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The Yellow Tinker

reel

Key signature: Gmixolydian

Submitted on March 30th 2003 by Dow.

This tune has been added to 162 tunebooks.

Also known as The Golden Traveller, Yellow Tinker.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

A Compilation Of Young Uilleann Pipers by The Pipers Rock
Altan: Live by Altan
Ard Rí by Aileach
Barr Na Cuille by Neil Mulligan
Bridging The Gap by Kevin And Sean Moloney
Cape To Clare by Various Artists
Celtic Fiddle by Jeremy Kittel
Dermot Byrne by Dermot Byrne
Heathery Breeze by Matt Molloy
Her Mantle So Green by Margaret Barry And Michael Gorman
In Full Flight by Gavin Whelan
In Praise Of Lissycasey by Various Artists
Irish Button Accordion by Billy Moran
Long Expectant Comes At Last by Cathal McConnell
Maeve Donnelly by Maeve Donnelly
Mapless Journey by Kathy Buys
Masters Of The Celtic Accordion: The Big Squeeze by Various Artists
Masters Of Tradition by Various Artists
Millvalley by DeReelium
Music At The House by Brendan Bulger, Marty Fahey And Kathleen Gavin
My Roots Are Showing by Natalie MacMaster
Once Again (1987-1993) by Altan
Orion by Orion
Over The Edge by Moher
Paddy In The Smoke by Various Artists
Piper's Rock by Various Artists
Rogha Órdha by Various Artists
Set The Sails by Bantry Bay
Solas by Solas
Stormy Weather by Beginish
The Banks Of The Shannon by Paddy O'Brien, Seamus Connolly And Charlie Lennon
The Bucks Of Oranmore by Joe Burke
The Dawn by Baal Tinne
The Mason's Apron by The Madden Brothers
The Music Makers: Celebrating 35 Years Of Comhaltas In Leeds by Leeds CCE
The Piper's Apron by Tommy Keane
The Red Crow by Altan
The Session by Na Connerys
The Times We've Had by The Irish Tradition
Traditional Irish Music by Setanta
Traditional Music Of Ireland by Various Artists
Traditional Music Of Ireland And The Bucks Of Oranmore by Joe Burke And Charlie Lennon
Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 3, Disc 2 by Various Artists

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X: 1
T: Yellow Tinker, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmix
DG~G2 DFCF|DG~G2 dGBG|DG~G2 DF~F2|1 cAFA c2FE:|2 cAFA c2Bc||
K:G
dG~G2 dGBc|dg~g2 fdcA|dG~G2 dGBd|cA=FA c2Bc|
dG~G2 dGBc|dg~g2 ^fgag|f2de f2de|fgag fdcA||
K:Gmix
d2BG (3Bcd BG|(3Bcd BG c2Bc|d2BG (3ABc de|fdcA FGAc|
d2BG (3Bcd BG|(3Bcd BG c2Bc|~d3e ~f3d|cAFA G3F||

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This tune is adorable isn't it? It's more or less the version played at a recent Sydney session by site member bandjalong - (ta for the tune). It is related to an Amix tune called "The Drunken Tinker" which has a similar 1st part. Confusingly, that tune sometimes also goes by the name of "The Yellow Tinker", e.g. on Altan's album "The Red Crow".

I'm willing to bet that "The Drunken Tinker" came about because a drunken session player tried to remember "The Yellow Tinker", and could only remember the 1st part of the 3, so he/she made up a new 2nd part. Or maybe not.

# Posted on March 30th 2003 by Dow

Sheetmusic readers watch out for the key changes

# Posted on March 30th 2003 by Dow

Modal reels

Loads of fun. Melodic contours in the 1st part are nearly the same for both "Tinkers." The Drunken Tinker in Amix falls more comfortably on my mandolin. Lots of open A string to ring through.

The Gmix is more interesting though. Now I must learn both tunes so I can get them mixed up. :-)

# Posted on March 31st 2003 by Gra5ity

The Amix one is at http://thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1555

# Posted on March 31st 2003 by Dow

Maeve Donnelly's version

Her version is different from the posted version and is as follows:

This goes second in a set of reels with The New Road/The Yellow Tinker/Delia Crowley's. A grand set indeed!

# Posted on March 11th 2004 by violynnsey

My Version

X: 1
T: The Yellow Tinker
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
|:DGGF DEFA | DGGF dBcA | DGGF DEFA | cAFA c2 BA |
DGGF DEFA | DGGF dBcA | DGGF DEFA | cAFA c4 ||
|:Bc| dG G2 dGBc | dg g2 fdcA | dG G2 dGBd | cAFA c2 Bc |
dG G2 dGBc | dg g2 fgaf | g2 de fgaf | gbag fdcA ||
|:d2 BG (3Bcd BG | (3Bcd BG c2 BA | d2 BG (3Bcd BG | cAFA c2 Bc |
d2 BG (3Bcd BG | (3Bcd BG c2 BA | dcde f3d | cAFA c3 ||

# Posted on May 31st 2007 by JACKB