Coleman's Cross

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on May 8th 2004 by Phantom Button.

This tune has been added to 23 tunebooks.

Also known as Griffin From The Bridge.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 1975 The First by The Bothy Band
• Barde by Barde
• Black Velvet by Black Velvet
• Brian Kelly by Brian Kelly
• Coleman's Cross: Tradtional Irish Music From County Sligo by Philip Duffy
• Darby's Farewell by Josie McDermott
• Fairwater (Fionnuisce) by Declan Masterson
• Far From The Hills Of Donegal by Oisin McAuley
• Handed Down by Cathal Hayden
• Irish Fiddle Solos by Pete Cooper
• Irish Music by Lynn Saoirse
• Memories Of Sligo by Tommy Healy And Johnny Duffy
• Real Reels Of Ireland by Lynn Saoirse
• Stony Steps by Matt Molloy
• Sweeney's Dream by Kevin Burke
• The Fair Hills Of Ireland by Boys Of The Lough
• The Fertile Rock by Chris Droney
• The McDonaghs Of Ballinafad And Friends by Larry And Michael Joe McDonagh
• Timeline by Wendy MacIsaac
• Traditional Fiddle Music From The Glens Of Antrim by Dominic McNabb
• Traditional Music Of Ireland by Kathleen Collins

X: 1
T: Coleman's Cross
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
edBA ~G3E | DEGB AE ~E2 | GEDB, DEGA | BA B/c/d eg~g2 |!
edBA GFGE | DEGB AE ~E2 | GEDB, DEGA | B/c/d gf e2 ef ||!
~g2 af gfed | Bd~d2 ed B/c/d | ~g2 af gfed | B/c/d gf e2 ef |!
~g2 gb ~f2 fd | egfd edBe | dBAF ~G2GA | BA B/c/d eg~g2 ||!

Coleman's Cross (the reel)

I got this setting from Kevin Crawford's playing on a tape of a session from Gort, Galway in 1992. It's the same session tape he refers to in his liner notes from his CD, "In Good Company."

# Posted on May 8th 2004 by Phantom Button

This would appear to be a different "Coleman's Cross" to the one I'm familiar with which can be found on The Bothy Band album.

# Posted on May 8th 2004 by Johannes J

Right John... that's a jig (or slide maybe) What I submitted here is a reel with the same title. It also can be found on Kathleen Collin's recording.

# Posted on May 8th 2004 by Phantom Button

"Griffin" according to Molloy & Larsen.

This tune is on Matt Molloy's "Stoney Steps" album. The sleeve notes have the order of the tunes wrong, but Gray Larsen has it in his book as "Griffin From The Bridge", from the playing of Matt Molloy.

# Posted on May 9th 2004 by Kenny

Don'tcha just love it?

Ahhh... the controversies about tune titles in ITM. The bane of Jeremy's java script. Most places where these tune shows up have it as "Coleman's Cross" but it doesn't matter really. You could call it "The Old Man's Teeth," or even "A Fart in the Morning," and it would still be a great tune. If you look up "The Butlers of Glen Avenue" in this database you'll find a perfect example of how tune titles can get all twisted up.

# Posted on May 9th 2004 by Phantom Button