Boil The Breakfast Early

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on May 15th 2001 by Jeremy.

This tune has been added to 179 tunebooks.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• An Mileoidean Scaoilte by Johnny Connolly
• Bean Chairdin by Dympna O'Sullivan
• Boil The Breakfast Early by The Chieftains
• Castle Ceili Band by Castle Ceili Band
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 1 by Matt Cunningham
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 4 by Matt Cunningham
• Deborah Quigley With Martin Gould by Deborah Quigley
• Drops Of Spring Water by Comhaltas Concert Tour 2004
• Green Fields by Robin Bullock
• Happy To Meet Sorry To Part by Various Artists
• Ireland's Whistling Ambassador by Micho Russell
• Leo Rowsome: Classics Of Irish Piping by Leo Rowsome
• Mist And Stone by Maggie Sansone
• Piper's Choice Volume 1 by Various Artists
• The Best Of The Chieftains by The Chieftains
• The Breeze From Erin by Various Artists
• The Irish Girl by Robin Bullock And Michel Sikiotakis
• The Mason's Apron by The Madden Brothers
• The Pipes Are Calling by Peter And Noel Carberry
• The Singing Kettle by Chulrua
• The Star Of Munster Trio by The Star Of Munster Trio
• The Whirlwind by Paddy Glackin And Robbie Hannan
• Traditional Irish Music From County Clare by Martin Vaughan

X: 1
T: Boil The Breakfast Early
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
BA|G2 BG AFDF| G2Bd c2BA|G2 BG AFDF| GEEG c2BA|
G2 BG AFDF| G2 Bd c2 Bc|dBcA BGAF| GEEG c2 Bc||
d2 fd eBAB|d2 fa g2 fe|d2 fd eBAB| BGEG c2 Bc|
d2 fd eBAB|d2 fa g2 fg|afge fded| BGEG c2 Bc||
dAAA dAFA|dAAA defe|dAAA dAFA|GEEG c2 Bc|
dAAA dAFA|d^cde dgfe| dBcA BGAF|GEEG c2 ||

We play this in Canada as a two-part tune, corresponding to the A and C parts listed here.

# Posted on April 15th 2005 by treecipitation

Version ?

I think that version is not the best you can find ;)

# Posted on January 15th 2006 by msikio

I'm with you msikio.

Try this instead:

G2 BG ADDA l GBBA c2 BA l GABG ADDA l GE E2 c2 BA l
G2 BG ADD2 l DBB2 c2 Bc l dBcA BGAF l GE E2 c2 Bc

d2 fd eA A2 l d2 fg a2 gf l d2 fd eA A2 l GE E2 c2 bc l
d2 fd eA A2 l d2 fg a2 fg l afge fded l BE E2 c2 bc l

dA A2 dAFA l dA A2 defe l dA A2 dAFA l GE E2 c2 bc
dA A2 dAFA l dA A2 defe l gefd ecdB l GE E2 c2 BA

This is very bare bones - add rolls, crans, triplets, & melodic variations at your discretion. Hint: I cran the living sh*t out of most of those (lower octave) D2s and E2s.

# Posted on February 13th 2006 by Hanley

Paddy Maloney's Version

X: 1
T: Boil The Breakfast Early
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
|:G2 BG AD D2| GB B2 c2BA|G2 BG AD D2| GE E2 c2BA|
G2 BG AD D2| GB B2 c2 Bc|dBcA BGAF| GE E2 c2 Bc||
|:d2 fd edB^c|d2 ef g2 fe|d2 fd edBA| GE E2 c2 Bc|
d2 fd edB^c|d2 ef g2 fg|afge fded| dcAB c2 Bc||
|:dA A2 dAFA|dA A2 defe|dA A2 dAFA|GE E2 c2 Bc|
dA A2 dAFA| d2 d^c defe| dBcA BGAF|GE E2 c2 BA ||

# Posted on July 5th 2007 by JACKB

Boil The Breakfast Early

"Boil The Breakfast Early" is related to an old Highland reel found in Captain Fraser's 1816 collection:

X: 1
T: Fashion Which the Lasses Have, The
T: Am fasan th'aig na Caileagan
S: Airs & Melodies Peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland...
N:Transposed from A major for comparison
Z: Nigel Gatherer
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: G
B | GE E/E/E GDDB | GE E/E/E B2 AB | GE E/E/E GDDG | EFGA B3 :|
e | dGeG BAAe | dGed B2 dg | dGeG BGAB | GEGA B2 Be |
dGeG BAAe | dGed B2 Ba | gfeg dgBG | EFGA BGAB |]

Other versions of this tune can be found here:
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/4652

The air was used apparently for a Gaelic song, "giving a ludicrous account of all the eccentricities of female dress."

# Posted on July 5th 2007 by nigelg