Key signature: Edorian
Submitted on January 18th 2004 by Will CPT.
This tune has been added to 35 tunebooks.
Also known as Coming Of Spring.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Coming Of Spring, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Edor
|: BEE B2 A | (3Bcd B {d} BAG | ~F3 DFA | dfe dBA |
BEE B2 A | Bef gfe | dBG FGA |1 BGE Ed=c :|2 BGE E2 F ||
|: GEF G2 A | B2 A Bec | dAA BAG | (3FGA F DEF |
GFE FGA | Bef gfe | dBG FGA |1 BEE E2 F :|2 BEE Eef ||
| g3 efe | Beg bag | f2 d dcd | AFA def |
g2 e efe | Beg bag | fed (3fga f | ge^d e2 f |
g2 e efe | Beg bag | f2 d dcd | AFA def |
g2 e fed | Bec dfe | dBG FGA | BGE Ed=c ||
The Coming of Spring
Besides being a great three-part jig, this tune offers some optimism for those of us living in northern climes. I like how the major chords of the B part counter balance the minory sounds of the A and C parts--spring is surely coming, but it's not here yet.
This jig was composed by Paddy O'Brien, and the transcription here is from Kevin Rowsome (on pipes) and Lorraine Hickey (on fiddle) from the cd, The Rowsome Tradition. They play it in a set, after the Trip to Bantry (also a Paddy O'Brien composition), which is already in the database here.
There's lots of opportunity for nyah in this tune (as in most of P.O'Brien's tunes), smearing up to nearly any quarter note, and especially those high g's in the third part. The c natural at the end of the first and third parts also lends a nice touch.
# Posted on January 18th 2004 by Will CPT
Nice thought
i'll hold that thought while watching the snow fall here in washington, suppose montana looks the same. if we play this one a lot maybe it will speed up the spring process. does it go with the frost is all over? don
# Posted on January 18th 2004 by Dont
fun tune, by the way. paddy o'brien tunes are usually winners.
# Posted on January 18th 2004 by Dont
Here in Montana we also play a jig called Early Winter, written by a local (and sometimes Nashville-based) fiddler, Al Cantrell. And then there's the Chinook Reel, and Dougie MacLean's One Summer's Morning....
# Posted on January 18th 2004 by Will CPT
"The Compositions of Paddy O'Brien"
J.D.C. Publications Ltd., 1992
Page 7: "The Coming of Spring"
# Posted on December 15th 2005 by ceolachan
The Coming of Spring
It seems Paddy O'Brien paired this tune with another of his compositions, the Black Lough: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/5459 You can actually listen to his daughter Eileen O'Brien and fluter Deirdre McSherry play the two tunes together: http://www.rte.ie/radio1/story/1015109.html (Weds 18th August 2004, starts around 34:30) East Galway flute player Sean Moloney recorded them on the silver flute, but in reverse order.
By the way, this is a beautiful tune. And easy to learn and play too.
# Posted on January 28th 2006 by slainte
I accidentally found nice sound clips of the Sruleen Ceili Band of South Birmingham, the last year's winner at the All Britain Fleadh. Here's one of them: http://www.wibbleh.com/comhaltas/cd/04%20Track%2004.mp3 It was originally broadcasted on the RTE radio programme Ceili House last year. The first tune they play in the clip is the Coming of Spring.
# Posted on February 4th 2006 by slainte
Here's the new link to the Sruleen Ceili Band's playing of this jig: http://www.rte.ie/radio1/ceilihouse/rams/25june.smil
From Ceili House Archive 2005: http://www.rte.ie/radio1/ceilihouse/1034199.html
The Sruleen Ceili Band of South Birmingham is one of a few senior ceili bands which have been representing Britain in All-Ireland in recent years. The Leeds Ceili Band is still active though.
# Posted on August 17th 2007 by slainte
The jig set starts around 8:30. Yes, the first one.
# Posted on August 17th 2007 by slainte