The Bloom Of Youth

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on November 8th 2002 by SPeak.

This tune has been added to 62 tunebooks.

Also known as Tansey's Favourite.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Tribute To John McKenna by Mick Woods
• At First Light by Michael McGoldrick And John McSherry
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 11 by Matt Cunningham
• Down The Back Lane by Chulrua
• From Ballymote To Brooklyn by Paddy Killoran and James Morrison
• His Original Recordings by John McKenna
• In Good Company - The Very Best Of by Kevin Burke
• Lamh Ar Lamh (Many Hands) CD 1 by Various Artists
• Last Night's Fun by John Carty
• Like Magic by Todd Denman And Bill Dennehy
• Masters Of Tradition by Various Artists
• Memories Of Clare by Bobby Gardiner
• Over The Edge by Moher
• Pathway To The Well by Matt Molloy And John Carty With Arty McGlynn
• Seamus Tansey With Eddie Corcoran by Seamus Tansey
• The Dusty Miller by Conor, Gay And Seán McKeon
• The Flute Players Of Roscommon - Vol 1 by Various Artists
• The Spirit Of West Clare by Bobby Casey
• The Wyndy Turn by Dan Healy And Ciaran O'Raghallaigh
• Up Close by Kevin Burke
• Within A Mile O' Jamestown by Mick Mulvey

X: 1
T: Bloom Of Youth, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
G2DG EGDE|G2BG AE~E2|G2DG EGAB|1 cedc BGAF:|2 cedc BG~G2||
gd~d2 eB~B2|cBAc BE~E2|g2gd edBA|Bdgd BG~G2|
g2bg eB~B2|cBAc BG~G2|c2cB cdef|gedc BGAF||

I like the title. This tune can be played with a nice swing.

# Posted on November 8th 2002 by SPeak

Planxty - "After The Break"

Planxty did a version of this but in the liner notes it is explained as "an unusual version of Lucky In Love". However, "Lucky In Love" is a completely different reel in G. I think the tune they play is close enough to "The Bloom Of Youth" to be transcribed here. I like their version because it goes below the octave at the end of the 2nd part:

G2{B}AG EGDE|G2BG AE~E2|G2{B}AG EGAB|cedc BGAF|
G2{B}AG EGDE|G2BG AEEF|G2{B}AG EGAB|cedc BG~G2||
gedg edBA|(3BcB {c}BG AE~E2|~g3d edBA|(3Bcd gd BG~G2|
eg~g2 eB~B2|dBAF GE~E2|DzDE GABc|dedc BGAF||

# Posted on January 22nd 2003 by Dow

Another name for that Planxty setting is "Tansey's", apparently.

# Posted on May 27th 2003 by Dow

Anyone have a recording of Seamus Tansey playing it?

# Posted on May 27th 2003 by Dow

Other version

I know this tune in an other version:

X:2
T:The Bloom of Youth
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:150
B:110 Irish Fiddle Tunes vol. 2
R:Reel
N:Collected by: Sinéad Madden
N:Published by: Waltons
K:G
G2 DG EGDF | G2 BG AGEF | G2 DG EGBc | dBcA BGAF |
G2 DG EGDF | G2 BG AGEF | G2 DG EGBc | dBAc BG G2 :|
|:gd (3ddd edcA | BdAc BE (3EEE | gd (3ddd edcA | dcAc BG G2 |
gd (3ddd edcA | BdAc BE E2 | cBcd efge | dBAc BG G2:|

# Posted on August 19th 2008 by boisei0

Bloom of youth

Lucky in Love is a completely different tune but it is also the tune John McKenna plays before the Bloom of Youth on his 78 rpm. It's easy to confuse names in these cases.

# Posted on December 4th 2008 by kilfarboy