The Plough And The Stars

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on June 21st 2003 by nobu.

This tune has been added to 50 tunebooks.

Also known as The Plough In The Stars, The Plow And Stars.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 25 Years Of Celtic Music (Disc 2) by Various Artists
• Beginish by Beginish
• Classic Ceili Bands by Various Artists
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 10 by Matt Cunningham
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 6 by Matt Cunningham
• Days Of Doolin by Dulsert
• Gaelic Roots by Various Artists
• In The Morning Early by Tulca Mor
• Live From Patrick Street by Patrick Street
• Live In Belfast by Cathal Hayden
• Reeltime by Reeltime
• Revenge Is Sweet by Molly's Revenge
• The Gallowglass Ceili Band by The Gallowglass Ceili Band
• The Twentieth Anniversary Collection by Various Artists
• Time On Our Hands by SiobhᮠPeoples And Murty Ryan
• Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 3, Disc 1 by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Plough And The Stars, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
GEDE GABd|gabg aged|B3d e2de|gedB AcBA|
GEDE GABd|gabg aged|Bd~d2 eBdB|1 AGAB G2BA:|2 AGAB G2 (3def||
|:g3b a2ba|gabg aged|Bd~d2 ed~d2|gedB AcBA|
GEDE GABd|gabg aged|Bd~d2 eBdB|1 AGAB G2 (3def:|2 AGAB G2 BA||

Also played in F, by those whose instruments facilitate it.

# Posted on June 23rd 2003 by granama

This feels a bit hornpipey to me.

# Posted on March 14th 2006 by kris

The Plough and the Stars

This popular reel is a composition of Irish-American fiddler and banjo player, Larry Redican (1908-1975). Though he was born in Dublin, Redican's parents hailed from Boyle, Co.Sligo, and were both flute players. Redican, however, chose the fiddle and studied with Frank O'Higgins in Dublin before he emigrated to the United States in 1928. He worked for much of his life
for the cosmetics company Estee Lauder in New York. Redican was a member of the New York Céili Band, and a member of an All - Ireland Senior Championship Trio with Galway native, Jack Coen (flute) and the late Paddy O'Brien (box).

www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/LAR.htm

# Posted on May 25th 2007 by Dave McGrath

The Plough and the Stars in F

I learned this tune from Saskia Tomkins (www.steafan.com/saskiatomkins). Follow it with the Culfadda (http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1523)

T: The Plough the Stars
M: 4/4
R: reel
K: F

|:FDCD FGAc| fg (3agf gfdc|Ac (3ccc dAcA| fdcA ~B2 AG|
FDCD FGAc| fg (3agf gfdc |Ac (3ccc dAcA |1 GFGA FBAG :|2 GFGA FGAc|
|:~f3 a ~g3 a |fgaf gfdc|Ac ~c2 d2 cd|fdcA (3BcB AG|
FDCD FGAc|fgaf gfdc|Ac ~c2 dAcA|GFGA FGAc:|

# Posted on February 8th 2008 by Horse Badorties

Title is "The Plough and the Stars"

Of course the title in the ABC above should be:

T: The Plough and the Stars

# Posted on February 8th 2008 by Horse Badorties