The Baltimore Salute

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on July 26th 2003 by gian marco.

This tune has been added to 47 tunebooks.

Also known as Salute To Baltimore.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• As We Got Them: Traditional Flute And Fiddle Music From County Sligo by Various Artists
• Cavan's Lilter by Séamus Fay
• Draiocht by Michael Rooney And June McCormack
• Fonnchaoi by Verena Commins And Julie Langan
• Gleanntan by Sliabh Notes
• The Luck Penny by Seamus Bugler
• The Traditional Music Of Ireland by Seamus Egan
• Tune For The Road by Laura Byrne
• Turas Ceoil by Marcas O'Murchu

X: 1
T: Baltimore Salute, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
|:GA|~B2eB dBAc|~B2GB AGEG|DGGF GA B/c/d|egdB ADGA|
B2ge dBAc|~B2GB AGEG|DGGF GA B/c/d|egdB G2:|
|:zA|BG~G2 gG~G2|gGeg dG~G2|GFGA ~B3d|eaag a2ga|
bgab ge~e2|gdeg dG~G2|~G2EG Dege|dBAB G2:|

Baltimora salute

Tune requested by dogface.

Source: Seamus Egan
Composer: Josie McDermott ( flute player, singer and songwriter from Co. Sligo )
Transcription: g.m.p.

# Posted on July 26th 2003 by gian marco

Sad obsession, but.....

I've just noticed this posting of Gian Marco's. It's the same as "Lansdowne Lass", as played by "Deanta", and John Wynne and posted by myself - I knew it would be, coming from the Seamus Egan recording. Could someone tell me if this is the tune played by Verena Cummins and Julie Langan, and "Sliabh Notes" under this name, ( and if so, did they get it from Seamus Egan ?)

# Posted on December 18th 2003 by Kenny

Baltimore Salute/Lansdowne Lass

The one on Sliabh Notes is as follows:

|:A|B2ge dBGA|BdBG AEGE|DG~G2 GABd|egdB ABGA|
B2ge dBGA|BdBG AEGE|DG~G2 GABd|gedB G3:|
|:A|BG~G2 DG~G2|g2eg dB~B2|g2eg d2Bd|eaag a2ga|
bgab agef|gage dBAB|GAGE DGBe|dBAB G3:|

# Posted on July 13th 2004 by Dow

Another setting

Here's how I play it. Can't recall where I learned this--may have been from an old bootlet tape of Josie McDermott himself, though I've undoubtedly swerved from what he played. Note that I use the same ending for each part. I like all the rolls in this--great flute tune.

K:G
|:B2 ge dBGA|~B3 G AEGE|D~G3 GABd|egdB ABGA|
|B2 ge dBGA|BdBG A~E3|DGBG DGBe|dBAB G2 GA:||
|:B~G3 D~G3|gdeg d~B3|gd (3efg dGBd|eaag a2 ga|
|bgab agef|~g3 e dBAB|~G3 E DGBe|dBAB G2 GA:||

# Posted on August 17th 2004 by Will CPT

Will, I like your setting of this. The last bar of each part is the same so it feels somehow more balanced.

# Posted on September 21st 2004 by Dow

Or what about a mixture of all of them:

|:GA|B2ge dBGA|BdBG AGEG|DG~G2 DGBd|egdB ABGA|
B2ge dBGA|BdBG AGEG|DG~G2 DGBe|dBAB G2:|
|:GA|BG~G2 DG~G2|gdeg dG~G2|g2eg dG (3Bcd|eaag a2ga|
bgab agef|g2ge dBAB|G2EG DGBe|dBAB G2:|

# Posted on September 21st 2004 by Dow

Yes, well done Mark. For some reason, G major tunes always suggest more options to me than tunes in most other keys/modes. I really like this one's rambling, flowing melody line.

# Posted on September 21st 2004 by Will CPT

Playing in A

Doesn't June NiCormack play this tune in A? Anybody know in what key it was written? And the connection with Billy McComiskey? Thanks-- Davie

# Posted on November 20th 2005 by cocus

G#

June McCormack plays this in G on an Eb flute so it comes out in G#. Very nice playing. I don't know of any connection to Billy MComiskey, sorry.

# Posted on June 12th 2007 by kjay_bc_box

Only connection I could suggest between this tune and McComiskey is that Billy currently hails from Baltimore (USA).

# Posted on September 17th 2007 by Jason G

Excellent example

Here's a video of flute player Liam Ó Riain playing the tune after the Concert Reel.

http://comhaltas.ie/music/detail/comhaltaslive_260_4_liam_o_riain/

# Posted on June 28th 2008 by Phantom Button