Honeymoon

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on October 14th 2003 by PiperAdrian.

This tune has been added to 54 tunebooks.

Also known as Bearna Ghaoithe, The Haypenny, The Honeymoon, Maid That Left The County, The Maid Who Left The Country, The Maid Who Left The County, Neil Rooney's, Rooney's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Job Of Journeywork: A Tribute To Larry Redican And His Musical Friends by Various Artists
• A Trip To The Lakes: Traditional Cumbrian Tunes by The Boat Band
• Close To The Bone by Old Blind Dogs
• Dead String Rhythm by Flynn Cohen
• Flowers Of The Burren by Barefield Ceili Band
• Foxglove by Moving Cloud
• Grianan by Grianan MTC
• Hardcore English: 50 Tunes From Manuscript, Recorded And Aural Sources by Various Artists
• House To House by Randal Bays And Roger Landes
• Humours Of Highgate by John Blake, Lamond Gillespie And Mick Leahy
• In Ireland by The Great Danes - Anders Trabjerg And Jonas Fromseier
• Instrumental by The Dubliners
• Irish Traditional Flute Solos And Band Music From Kerry And Tipperary by Billy Clifford
• Lamh Ar Lamh (Many Hands) CD 1 by Various Artists
• May Morning Dew by Mick O'Brien
• Midnight On The Water by The Kings River Band
• Mo Chairdin by Paul Brock
• Music From Sliabh Luachra by Denis Murphy
• Northern Banjo by Ken Pearlman
• Old Irish Melodeon Masterpieces by Alan Morrisroe
• Songs, Jigs, Reels by Glenside And Kilfenora Ceili Bands
• The Flax In Bloom by Brendan Mulvihill
• The Limestone Rock by Micho Russell
• The Million Dollar Tip by Billy Goats Gruff
• The Pipes Are Calling by Peter And Noel Carberry
• The Rushy Mountain: Classic Music From Sliabh Luachra 1952-77 by Various Artists
• The Square Triangle by The Four Star Trio
• The View Across The Valley by The Brady Family
• They'll Be Good Yet by Kitty Hayes And Peter Laban
• Yvonne Casey by Yvonne Casey

X: 1
T: Honeymoon
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
dc | BGGG DGGG | B/2c/2d ef gedc |BGGG DGGG | BedB A2 dc |
BGGG DGGG | B/2c/2d ef ggga | bgaf gfed | egdB A2 Bd |
eeef edBA | B/2c/2d ef gedc | BGGG DGGG | BedB A2 Bd |
eeef edBA | (3Bcd ef ggga | bgaf gfed | egdB A4 |

I can't believe there's no comment on this fine little reel. It's been widely recorded and I've only ever heard it played double. Some play it in D.

# Posted on May 4th 2008 by 52Paddy

The Honeymoon

I sometimes think this reel might be the G major version of The Swallow's Tail: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/105 The two tunes share similar structures and phrases.

# Posted on June 4th 2008 by slainte

Honeymoon Reel

There's a nice version of this reel over on Comhaltaslive played by uilleann piper, Ryan Murphy at http://comhaltas.ie/music/detail/comhaltaslive_269_3_ryan_murphy_on_uilleann_pipes. I must admit I hadn't heard it before and agree with Slainte that it has similarities to the Swallows Tail. It should work very well in a session situation.

# Posted on August 27th 2008 by Bannerman

Honeymoon Reel

See a slightly different setting of the tune over at http://media.comhaltas.ie/notation/cltunes/HoneymoonReel.pdf

# Posted on August 27th 2008 by Bannerman