The Brown-Sailed Boat

strathspey

Key signature: Edorian

Submitted on April 15th 2004 by jdave.

This tune has been added to 30 tunebooks.

Also known as The Brown Sailed Boat, The Brown-Sailed Boat Highland Fling, Highlands, John Doherty's Selection, The Lonach Highland Fling, The Lonach, Miss Ramsey's, Peter Bailie, Peter Bailie's, Peter Baillie, Peter Baillie's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

A Highland Fiddler by Duncan Chisholm, Iain MacFarlane And Bruce MacGregor
Ceol Aduaidh by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh And Frankie Kennedy
Dermot Byrne by Dermot Byrne
Galorn (1980) by Galorn
Inside Out by Mícheál O' Raghallaigh
Irish Traditional Fiddle Music by John Kelly And James Kelly With Michael Crehan And Michael Gavin
Mna Na HEireann by Macalla
Mysterious Ireland by Various Artists
Northern Lights by Kevin And Seamus Glackin
Scottish Fire by Bonnie Rideout
Serenade by Mick McAuley And Winifred Horan
The Piper's Apron by Tommy Keane
Traditional Irish Dance Music: All Star Ceili Band by Joe Derrane
Up In The Air by Danu

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

The Brown Sailed Boat

This comes from Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh and Frankie Kennedy's
"Ceol Aduaidh." According to the liner notes it is a Donegal adaptation of a Scottish strathspey called "Peter Baillie." Also, after I learned this in the dotted strathspey rythym, I sped it up to reel tempo. It sounded strangely familiar, and sure enough, Fintan Vallely plays it as "Miss Chalmers Reel" on his solo album. The name sounds Scottish, but as Fintan hails from Donegal (I think), it could be Northern Irish.

# Posted on April 15th 2004 by jdave

Thank you for posting the tune. It's a lovely strathspey. I had a look at the original Scottish version, but I prefer this Donegal one. To avoid d# in the second part, we can follow the Scottish setting:
...|g>fe>f gg|a>fd>f gf|...

# Posted on April 15th 2004 by slainte

lovely lovely tune

# Posted on April 15th 2004 by Jamie

Fintan

Fintan come fom Co. Armagh, and "Peter Baillie's" is a very old Scottish tune.

# Posted on April 15th 2004 by Kenny

Brown Sailed Boat

No problem, slainte. The other day I looked on the request page and saw it listed--so I just had to learn it and post it!

Regarding the d#, yes it may be expedient to avoid it if you have a simple-system flute or whistle. I tried it on my low whistle and half-holing is not fun! However, I also play a silver flute so I like to add the d# just to give some flavor to the tune.

-Jonathan

# Posted on April 15th 2004 by jdave

I mostly got the tune, but not so sure of tricky bits in the second part.

There seems something wrong with the last comment. Leaving out "more than" and "less than" marks, I mean ...|gfef gebg|afdf geef|...

Thanks again, Jonathan.

# Posted on April 15th 2004 by slainte

The Brown-Sailed Boat

John and James Kelly recorded this strathspey and "the Humours of Tullyknockbrine" as John Doherty's Selection. It's the same set F. Kennedy and M. Mooney play together on "Ceol Aduaidh."

# Posted on March 30th 2006 by slainte

As a Highland

I heard a couple of Armagh or Donegal musicians play this tune as a highland on TG4's "Geantraí" last year. The file is no longer available on the website, but I believe it's probably similar to what "dinn2" tried to transcribe and "ceolachan" reorginised recently. To edit it a little bit more, that's something like this:

# Posted on June 3rd 2007 by slainte

"Terry 'Cuz' Teehan's Highland Fling" ~ kissin' cousin

Key signature: E Dorian (not minor)
Submitted on December 18th 2001 by seara.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/444

# Posted on June 3rd 2007 by ceolachan

"The Brown Sailed Boat" ~ rescued duplication

highland fling / strathspey
Key signature: E Dorian
Submitted on June 2nd 2007 by dinn2.

# Posted on June 3rd 2007 by ceolachan

# Posted on June 2nd 2007 by dinn2: with the above

"This is the Tune that follow's "Frank Cassidy's" and "Jimmy Lyons" on Dermott Byrne's CD."

Recording: "Dermot Byrne"
http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/602

Frank Cassidy's Highland Fling / The Laird O' Thrums
~ highland fling / strathspey
Key signature: Amajor
Submitted on May 30th 2007 by benhall.1.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7284

"Jimmy Lyons"
~ highland fling / strathspey
Key signature: Amajor
Submitted on June 30th 2001 by martin t.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/171

# Posted on June 3rd 2007 by ceolachan

Discussion: Highlands...

# Posted on May 28th 2007 by dinn2
http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display/13906
~ the final chapter... ;-)

# Posted on June 3rd 2007 by ceolachan

I'll try to transcribe John and James Kelly version of this strathspey in a few days. It's slightly more flute-friendly than Mooney and Kennedy version.

# Posted on June 3rd 2007 by slainte

That would be cool... I still have to get that recording, a prize!

# Posted on June 3rd 2007 by ceolachan

Which recording, "c" ?
I'm confused, "slainte". Why would the Kelly Bros version - played on 2 fiddles - be more "flute-friendly" than Frankie & Mairead's version - played on flute & fiddle ?

# Posted on June 3rd 2007 by Kenny

"John & James Kelly: Irish Traditional Fiddle Music"

~ with Michael Crehan & Michael Gavin
http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/1567

Not necessarily, but I love this recording, sweet, and with aural memories. Slainte played it for me when he was visiting and I was familiar with their playing and their da's from 'back then', so it brought good feelings. I have done a search for it and it is still available, but I haven't yet scored there. I also am interested in any transcription and look forward to this one, and to see as you've asked, why slainte thinks it is "slightly more flute-friendly"... I guess we'll just have to wait see. :-)

# Posted on June 3rd 2007 by ceolachan

I can help here, "c" - will be in touch.

# Posted on June 3rd 2007 by Kenny

I mean Kelly brothers play it without that D# in the second part. Their recording is available for just 9.99 from CD World.

# Posted on June 4th 2007 by slainte

John and James Kelly Version

R: strathspey
K: Edor
A/|B2B>A B<EB>c|d>BA>d F>D (3FGA|B<EB>A B<EB>A|(3Bcd F>A G<EE3/2:|
f/|g>fe>f (3gfe b>g|f>ed>e (3fed a>f|g>fe>f (3gfe b>g|f>e (3def (3gee e>f|
g>fe>f (3gab (3efg|f>ed>e (3fga (3def|(3gfe (3fed (3edc (3dcd|(3Bcd (3FGA G<EE3/2||

The second time throught the tune, they play the ending like M. Mooney and F. Kennedy did: (3gab (3fga (3efg (3dcd|(3Bcd (3FGA G<EE3/2||

# Posted on June 6th 2007 by slainte

http://www.ke1th.com/trad/brown-sailed_boat.mp3

# Posted on August 26th 2007 by silver bow

Fair play silver bow
heres my version(not played very well)
http://www.lightningmp3.com/live/file.php?fid=8881

# Posted on August 26th 2007 by dinn2