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The Blackberry Blossom

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on January 22nd 2003 by Dow.

This tune has been added to 237 tunebooks.

Also known as Bargy, Blackberry Blossom, Blackberry Blossoms, The Blackberry Blossoms, Blackbury Blossom.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

60th Anniversary Celebration by The Tulla Ceili Band
A Compilation by Natalie MacMaster
A Touch Of Clare by Kitty Hayes
After The Break by Planxty
An Fhidil, Sraith 2 by Sean Keane, Kevin Burke, Paddy Glackin And Seamus Creagh
An Seo by Ragús
An Spealadóir by Gan Bua
Archives #1 by Jean Carignan And Gilles Losier
Battle Songs Of The Toucan Pirates by Toucan Pirates
Beal A' Mhurlaigh by P.J. And Marcus Hernon
But Why, Johnny? by John Halloran
Celtic Reels And Jigs - The Blackberry Blossom by Various Artists
Ceol A'Ghleanna by Ciarán Ó Maonaigh
Cora Smyth And Breda Smyth by Cora Smyth And Breda Smyth
D Flute Album by Kevin Crawford
Dan Sullivan's Shamrock Band by Dan Sullivan's Shamrock Band
Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 12 by Matt Cunningham
Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 4 by Matt Cunningham
Deora An Deorai [ The Emigrant Suite ] by Charlie Lennon
Dusty Windowsill by Coquitlam Celtic Ensemble
Early Recordings Of Irish Traditional Dance Music by John Kimmel
Feadoga Stain by Mary Bergin
Fiddle And Concertina Player by John Kelly
First Through The Gate by Brian Conway
Flook Live! by Flook
Fluters Of Old Erin: Flute, Piccolo And Whistle Recordings Of The 1920's And 30's by Various Artists
Foinn Seisiun 3 by Ennis/Dublin Session Group
Four On The Floor by Natalie MacMaster
Fresh Takes by John Whelan And Eileen Ivers
From Ballymote To Brooklyn by Paddy Killoran and James Morrison
Happy To Meet And Sorry To Part by Joe Burke, Michael Cooney And Terry Coleman
In Safe Hands by Various Artists
In Safe Hands by Kieran Munnelly And Aidan O'Donnell
Into Folk by Rapalje
Ireland's Best Session Tunes CD 1 by Waltons Recording
Irish Dances by Various Artists
Jigs, Reels And Airs by Seamus Tansey
Keelwest by Paul McGrattan
Live At West Mabou Hall by Howie MacDonald, Dave MacIsaac And Mac Morin
Mna Na HEireann by Macalla
Music For Peace by Gary Hastings And Frankie Gavin
North-by-NorthWest by Eliot Grasso And Dave Cory
On Oiche Go Maidin by O'aces
Real Reels Of Ireland by Various Artists
Reeltime by Reeltime
Roaming by Jeremy Kittel
Set Dances Of Ireland: Music For Listening And Dancing by Various Artists
Sporting Nell by Tommy McCarthy
Sunday After Mass by Denis O Connor And Con Moynihan
The Black Rose by Jesse Autumn With Barry Phillips
The Blackberry Blossom by Mary MacNamara
The Galway Rambler by John G. Walsh
The Killaville Sessions by Ceoltoiri Coleman
The McDonaghs Of Ballinafad And Friends by Larry And Michael Joe McDonagh
The Natural Bridge by Ben Lennon And Friends
The Night Rambler's Companion by Harry Bradley
The Phantom Shadows Of A Connaught Fire (1 Of 3) by Seamus Tansey
The Professor by James Morrison
The Slopes Of Benbulben by John Regan
The Tap Room Trio by Tap Room Trio
Time To Time by Gerry O'Connor
Top Of Coom by Conal Ó'Gráda
Traditional Irish Dance Music by All Star Ceilidhe Band
Traditional Irish Dance Music: All Star Ceili Band by Joe Derrane
Traditional Irish Music by William Sullivan
Traditional Irish Tunes Played On The Tin Whistle (1/2) by Geraldine Cotter
Traditional Music Of Ireland by Various Artists
Twos And Threes by Murphy Roche Irish Music Club
Undertones by Adrian Barker And Ben Stephenson

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I'm posting this in an attempt to get it out of my head where it's been playing incessantly the last couple of days.

# Posted on January 22nd 2003 by Dow

I first heard this reel while in Corofin on my honeymoon. We had met up with Siucra while there and they came to stay with us for a few days. I had bought a 100 Best Session Tunes (Walton's) tunebook from Custy's, and Shannon Heaton was going through them for me to check out the settings to see if they were any good (they were). She had been wanting to learn this one, and so she asked me to play it for her so she could learn it. I was floored; it was my first real intro to the way Irish players learn. I can still remember the scent of the peat fire as I played the thing and heard how she transformed it from my playing it off music into real Irish music. So the tune is one of my most nostalgic. Thanks for posting it, Mark!
Zina

# Posted on January 22nd 2003 by Zina Lee

Aaaaaahhh, what a nice story :-)

# Posted on January 22nd 2003 by Dow

Yes, although knowing Shannon, it may have been her tactful way of letting me know the pitfalls of learning off music vs. learning by ear...

# Posted on January 22nd 2003 by Zina Lee

help with finding a tune

I know tune requests are not allowed in discussions, but a tune of this name is already on The Session. If anyone has either the ABC or dots for Natalie MacMasters version of "Blackberry Blossom" (beginning of track 13. A Compilation) I would be eternally grateful if you gave them to me.
Thanks in advance

snowyowl

# Posted on September 18th 2005 by snowyowl

Tommy Stanners calls it the Bargy Reel. This is one of my favourite tunes.

# Posted on April 15th 2006 by 52Paddy

What's the tune that sounds a bit like this one, but is in A and has four parts?

# Posted on November 6th 2009 by Kerry NW

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3154

# Posted on November 6th 2009 by Dow

That's the one! Thanks very much!

# Posted on November 8th 2009 by Kerry NW