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The Bank Of Turf

jig

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on July 13th 2003 by nobu.

This tune has been added to 134 tunebooks.

Also known as Bank Of Turf, Bill Harte's, Donegal Jig No. 2, Padraic O'Keeffe's, Padraig O'Keefes, Tom Billy's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

10 Penny Bit by Les Violinik
A Celebration Of 50 Years by The Tulla Ceili Band
A Lovely Madness by Beoga
Across The Waves by Cherish The Ladies
Aisling Yoshua (Joshua's Dream) by Johnny Óg Connolly
American Special by Stockton's Wing
And So The Story Goes... by Sean Tyrrell, Kevin Glackin And Ronan Browne
At Home by Gerry Harrington
Between Up And Down by Ado Barker And Ruairi McGorman
Bráithre An Óil by Monks Of The Screw
Brathar Na NÓl by Monks Of The Screw
Brathar Na NOl by Monks Of The Screw Trio
Brian Kelly by Brian Kelly
Cavan's Lilter by Séamus Fay
Celtic Celebration by Dirk Freymuth
Celtic Crossing by William Coulter
Celtic Road by Sláinte
Ceol Agus Foinn : Music And Songs From The Willie Clancy Summer School by Various Artists
Ceol Ar An BhFeadóg Stáin by Donncha O'Briain
Ceolmhar by Holly Geraghty And Jonathan Roche
Cruinn by Academy Of Irish Music Chicago
Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 2 by Matt Cunningham
Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 4 by Matt Cunningham
Dancing On Silver by Tim Collins
Deborah Quigley With Martin Gould by Deborah Quigley
Donald's Dog by Kinnell
Dragon Reels by Roger Landes
Echoes Of Sliabh Luachra by Billy Clifford
Far Green Country by John Sherman
Feadoga Stain by Mary Bergin
Fermanagh Ceili by Pride Of Erin Ceili Band
Festival Of Traditional Irish Music by Various Artists
Fiddler's Fancy by Tommy Peoples
Finnegan's AWake by Finnegan's AWake
Foinn Seisiun 1 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
From Celtic Roots by Polkemmet Grorud Pipe Band
Gems Of Ireland by Various Artists
Gusty's Frolicks by Sean Keane
Happy Hour by Donal Murphy
Harmony Hill by Dervish
House To House by Randal Bays And Roger Landes
Irish Fiddle Solos by Pete Cooper
Irlande by Frankie Gavin, Arty Mc Glynn And Aidan Coffey
Katy Bar The Door by Randal Bays
Kerry's Own Paddy Cronin by Paddy Cronin
Lamh Ar Lamh (Many Hands) CD 1 by Various Artists
Last Leaves by Malinky
Lifescapes Celtic Fiddle by Various Artists
Live by Guidewires
Live At Carnegie Hall by Boys Of The Lough
Live At Johnny Fox's by Dervish
Live At Stockfisch Studio by Beoga
Live From The Katharine Cornell Theater Traditional Irish Music by Various Artists
Macalla Na H by Hugh Healy And Colm Healy
Masters Of Tradition by Various Artists
Matt Molloy, Paul Brady, Tommy Peoples by Matt Molloy, Paul Brady, Tommy Peoples
Melodic Journeys by James Kelly
Memories Of Sligo by Roger Sherlock
Music For The Set by Johnny O'Leary
Musical Memories by Tom Dunne And Joe Banjo Burke
No Place Like Home by Gerry O'Connor
Noel Hill And Tony Linnane by Noel Hill And Tony Linnane
On A Different Note by Michael Flatley
On Common Ground by Cillian Vallely And Kevin Crawford
Orion by Orion
Our Musical Heritage Disc 3 by Various Artists
Playing With Fire by Dervish
Rattlin' Banjos (part 2) by David McNevin
Rian by Liam O'Maonlai
Round The House And Mind The Dresser: Irish Country House Dance Music by Various Artists
Sceal Eile by Gerry Harrington And Eoghan O'Sullivan
Seisiún Ceoil Bhéal Feirste by Various Artists
Selected Jigs Reels And Songs by De Danann
Set Dances Of Ireland: Music For Listening And Dancing by Various Artists
Sounds From The Atlantic by Innisheer
Spellbound by Sharon Shannon
Stark Ravin' by Roy Johnstone
Steam by John Williams
Step This Way by David Lindquist
Suite by Kevin Burke And Cal Scott
Sunday After Mass by Denis O Connor And Con Moynihan
Tampa Session Sets, Vol. 1 by Clan Tampa
Teada by Teada
The Best Of Irish Jigs And Reels Vol.1 by Various Artists
The Celts Play Connecticut by Various Artists
The Chieftains 3 by The Chieftains
The Coast Road by Karen Ryan
The Dusty Miller by Conor, Gay And Seán McKeon
The Galway Rambler by John G. Walsh
The Green Hills Of Erin by Matt Cunningham
The Iron Man by Tommy Peoples And Daithi Sproule
The Mason's Apron by The Madden Brothers
The Pipers Club by The Pipers Club Ceili Bnad
The Poet And The Piper by Seamus Heaney And Liam O'Flynn
The Sliabh Luachra Fiddle Master by Padraig O'Keefe
The Sound Of Ireland CD2 by Various Artists
The Star Above The Garter by Denis Murphy And Julia Clifford
The Wounded Hussar by Pete Cooper
Traditional Irish Music by Setanta
Traditional Irish Music From London by John Blake, Lamond Gillespie And Mick Leahy
Traditional Music From The Kingdom Of Kerry by Jimmy Doyle And Dan O'Leary
Trip Over The Mountain by Watkin Lees
Tunes For Practice by Seamus Creagh
Twenty Irish Fiddle Tunes by Kevin Burke
Unearthed by Paul McGlinchey
Unleashed by The Border Collies
Untitled by Liam O'Flynn
Upon My Soul by James Carty
Water From The Well by The Chieftains
Weeds In The Garden by Muintir Lewis
Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 3, Disc 2 by Various Artists

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Bank of turf

nobu,
this is definitely not the hornpipe of the same name on Liam O'Flynn's unnamed first recording.
What is the source for this tune?
I's a nice tune anyhow!

# Posted on July 13th 2003 by swisspiper

Bank of turf

This is a great tune - I think I learned it from a Tommy Peoples record ~? 'The Iron Man' isn't it?

# Posted on July 13th 2003 by stephen wilson

Bank of Turf

I don't know the full story but there was something about Padraig O' Keefe writing the notation for this jig on a bank of turf in the bog when passing on the melody to a fellow musician (possibly Dennis Murphy). Maybe this is just a "folk tale" but at least it puts this great tune into a Sliabh Luachra context.

# Posted on July 14th 2003 by Bannerman

The Bank Of Turf

This is also called " Padraig O'Keefes " on ( one of ) Mary Bergins records, and I think on Denis Murphy's with Julia Clifford CD ( Star above the Garter)

Pat Higgins

# Posted on July 17th 2003 by Pat Higgins

More than one tune got the bank treatment when young Dennis Murphy passed Padraig O'Keefe while Padraig was out cutting the peat...

# Posted on December 7th 2005 by ceolachan

Stephen - this is called Tom Billy's on 'The Iron Man' by Tommy Peoples & Daithi Sproule.

# Posted on July 17th 2006 by tbag

Gan Ainm appearance

The Bank of Turf appears as Gan ainm on John Whelan's Celtic Roots (Spirit Of Dance) http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/949

# Posted on March 18th 2008 by chrizei

The Bank of Turf (jig)

Bannerman - seems to be more than a folk tale, but Alan Ward said that the story is "more normally linked with a three-part hornpipe" - in other words, the other "Bank of Turf," http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1128 :

"When no manuscript paper was available Padraig [O'Keeffe] would improvise by drawing the lines for the tablature using his bow as a ruler. On one famous occasion he met Denis Murphy who was cutting turf. Denis wanted to learn a particular tune and so Padraig drew lines on the turf and marked out the notes. Denis named the tune "The Bank of Turf" in consequence..."
(Music from Sliabh Luachra by Alan Ward, 1976)

# Posted on August 7th 2008 by nigelg

"The Bank of Turf" ( - Kirbo-charged" ?) ~ rescued duplication

Submitted on June 30th 2009 by talltorpedo.
~ /tunes/display/9716

X: 2
T: Bank Of Turf Kirbo-charged, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
dB |:\
ABA DFA | BAF DFA | dcd ede | fef def |
gfg efb |[1 afe def |efd edB | cdB AdB :|[2 afe dcB | AFA efe | dAF Dcd ||
|: eAA efg | fdd fga | gfe fed | edB ABd |
eAA efg | fdd fga | gfe dcB |[1 cdB Acd :|[2 cdB AdB |]

# Posted on July 1st 2009 by ceolachan

Tommy & Siobhan Peoples

Father and daughter playing The Bank of Turf
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qAH2ravRrU#t=1m30s

# Posted on January 5th 2010 by ralpheym

Chieftains live version

This is the first in a set of slides included here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOJAhrPcHFU

Goes by pretty quick, though, blink and you'll miss it.

# Posted on November 25th 2010 by Jon Kiparsky

Randal Bays with Davey Mathias on YouTube

Here's a really nice clip of Randal Bays playing this tune with Davey Mathias accompanying him on guitar: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IewhZEwNYAI

# Posted on March 22nd 2011 by The David Dude