The Wheels Of The World
reel
Key signature: Dmixolydian
Submitted on October 4th 2002 by Will Harmon.
This tune has been added to 121 tunebooks.
Also known as Wheels Of The World.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
- All Ireland Champion Musicians Singers And Dancers On Tour Of Australia by Na Ridiri
- At Complete Ease by John Carty And Brian Rooney
- Best Of Finbarr Dwyer by Finbarr Dwyer
- Bridgetown by Johnny B. Connolly
- Bruscar Bán by The Culchies
- Celtic Celebration by Dirk Freymuth
- Ceol Agus Foinn : Music And Songs From The Willie Clancy Summer School by Various Artists
- Ceol An Clair by Various Artists
- Crossroads by Joe Ryan, Eddie Clark
- Dig With It by Randal Bays, Dave Marshall And Willie Bays
- Draw The Bow by Malachy Bourke
- Drimalost And Beyond CD2 by Danny Meehan
- Evening Comes Early by John Doyle
- Feadoga Stain by Mary Bergin
- Fierce Traditional by Frankie Gavin
- Finnegan's AWake by Finnegan's AWake
- Flagstone Memories by Andrew Mac Namara, Orla Harrington And Jim Higgins
- For The Love Of Tara by Denis Lanctot
- From The Archives by Sean McGuire And Josephine Keegan
- Gusty's Frolicks by Sean Keane
- If The Cap Fits by Kevin Burke
- Lifescapes Celtic Fiddle by Various Artists
- Live At Johnny Fox's by Dervish
- Man Of Achievement by Sean Maguire
- Milestone At The Garden by Irish Fiddle Masters From The 78 RPM Era
- Out West by Mick Doherty And Robert Zielinski
- P.J. Hernon by P.J. And Marcus Hernon
- Playing With Fire by Dervish
- Raven by John Williams
- Seán Ryan CD1 by Sean Ryan
- Show The Lady: Music For The Sets Volume 5 by Various Artists
- Sligo Fiddle (Disk 2) by John Vesey
- Slipstream by Frank Simon
- Sweeter As The Years Roll By by James Keane
- Tasty Touches CD 2 by Martin Donohoe
- The Art Of Traditional Fiddle Playing by Matt Cranitch
- The Blue CD by Irish Session Tunes
- The Donegal Fiddler by Danny O'Donnell
- The Ewe With The Crooked Horn by Colm Gannon, Jesse Smith And John Blake
- The Factory Turn by Damian O'Brien And Oliver Loughlin With Arty McGlynn And Kevin Brehony
- The Fire Aflame by Keane, Molloy, O'Flynn
- The High Part Of The Road by Tommy Peoples And Paul Brady
- The Leg Of The Duck by Joe Burke, Michael Cooney And Noreen Donoghue
- The Little Country by Charles De Lint
- The Morning Mist by Joe Burke
- The Poison Glen (Gleann Nimhe) by Altan
- The Reel Years 1973 - 1983 by The Fureys And Davey Arthur
- The Sailor's Cravat by Paddy O'Brien
- The Sligo Indians by Tony DeMarco
- 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
- Three Mile Stone by Three Mile Stone
- Traditional Irish Music On Flute And Pipes by Brian Holleran And Brian Bigley
- Traditional Music Of Ireland, Vol. 1 by Sean Ryan
- Trip Over The Mountain by Watkin Lees
- Uilleann Piping, Another Generation by A New Dawn
- Under The Diamond by Liz And Yvonne Kane
- Unheard by Eddie Clarke
X: 1
T: Wheels Of The World, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmix
FA|:dD (3FED FAGF|EC (3CCC EFGA|dD (3FED FAGF|EDCE D2 FA|
dD (3FED FAGF|EDCD EFGc|AddB cBAG|1 ECGE D2 FA:|2 ECGE D2 AB||
|:dAdf afdf|ecgc acge|dAdf afdf|edce d2 AB|(3ddd df afdf|
ecgc acge|abag efge|1 fage d2 AB:|2 fage d2 FA||
Wheels of the World
I learned this setting from Breathnach's Volume 1, and I've kept the notes basically the same here, I like this reel played at a slower tempo, "stately" as the old boys liked to say, and it follows nicely after one of the Paddy Fahy's reels posted here by Zina recently. Sounds great on banjo, too.
# Posted on October 4th 2002 by Will Harmon
The Wheels of the World
This tune is also on a recording called The Wheels of the World: Early Irish American Music, Volume One. It is a various artists cd of old recordings. The Wheels of the World is played after Rakish Paddy in a set done by James Morrison.
# Posted on October 8th 2002 by aliceflynn
The fiddler I accompany uses a third part to this tune that drops from D mix. to C. Does anyone know it who can transcribe to ABC?
# Posted on October 10th 2002 by vonnieestes
Even before I posted this version, I knew a variant that I now prefer playing as the "basic melody" line, as follows.
X: 1
T: Wheels Of The World, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmix
dc|:AD (DDD FAGF|EC (3CCC G,CEG|AD (3DDD FAde|=fedc Addc|
|AD (3DDD FAGF|EDCD EFGc|AddB cBAG|1 ECGE D2 dc:|2 ECGE D2 AB||
|:dAdf afdf|ecgc acgc|dAdf afdf|edce d2 A(3BBc|
|dAdf afdf|ecgc acge|abag efge|1 fage d2 AB:|2 fage d2 dc||
# Posted on September 9th 2004 by Will Harmon
Kevin Burke's version
Here's generally what I play, based on Kevin Burke's version from 'If the Cap Fits':
X:1
T: The Wheels Of The World
S:Based on Kevin Burke's version from 'If The Cap Fits'. Transcribed by Mark MacDiarmid.
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmix
B|ADED FAGF|E ~C3 G,CEG|A ~D3 FAde|=fedc Addc|
ADED FAGF|E~C3 G,CEG|A2dB cBAG|1 EDD E{G}ED d:|2 EDD E{G}ED AB||
c3 egecA|d2 adbdad|~c3 ded^cd|e~a3edAB|
c3 egecA|d2 adbdad|abag efge|1 (3fgage d2 AB:|2 ~f3e d3 ||
# Posted on August 17th 2006 by Ger the Rigger
Frankie Gavin
On "Fierce Traditional", Frankie Gavin plays this tune and the B part is a nice hybrid between the version given here and the Kevin Burke version. Each time Franki goes to the B section of the song, he plays the first repeat the normal way, and the second repeat the "Kevin" way (more or less, given that he has all of his own stylistic stuff jammed in there too). It is a nice variation. For some reason I find it very satisfying when the B part starts with a D -> C chord progression, and then when it repeats it flips to C -> D.
# Posted on January 7th 2007 by timmy!
Im 3 years late...
Nice take on that Will.
# Posted on February 21st 2007 by The Merry Highlander
Wheels of the World
Does anyone know the version of this tune Frankie Gavin does on " Fierce Traditional", ie. seen a transcript. It
is a cracker. Its fairly different from the standard version you see (or hear) about the place. Its also got a extra part I expect.
Does anyone know anything about the history of the tune?
# Posted on August 23rd 2007 by chuneboi slim
Re: Wheels of the World
I don't recall Frankie Gavin playing anything other than the standard version of this tune on "Fierce", although I'll go back and have a listen again. He also recorded it on viola on an obscure Irish Tour of Germany CD, which I had to take back to the shop because that particular track "stuck" on the CD. Shame, cause he was playing with Liam O'Flynn and Desi Wilkinson, and I've never come across the recording again.
# Posted on August 23rd 2007 by Kenny
CD
This tune is on a brand new cd by Colm Gannon, Jesse Smith and John Blake called 'The Ewe With the Crooked Horn
They play the Dunboyne Straw Plaiters before The Wheels of the World. Lovely CD.
# Posted on April 17th 2010 by anita broderick
K: D Major
C# throughout make the 2d part sound new and intresting
# Posted on May 14th 2010 by birlibirdie
check out joe burkes version on his CD, the morning mist. no doubt that this is one hell of a box tune. the low notes incorporated into the tune give it a haunting sound if you ask me.
# Posted on November 1st 2010 by boxplayer2
Mick Doherty and Rob Zielinski - Wheels of the World
Here's a really niice version of this tune!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=yJN-s0MSqaU
# Posted on April 11th 2012 by The Lobstaman