Peter Street

reel

Key signature: Amajor

Submitted on November 30th 2002 by lazyhound.

This tune has been added to 94 tunebooks.

Also known as Babe In The Wood, Babes In The Wood, The Blanchland Races, Timor The Tartar, Timor The Tarter, Timour The Tartar.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

A Dance Visit To Ireland by McCusker Brothers Ceilidhe Band
Another Measure: Scottish Country Dance Music From The 1950's, Volume 2 by Adam Rennie And His Scottish Country Dance Quartet
Both Ears And The Tail by Martin Carthy And Dave Swarbrick
Consider The Source by Brian Conway
Craic'd! by Atlantic Wave
Fiddlers Five by Fiddlers Five
Flying On Home by Airdance
Haven by Flook
House Sessions by Brenda Stubbert
In The Fields In Frost And Snow by Chris Norman
Irish Dance Music by Various Artists
Irish Dances by Various Artists
Irish Piping Tradition by Gay McKeon
Memories Of Clare by Bobby Gardiner
My Lagan Love by Anne-Marie O'Farrell
My Roots Are Showing by Natalie MacMaster
Northumberland Forever by High Level Ranters
Portrait Of A Scottish Jew's Harp Player by Lindsay Porteous
Rattlin' Banjos (part 2) by David McNevin
Step This Way by David Lindquist
Swarbrick 1 by Dave Swarbrick
Tear The House Down by The Fables
The Celtic Harp by The Chieftains
The Drones And The Chanters Vol.2 by Various Artists
The Floating Bowhand by Jim McKillop
The Professor by James Morrison
The Strathspey King by James Scott Skinner
Tiomnacht / Handed On by Eoin O Riabhaigh
Trip Over The Mountain by Watkin Lees
Whirlwind by Brian Hughes

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

from a New England collection.

# Posted on November 30th 2002 by lazyhound

This tune appears to be originally Scottish. It is also known as "Timour the Tartar".

# Posted on December 1st 2002 by lazyhound

As a Northumbrian I know this one as "The Blanchland Races". Blanchland is a lovely little village in South Northumberland with lots of old sandstone buildings, and for such a little place, there are quite a lot of tourists in summer who all head for the tea rooms. I'm not sure of the true origins of the tune - some people have said that it is English, but I would probably agree with you on this one, Trevor. It sounds more Scottish than Northumbrian, but there are a lot of Borders tunes that appear to have been passed back and forth between both sides of the border to the extent that the tune's origins get lost along the way. I would guess that since the tune has been around for a long time in Northumberland under a different name, if it is Scottish, it will be a Scottish Borders tune.
Mark

# Posted on December 3rd 2002 by Dow

Peter Street

Transpose this tune to its "proper" key (wink-wink), D major, and you've got a great pipe tune. Robbie Hannan recorded it on "The Drones and Chanters, Vol II".

# Posted on December 30th 2002 by Hanley

Peter Street

John McGann has this tune in his Book "Octave Mandolin & Bouzouki" which plays very nicely in A, and I have transposed it to G for ease of playing. I haven't heard it in a session before, anyone care to venture why? It's an excellent reel with a tricky part in B, where you have to make sure the timing doesn't get hung up.

# Posted on January 24th 2004 by windybaer

"New England Fiddler's Repertoire"

by Randy Miller and Jack Perron, first published in 1983.

http://www.randymillerprints.com/fiddletunebooks.htm

Page 153: "Peter Street Reel"

# Posted on March 10th 2006 by ceolachan

J. Scott Skinner - Timour the Tartar

In a book I have, it says this tune (Timour the Tartar) was recorded in 1910 by the Scottish fiddler J. Scott Skinner, "The Strathspey King".

... though the version I have has "fewer" notes and is a Strathspey.

For example, in the second and fourth bars, there are no alternating low A's or low E's (respectively). The bars are simply written as quarter notes. A few other bars have quite a few differences. The tune posted here seems to be a slightly Irished-ized version. (I know, that's not a word....)

# Posted on March 17th 2006 by Grack

I take that back, it IS written as a reel in my version as well....

# Posted on March 17th 2006 by Grack

Name otf the tune

I don't remember the name on the vinyl but this tune was played by Dave Swarbrick on one of this solo album in 197xxx ...with some little differences
May be "The Nightingale ?" but I'm really not sure
(sorry for my bad english, I'am french...)

# Posted on March 31st 2006 by HENRI460454

"Babes in the Wood" / "Timor the Tartan" ~ rescued duplication

Key signature: A Major
Submitted on January 23rd 2008 by D.J.F..
~ /tunes/display/8175

This very simple yet effective reel is, I'm guessing, from Scotland. I first heard it whilst playing with the Scottish Fiddle Orchestra about five years ago. My first traditional music experience I think!

Here is a link for you to hear the reel...you just catch it at the end of the thirty second long sample:

http://www.amazon.com/Legendary-Scottish-Fiddle-Orchestra/dp/B00000IM4N

Click on sample no. 6

# Posted on January 23rd 2008 by D.J.F.

# Posted on January 23rd 2008 by ceolachan

And in Gmaj for the B/C box players

X: 1
T: Peter Street in G
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
G2 (3BAG dG (3BAG|dGgG fGeG|dG (3BAG dGeG|ADcD BDAD|
G2 (3BAG dG (3BAG|dGgG fGeG|dedB dgdB|AGAB G4:|
|:D2 (3FED AD (3FED|ADcD BDAD|G2 (3BAG dG (3BAG|dGgG fGeG|
d^cdB gfge|d^cdB gfge|dBgf edcB|AGFE DEFD:||

# Posted on March 30th 2008 by dogbox