The Sweet Flowers Of Milltown

barndance

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on May 12th 2004 by slainte.

This tune has been added to 39 tunebooks.

Also known as Conal O Grada's, The Green Fields Of Milltown, The Green Fields Of Miltown, Sweet Flowers Of Milltown, The Sweet Flowers Of Miltown, Tom Morrison's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• At It Again by John Carty
• Ceol Na DTéad by Francie And Mickey Byrne
• Fluters Of Old Erin: Flute, Piccolo And Whistle Recordings Of The 1920's And 30's by Various Artists
• Harmony Hill by Dervish
• In Good Company - The Very Best Of by Kevin Burke
• Irish Dance Music by Various Artists
• King Of The Concert Flute by Seamus Tansey
• Minstrel's Fancy by Sean Ryan
• Mountain Air by Brendyn Montgomery And Mike Considine
• Portland by Kevin Burke And Mícheál O'Domhnaill
• Snug In The Blanket by Paddy O'Brien
• The Journey Home by Banish Misfortune
• The Night Rambler's Companion by Harry Bradley
• The Tap Room Trio by Tap Room Trio
• Top Of Coom by Conal Ó'Gráda
• Walking Stones by Ken Kolodner, Laura Risk, Robin Bullock
• Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 2, Disc 1 by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Sweet Flowers Of Milltown, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance
K: Gmaj
D|G>FG>B A>GE>D|G>FG>B dzB>d|e>f{a}g>f e>dB>A|GA/G/ F2 EF/E/ D2|
G>FG>B A>GE>D|G>F (3GAB dzB>d|e>fg>f e>dB>G|AB/A/ G>F G3:|
d|g>fg>b a>ga>b|g>a (3gfe dzB>d|e>fg>f e>dB>A|GA/G/ F2 EF/E/ D2|
g>fg>b a>ga>b|g>ag>e dzB>d|e>f{a}g>f e>dB>G|AB/A/ G>F G3d|
gzg>b a>ga>b|g>a (3gfe dzB>d|e>fg>f e>dB>A|GA/G/ F2 EF/E/ D2|
G>FG>B A>GE>D|G>F (3GAB dzB>d|e>f{a}g>f e>dB>G|AB/A/ G>F G3||

The Sweet Flowers Of Milltown (Schottische)

I learned this schottische from a lovely flute duet playing of Harry Bradley and John Blake. Well, I don't have much to say about this tune. It's just fun to play.

# Posted on May 12th 2004 by slainte

This tune was recorded as a reel by Morrison on an early recording. Kevin Burke also recorded it that way and called it, "Morrisons." It wasn't until I read the liner notes on the "Fluters of Old Erin" recording that I found out it was originally a schottishe and the title. I also heard it called, "The Mouse in the Cupboard" and I think the "Mouse in the Mug" on Kevin Crawford's "In Good Company" might be the jig version of this tune.

Here's the jig: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/362

# Posted on May 12th 2004 by Phantom Button

When you said Morrison, I immediately presumed you meant James, but, isn't it called "Tom Morrison's" played as a reel (which goes into the Beare Island) from off of the Kevin Burke / Mícheál O'Domhnaill Portland album. It sounds like it in my head, but I haven't got it on hand to check. Is this the flute player who recorded in the 1920s?

Interesting...

# Posted on May 12th 2004 by Jamie

Yes Jamie, it's Tom Morrison, and that's the track I'm referring to.

# Posted on May 13th 2004 by Phantom Button

Tom Morrison recorded this with tambourine player John Reynolds in the 20s, on the flip side of his 78 with the medley of reels that introduced the "Dunmore Lassies" to the world. You'll note that it's simply the well known hornpipe Off to California. It is transcribed in Grey Larsen's flute tutor, also.

# Posted on October 21st 2004 by Kevin Rietmann

Tom Morrison's playing of it is transcribed in Larsen's book, I mean.

# Posted on October 23rd 2004 by Kevin Rietmann

Tom Morrison's: Kevin Burke version-transcription

Does anyone have an abc transcription of this tune (also called the Sweet Flowers of Milltown?

# Posted on June 9th 2006 by Acacia

The first part is nonotherthan
'Off to California' (Hornpipe) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/30
listed in O'Neills, etc

# Posted on July 10th 2007 by birlibirdie

...well... or at least very similar (w v same first bar)

# Posted on July 10th 2007 by birlibirdie