The Sword In The Hand

reel

Key signature: Edorian

Submitted on February 10th 2003 by gian marco.

This tune has been added to 46 tunebooks.

Also known as Around The World For Sport, The Little Pig Lamenting The Empty Trough, Round The World For Sport, Sally On The Shore, The Sporting Boys Of Summer, The Sword In Hand.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Around The World For Sport by The Doon Céilí Band
• Celtic Graces: A Best Of Ireland by Various Artists
• Contentment Is Wealth by Matt Molloy And Sean Keane
• Humours Of Highgate by John Blake, Lamond Gillespie And Mick Leahy
• Irish Traditional Music In America: Chicago by Various Artists
• Out Of The Wind Into The Sun by The Bothy Band
• The Best Of by The Bothy Band
• The Piping Of Patsy Touhey by Patsy Touhey
• The Twentieth Anniversary Collection by Various Artists
• Traditional Music Of Ireland by Various Artists
• Trip To Harrogate by Canny Fettle

X: 1
T: Sword In The Hand, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Edor
F|G2BG FGAF|EBBA BGEF|~G2BG FGAd|(3Bcd AG FDDF|
~G3B ~F3A|EBBA BGEF|GABG FGAd|(3Bcd AG FDDg||
fdec dBAF|EBBA BGEg|fdec dBAF|GAAG FDDg|
fdec dBAF|EBBA BGEg|fdec dBAF|GA (3BAG FDD||

The Sword In The Hand

Source: Matt Molloy & Sean Keane: "Contentment Is Wealth"
Transcription: Gian marco Pietrasanta

# Posted on February 10th 2003 by gian marco

a reel version of the Leitrim jig. On their record Out of the wind.. The Bothy band started the set with the jig and then played the reel.

# Posted on February 10th 2003 by paul95

This is similar to Around the World for Sport:
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1011

# Posted on February 13th 2003 by granama

Go here for an intereting version of this a different key http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/4331.

# Posted on January 13th 2006 by Dow