The Pride Of The Bronx

reel

Key signature: Cmajor

Submitted on January 16th 2004 by Kenny.

This tune has been added to 29 tunebooks.

Also known as McGreevy's Favorite, Pride Of The Bronx, The Purty (or Purring) Girls Of Our Town.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Cronin And Burke by Johnny Cronin And Joe Burke
• John Williams by John Williams
• Northern Tradition by Mary Mulholland
• P.J. Hernon by P.J. And Marcus Hernon
• The Master's Choice by Bobby Gardiner
• The Mulcahy Family by The Mulcahy Family
• Traditional Dance Music From County Clare by Ennis Ceili Band
• Traditional Music On Fiddle, Banjo, And Harp by Oisin MacDiarmada, Brian Fitzgerald, And Michael O Ruanaigh

X: 1
T: Pride Of The Bronx, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Cmaj
GE E2 GEAE | GE E2 FEDA | GE E2 GAcd | ed c2 d2 cA |
GE E2 GEAE | GE E2 FEDA | GE E2 GAcd | edce d2 cd :|
eg g2 ga a2 | eg g2 gecd | eg g2 ag g2 | gece d2 cd |
eg g2 ea a2 | gecd edcA | G2 GE GAcd |1 ec c2 d2 cd :|2 ec c2 d2 cA |

Pride Of The Bronx

Requested by craic90. This is from the recording made by Oisin MacDiarmada, Brian Fitzgerald,and Brian Rooney. I recently posted a reel, “Johnny Cronin’s”, and according to the CD sleeve notes, this is another tune associated with him.

# Posted on January 16th 2004 by Kenny

This shares a lot with Kerryman's Daughter, kinda like so many Amin/Ador tunes sound alike. Different enough to be interesting though....

# Posted on January 16th 2004 by Miss Lonelyhearts

Thank you very much, Kenny. I have been searching this tune for a long time, heard it often played in Co. Clare in a set with the reel version of Charlie Harris polka, named John Blessings.

# Posted on January 19th 2004 by craics90

This title was attached to a key-of-D setting recorded by Johnny Cronin in the 1970s on his Shanchie LP with Joe "Banjo" Burke and pianist Gerry Wallace (all three sady no longer with us). It's a relative of a reel recorded by Johnny's Brother Paddy in the 1950s and called variously "The Purty Girls" or "Purring Girls of Our Town." Padraig O"Keeffe was Paddy Cronin's source.

# Posted on March 27th 2004 by blarneystar

Go here for a setting in D: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/5621.

# Posted on July 11th 2006 by Dow

McGreevy's

John Williams calls this tune "McGreevy's Favorite" on his self-titled album. If its not a mistaken naming, this is probably another tune associated with Johnny (or is it Jimmy) McGreevy.

# Posted on August 28th 2007 by 52Paddy