Feeding The Birds

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on April 8th 2004 by LH.

This tune has been added to 26 tunebooks.

Also known as McSweeney's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Breath Of Fresh Air by Kevin Crawford
• Altan: Live by Altan
• Dancing On Silver by Tim Collins
• Folktrax-074 Johnny Doherty - The Pedlar's Pack by John Doherty
• In Good Company by Kevin Crawford
• The Dangerous Reel by Mike And Mary Rafferty
• Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 2, Disc 1 by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Feeding The Birds
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
G3F|:DGGA B2ag|efdc AGGF|DGGA B2AG|1 AdcA G3F:|2 AdcA G3F|
|:DGGA B2ag|efdc AGGF|DGGA B2AG|1 AdcA G3F:|2 AdcA G4||
|:fgag fdde|~f3d cAG2|fgag fdd2|dgfa ~g3a|
b2af gfde|~f3d cAGF|DGGA B2AG|1 AdcA G4:|2 AdcA G3F||

Feeding the Birds

Posted in response to a request from "cluaintarbh" (do I detect a Rafferty fan?

Feeding the Birds was made up by Mike Rafferty "with the help of Mary and the birds outside". Recorded by the Rafferty's on The Dangerous Reel and also by Kevin Crawford.

I think Kevin Crawford plays the beginning part single but I have it as a full 16 bars.

# Posted on April 8th 2004 by LH

Feeding the Birds

Thank you once again, another great Rafferty reel. Yes, as you guessed I am a fan. Up East Galway!

# Posted on April 13th 2004 by cluaintarbh

See http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3915 for another transcription.

# Posted on January 16th 2005 by Dow

Transcription - Kevin Crawford / Maiden Voyage

Transcription from the playing of this tune by Kevin Crawford (Track 10/3rd tune on the "Maiden Voyage"):

GF|:DGGA B2 ag|egdc BGG F|DGGA B2 AG|BdcA G2 GF:|
|fgag fdd e|effd cA ag|fgag fddA|defa ~g3 a|bgag {a}gfd e|fded cAGF|DGGA B2 AG|BdcA G2 GF||

# Posted on June 1st 2006 by _Steph_