The Banks Of Allan

jig

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on November 4th 2003 by gian marco.

This tune has been added to 32 tunebooks.

Also known as The Banks Of Allan Water, The Banks Of The Allan, Swallows In Flight, The Tailor's Thimble.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Around The World For Sport by The Doon Céilí Band
• As I Carelessly Did Stray... by Harry Bradley
• Fierce Traditional by Frankie Gavin
• From Ballymote To Brooklyn by Paddy Killoran and James Morrison
• His Original Recordings by John McKenna
• Katy Bar The Door by Randal Bays
• Keelwest by Paul McGrattan
• Last Night's Fun by Last Night's Fun
• Live At Martyrs' by Gan Bua
• Live Celtic Folk Music by Battlefield Band
• Music From Co.Leitrim by Packie Duignan And Seamus Horan
• Musical Memories by Tom Dunne And Joe Banjo Burke
• Opening Moves by Battlefield Band
• Out In The Night by Fisherstreet
• Piano + by Geraldine Cotter
• Reeds And Rosin by Todd Denman And Dale Russ
• Sligo Fiddle (Disk 2) by John Vesey
• Sweet Nyaa by Moving Cloud
• Teada by Teada
• The Fair Hills Of Ireland by Boys Of The Lough
• The Irish Music Anthology (40 Classic Songs, Jigs And Reels) by Various Artists
• The Master's Choice by Bobby Gardiner
• The Mountain Road by Various Artists
• The One-Horned Cow by The Suffering Gaels
• The Smoky Chimney by Eoghan O'Sullivan, Gerry Harrington, Paul De Grae
• The Star Spangled Molly by De Danann
• The Wheels Of The World, Early Irish American Music, Vol 2 by Various Artists
• The Whinny Hills Of Leitrim by Noel Sweeney
• Think Before You Think by Danu
• Tippin' Away by Damien Connolly And Pete Mancuso
• Unleashed by Wolfstone
• Within A Mile O' Jamestown by Mick Mulvey

X: 1
T: Banks Of Allan, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
|:~F3 FED|~F3 AFA|Bed Aed|Bde AFD|
~F3 FED|~F3 AFA|Bed AFD|FEE EFG:|
|:eff fed|efa afd|eff fed|g2a bag|
fed ~e3|d2e fed|Bed AFD|FEE EFG:|

Source: The Boys of the Lough : "The Fair Hills of Ireland"
Transcription: g.m.p.

# Posted on November 4th 2003 by gian marco

The Banks Of The Allan

A good tune. Here it is in a setting by The Battlefield Band.
|:cdc cBA|cee e2a|faa eaa|faa eaa|cdc cBA|cee e2a|faf ecA|cBB B3:|:cdc cBA|cee e3|cdc cBA|dff f2e|cde Bcd|Acc cBA|faf ecA|cBB B3:|

# Posted on March 1st 2003 by dafydd

The Banks Of The Allan

It's a lovely tune I've come across in a book, but never heard played. I'm surprised it's not a popular session tune.

# Posted on November 18th 2006 by nicholas

It's pretty widely played in Scotland. I think its a Perthshire tune.

# Posted on November 19th 2006 by theboymcdermott

The Banks Of The Allan / The Tailor's Thimble

There's a slightly different version in O'Neill's where it is entitled The Tailor's Thimble:

X: 1
T:The Tailor's Thimble
N:"Collected by J.O'Neill"
B:O'Neill's 827
Z:Transcribed by Dan G. Petersen, dangp@post6.tele.dk
M:6/8
L:1/8
F:http://jc.tzo.net/~jc/music/book/oneills/1850/X/0827_dp.abc 2006-12-28 12:12:01 UT
K:D
D|DFF FED|FAA A2d/c/|Bdd Add|Bdd AFE|
DFF FED|FAA A2c|(B/c/dB) AGF|1 EFE E2:|2 EFE D2|]
e|fgf fed|faa a2f|efe edB|def g2g|
fgf efe|ded cBA|(B/c/dB) AGF|1 EFE E2:|2 EFE D2|]

And I found another similar setting at Dave Marshall's Fiddletech site:

X:129
T:Tailor's Thimble, The
R:jig
Z:Transcribed by Dave Marshall
M:6/8
K:D
|: ~F3 FED | FAA A2d | Bdd Add | Bdd AFE |
~F3 FED | FAA A2d | Bdd AFD |1 ~E3 EDE :|2 E3 D3
|: ~f3 fed | faa afd | efe edB | def ~g3 |
~f3 efe | ded cBA | BdB AFD |1 ~E3 E2z :|2 E3 D3 ||

# Posted on December 28th 2006 by Dow

Here are some more settings I found at the Fiddler's Companion site, including an early one from 1799:

X:1
T:Banks of Allan, The
L:1/8
M:6/8
K:D Major
DE|FGF FED|FAA A2 d|Bdd Add|Bdd Add|
FGF FED|FAA A2 d|BdB AFD|FEE E2 :||
de|fgf fed|faa a2 g|fgf fed|gbb b2 a|
fga efg|def fed|BdB AFD|FEE E2:||

X: 2
T:Banks of Alan
M:6/8
L:1/8
B:The Calvert Collection (1799)
Z:Nigel Gatherer
K:D
D|"tr" FGF FED|FA[AF] [A2F2] d|"tr" Bdd Add|Bdd Add|
"tr" FGF FED|FA[AF] [A2F2] d|"tr" Bcd AGF|FEE [E2A,2]||
d/e/|~fgf fed|fa[af] [a2f2]g|~fgf fed|gbb b2 g|
"tr" faa efg|{c]ded fed|"tr" Bcd AGF|FEE [E2A,2]||

# Posted on December 28th 2006 by Dow

Composer?

I was intrigued to see the fiddler Gerry Harrington claim to have written this tune in the sleeve notes of their excellent album "The Smoky Chimney"

# Posted on March 16th 2008 by prouse

Banks of the Allan

There is a River Allan near to where I live in Perthshire.There's also a pub called The Allanbank, at which there used to be a regular session. However, if I'm not mistaken, there are a few River Allans around!

# Posted on June 22nd 2008 by nigelg