The Flowers Of Spring
jig
Key signature: Adorian
Submitted on January 3rd 2003 by cuchulain54.
This tune has been added to 47 tunebooks.
Also known as Billy's, Bláthanna An Earraigh, Condon's Frolics, Tom Billy's, Tom Billy's Favourite.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
- Archives #3 by Jean Carignan
- Beyond Words by Niall Vallely
- Brathar Na NOl by Monks Of The Screw Trio
- Brian Kelly by Brian Kelly
- Celtic Celebration by Dirk Freymuth
- Celtic Crossing by William Coulter
- Ceol Agus Foinn : Music And Songs From The Willie Clancy Summer School by Various Artists
- Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 2 by Matt Cunningham
- Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 4 by Matt Cunningham
- Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 5 by Matt Cunningham
- Dancing On Silver by Tim Collins
- Dog Big And Dog Little by Ben Lennon, Seamus Quinn, Gabriel McArdle, Ciaran Curran
- Dragon Reels by Roger Landes
- Draw The Bow by Malachy Bourke
- Farewell To Ireland CD 2 (Of A Box Set Of 4) by Various Artists
- Feadoga Stain by Mary Bergin
- Fermanagh Ceili by Pride Of Erin Ceili Band
- Finnegan's AWake by Finnegan's AWake
- Foinn Seisiun 1 by Ceoltóirà Cultúrlainne
- Harmony Hill by Dervish
- I'm Leaving Tipperary by Various Artists
- Irish Fiddle Solos by Pete Cooper
- Irish Night by The Gallowglass Ceili Band
- Irlande by Frankie Gavin, Arty Mc Glynn And Aidan Coffey
- Jody's Heaven by Jody's Heaven
- Kerry Fiddles - Fiddle Music From Sliabh Luachra by Padraig O'Keeffe, Denis Murphy, Julia Clifford
- Kerry's Own Paddy Cronin by Paddy Cronin
- Lamh Ar Lamh (Many Hands) CD 1 by Various Artists
- Lifescapes Celtic Fiddle by Various Artists
- Live At Martyrs' by Gan Bua
- Live At Trinity Hall by Trinity Hall Session Players
- Lover's Ghost by Cran
- Macalla Na HÓige by Hugh Healy And Colm Healy
- Marie And Martin Reilly by Marie And Martin Reilly
- Matt Molloy, Paul Brady, Tommy Peoples by Matt Molloy, Paul Brady, Tommy Peoples
- Melodic Journeys by James Kelly
- Memories Of Sligo by Roger Sherlock
- Mind The Dresser: Music For The Sets Volume 2 by Various Artists
- Music For The Set by Johnny O'Leary
- Musical Memories by Tom Dunne And Joe Banjo Burke
- No Place Like Home by Gerry O'Connor
- Noel Hill And Tony Linnane by Noel Hill And Tony Linnane
- Orion by Orion
- Paddy In The Smoke by Various Artists
- Poirt An Phiobaire by Paddy Keenan
- Rian by Liam O'Maonlai
- Rip The Calico by Paul Dooley
- Round The House And Mind The Dresser: Irish Country House Dance Music by Various Artists
- Sceal Eile by Gerry Harrington And Eoghan O'Sullivan
- Selected Jigs Reels And Songs by De Danann
- Set Dances Of Ireland: Music For Listening And Dancing by Various Artists
- Sounds From The Atlantic by Innisheer
- Stark Ravin' by Roy Johnstone
- Step This Way by David Lindquist
- Sunday After Mass by Denis O Connor And Con Moynihan
- The Apple In Winter by Brian Conway And Tony DeMarco
- The Best Of De Danann by De Danann
- The Best Of Irish Jigs And Reels Vol.1 by Various Artists
- The Chieftains 3 by The Chieftains
- The Dusty Miller by Conor, Gay And Seán McKeon
- The Iron Man by Tommy Peoples And Daithi Sproule
- The Mason's Apron by The Madden Brothers
- The Night Rambler's Companion by Harry Bradley
- The Pipers Club by The Pipers Club Ceili Bnad
- The Professor by James Morrison
- The Rushy Mountain: Classic Music From Sliabh Luachra 1952-77 by Various Artists
- The Silver Spire by Karen Tweed
- The Sliabh Luachra Fiddle Master by Padraig O'Keefe
- The Star Above The Garter by Denis Murphy And Julia Clifford
- The Wounded Hussar by Pete Cooper
- Traditional Irish Music by Setanta
- Traditional Irish Music From London by John Blake, Lamond Gillespie And Mick Leahy
- Traditional Irish Music On Flute And Tin Whistle by Laurence Nugent
- Traditional Music From The Glens Of Antrim by Leo Brown And PJ Hill
- Traditional Music From The Kingdom Of Kerry by Jimmy Doyle And Dan O'Leary
- Unearthed by Paul McGlinchey
- Unleashed by The Border Collies
- Water From The Well by The Chieftains
- Weeds In The Garden by Muintir Lewis
- With A Lot Of Help From Their Friends by Mary Custy And Eoin O'Neill
- Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 3, Disc 2 by Various Artists
X: 1
T: Flowers Of Spring, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Ador
|:G | ABA ABd | edB G2B | dBB GBB | AB defg |
ABA ABd | edB G2B | dBB GBB | ABA A2 :|
|:e | eaa aga | bab age | ege dBd | ega ged |
eab aga |bab age |e/2f/2ge dBG | ABA A2:||
I don't really know anything about this tune, but I like it.
# Posted on January 3rd 2003 by cuchulain54
Pressured by recent postings to say more about this, I should add that I learned this tune from a friend and I don't know where he got it, nor have I ever heard it recorded. We played in in A dorian, then broke into the Walls of Liscarroll, which we treated as if in D mixolydian (I see it posted in the Sessions as D minor, which affects the melody not a bit but of course influences the backer's choices greatly).
# Posted on January 8th 2003 by cuchulain54
The Flower's Of Spring
Hey Cuch, the woodenflute tune database lists this tune, along with a three-part jig called Tom Billy's. Apparently the Tom Billy's name is also someotimes applied to Flowers Of Spring. There are a few differences in the setting. I started playing around with it, and ended up with the following for the A part:
|:ABA ABd|edB G2 B|dBA GBA|GBd edg|
|ABA ABd|edB G2 B|dBB gBB|1 ABA A2 G:|2 ABA A2 d||
The database also lists it in E dorian, based on DeDannan (no recording or performance info given), and this setting falls very easily onto fiddle:
K: E dorian
|:~E3 EFA|BAF D2 F|AFE DED|DFA BAd|
|~E3 EFA|BAF D2 F|AFF dFF|1 EFE E2 D:|2 EFE E2 A||
|:Bee ede|~f3 edB|BdB DFA|~B3 dBA|
|Bee ede|~f3 edB|BdB DFA|1 EFE E2 A:|2 EFE E2 D||
# Posted on January 18th 2003 by Will CPT
Usually played in Amin
I've always encountered this tune played in the key given here, tho E obviously works well, as with most A tunes in this mode.
It's often played after Scotsman Over the Border (see http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/548) and is done so on Noel Hill's and Tony Lenane's album.
# Posted on April 16th 2003 by pchaffee
This tune is called "Tom Billy's" on the Molloy, Brady, Peoples album following the Creel or Turf aka Up Sligo
# Posted on June 3rd 2005 by glennP
Here is a nice variation for the B Part I pinched from Tommy Peoples on the above mentioned disc:
|:eaa aga|bab age|e/2f/2ge G3|ede ged|eaa aga|bab age|e/2f/2ge dBG| ABA A3:|
# Posted on August 26th 2005 by glennP