Farewell To Gurteen

jig

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on June 6th 2003 by Kenny.

This tune has been added to 22 tunebooks.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• An Traidisiun Beo by Angelina Carberry
• At It Again by John Carty
• Bad Turns And Horse-Shoe Bends by Harry Bradley
• Fifty-Odd Years by Jimmy Power
• Jigs, Reels And Airs by Seamus Tansey
• Like The Wind (Ar Nos Na Gaoithe) by John Wynne
• Seamus Tansey With Eddie Corcoran by Seamus Tansey
• The Phantom Shadows Of A Connaught Fire (2 Of 3) by Seamus Tansey

X: 1
T: Farewell To Gurteen
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
|: F2 D FGA | dfd ecA | F2 D FAF | GEF GFE|
F2 D FGA | dfd ecA | fef gec | Adc d2 A :|
|:d2 f fef | dfd ecA | dAF D2 f | ece gfe|
dAd fef | dcA AFA | Ace gec | Adc d3 :|

Farewell To Gurteen

Requested by Johnny Moran. Seamus Tansey recorded this fine jig in 1967 on the "Leader" label, "Masters Of Irish Music" LP.
It seems to have been a bit neglected since then , until Harry Bradley revived it - (and how) - on his first CD. Listed in "Bulmer & Sharpley" Vol 3.

# Posted on June 6th 2003 by Kenny

Thanks Kenny for posting the tune. It is also on a CD by Ciarano'Reilly and Dan Healy. They say in the sleeve notes that the tune is rumoured to have been composed by Jackie Coleman.

Johnny

# Posted on June 8th 2003 by Johnny Moran

Farewell to Gurteen

Harry Bradley has this in the sleeve notes of his 1st CD as a composition of Willie Coleman.

# Posted on October 26th 2003 by Kenny

Farewell to Gurteen

If I don't misremember, Harry Bradley's version goes like this:

K: Dmaj
|:F2E FDD|Dfd ecA|FEF DEF|~G3 BAG|
F2E FDD|Dfd ecA|~f3 gec|Adc d2A:|
|:dcd ~f3|dfa afd|dfa dfa|e=ce gfe|
dcd fef|dfa afd|~A3 GFE|1 FDC D2A:|2 FDC D2E||

# Posted on December 4th 2007 by slainte

"A" part sounds quite a bit like the "Humours of Drinagh".

# Posted on July 30th 2009 by Bannerman