michael Coleman
• The Funny Reel by Joe Burke, Andy McGann And Felix Dolan
• The House I Was Reared In by Christy McNamara
• The Mason's Apron by The Madden Brothers
• The McDonaghs Of Ballinafad And Friends by Larry And Michael Joe McDonagh
• The Music Makers: Celebrating 35 Years Of Comhaltas In Leeds by Leeds CCE
• The Nervous Man by Mícheál O' Raghallaigh
• The Phantom Shadows Of A Connaught Fire (1 Of 3) by Seamus Tansey
• The Schoolmaster's House by Mike McHale
• The Wind Among The Reeds by Tommy Keane And Jaqueline McCarthy
• Tobar An Dúchais by Brid O'Donohue
• Tobar An Dúchais: Solo Traditional Irish Tin Whistle Music From County Clare by Bríd O'Donohue
• Traditional Dance Music Of Ireland by Various Artists
• Traditional Fiddle Music From Donegal by Con Cassidy
• Traditional Irish Dance Music by Various Artists
• Traditional Irish Music In America: The East Coast by Various Artists
• Voyager: Ireland's Tin Whistle by Various Artists
• Waiting For An Echo by Solas
• Warming Up by Martin Mulhaire, S�amus Connolly And Jack Coen

X: 1
T: New Copperplate, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
G2dG BGdG|~G2dc BGGB|A2eA cAeA|
~A2ed cAFA|G2dG BGdG|~G2dc BGG2|
ABcd efge|1 aged cAFA:|2 aged ^cdef||
|:g2 gf g2ef|gedc BGGB|Aaag agea|
aged ^cdef|g2 gf g2ef|gedc BGGB|
ABcd efge|1 aged ^cdef:|2 aged cAFA||

The New Copperplate

This reel is normally played before the Old Copperplate (already posted on the site) - they make a great pair!

# Posted on August 12th 2002 by Bannerman

Copperplate/Caber Feigh

While playing versions of Caber Feigh/Rakish Paddy, I noticed a strong relationship with this tune. It also occured to me that 'Copperplate' may be a mis-hearing/reading of 'Caber Feigh'

# Posted on December 12th 2005 by Sharon the Flute

Yes, it's pretty obvious. Look at the transcription of the 4-part version of Rakish Paddy: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/86/comments#comment153006

# Posted on December 13th 2005 by slainte

The Deer's Antlers

I've been doing the same thing - comparing different settings of Rakish Paddy and the Copperplates. After looking at some old Scottish versions in C, I've come up with my own version which combines the nice bits of both tunes:

X: 1
T: Cabar Féidh
T: The Deer's Antlers
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Cmaj
~c3B c2AB|cAGF ECCE|Dddc dcAc|dcAG FDDB|
~c3B c2AB|cAGF ECCE|DEFG ABcA|1 dcAG FDDB:|2 dcAG FDDf||
|:ecgc acgc|ecgc ecce|fdad bdad|fdad fddf|
ecgc acgc|ecgc eccg|afge fde^c|1 dcAG FDDf:|2 dcAG FDDB||

# Posted on June 18th 2006 by Dow

Idea for a set of related tunes

Rakish Paddy sounds nice squeezed in between the New and Old Copperplate, and then you could add in the C version to spice it up a bit, so either:

The New Copperplate / Rakish Paddy / The Old Copperplate / The Deer's Antlers

or:

The Deer's Antlers / The New Copperplate / Rakish Paddy / The Old Copperplate

The latter would be better for a session if you don't want to be playing solo for the last tune.

# Posted on June 18th 2006 by Dow

The New Copperplates/ The Old Copperplates/ Rakish Paddy

I remember I played the set while I was at Mr. Ptarmigan's session in Antrim and at the Porterhouse in London. You could play a piping classic "The Old Bush" before the 3 tunes. That's a nice set for everyone.

# Posted on June 18th 2006 by slainte

Yes, that should be singular.

# Posted on June 18th 2006 by slainte

Old and new?

mmm... confusing, as often happens here. This 'new' copperplate listed here is the older one isn't it and the other one is the newer one? I think I know this as 'The Copperplate' and the other one as the 'The New Copperplate', but who's to say, many many tunes and many names as always.

# Posted on September 16th 2007 by WhistlinLeeds

The new one usually comes before the old one. Is this the cause of confusion?

# Posted on September 16th 2007 by slainte

Er, no. I'm with Mark on this. I know this one as The Copperplate, and the other as the New Copperplate.

# Posted on September 17th 2007 by benhall.1