The Woman Of The House

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on October 11th 2001 by Jdharv.

This tune has been added to 320 tunebooks.

Also known as Bean A Ti, Bean A Ti Ar La, Lady Of The House, The Lady Of The House, The Mistress Of The House, Woman Of The House.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A' Sireadh Spòrs by Dr. Angus MacDonald
• Aislinn (A Vision) by The Celtic Jazz Collective
• An Fhidil, Sraith 2 by Sean Keane, Kevin Burke, Paddy Glackin And Seamus Creagh
• Another Side Of Cape Breton by Johnny Wilmot
• As I Carelessly Did Stray... by Harry Bradley
• At Home by Rosie Shipley And Matt Mulqueen
• Ballinasloe Fair: Early Irish Music In America by Various Artists
• Bloody Men by Steeleye Span
• Brian Kelly by Brian Kelly
• Call Of The Wild by Wild Asparagus
• Celtic Thunder by Celtic Thunder
• Ceol Tire by Various Artists
• Chloe's Passion by An Lar
• Circular Breath by Gordon Duncan
• Classic Ceili Bands by Various Artists
• Concertina Music From West Clare by Elizabeth Crotty
• Doublin' by Paddy Glackin And Paddy Keenan
• Down From Bell Harbour by Chris Droney
• Dusk Till Dawn by Charlie Lennon And Johnny Og Connolly
• Echoes Of Erin by Comhaltas Tour Group 1984
• Feadoga Stain 2 by Mary Bergin
• Foinn Seisiun 1 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
• Folktrax 174 - Michael Gorman (fiddle) With Margaret Barry (banjo) by Michael Gorman
• Handprints by Donna Long
• Helicon by Helicon
• His Original Recordings by John McKenna
• IAANJ Session V by Mike And Mary Rafferty And Session Musicians
• If The Cap Fits by Kevin Burke
• In The Smoke by Various Artists
• Irish Button Accordion by Billy Moran
• Irish Dance Music by Chris Droney
• Kerry Fiddles - Fiddle Music From Sliabh Luachra by Padraig O'Keeffe, Denis Murphy, Julia Clifford
• Kitty Lie Over by Mick O'Brien And Caoimhin O'Raghallaigh
• Mick Mulcahy And Friends by Mick Mulcahy
• Milestone At The Garden by Irish Fiddle Masters From The 78 RPM Era
• Music From Sliabh Luachra by Denis Murphy
• Music From The Coleman Country by Various Artists
• Musical Memories by Tom Dunne And Joe Banjo Burke
• Navvy On The Shore by Danny Meehan
• North Amerikay by Dale Russ And Finn Macginty
• One And All: The Best Of Cherish The Ladies by Cherish The Ladies
• Out And About by Cherish The Ladies
• Paddy In The Smoke by Various Artists
• Pay The Piper: Music For The Sets Volume 3 by Various Artists
• Phoenix: Traditional Music From Cork And Beyond by Any Old Time
• Singing Men Of Ulster by Singing Men Of Ulster
• Sligo Fiddle (Disk 1) by John Vesey
• Stanley And Grimm by Stanley And Grimm
• Sweeney's Dream by Kevin Burke
• The Art Of Traditional Fiddle Playing by Matt Cranitch
• The Best Of Seamus Tansey by Seamus Tansey
• The Blackberry Blossom by Mary MacNamara
• The Breeze From Erin by Various Artists
• The Broken Chanter by Fred Morrison
• The Classic Recordings Of Michael Coleman by Michael Coleman
• The Cobblestone Sessions by Various Artists
• The Coleman Country Ceili Band by The Coleman Country Ceili Band
• The Enduring Magic by Michael Coleman
• The Fiddle, The Voice by Nancy Conescu And Gerry Harrington
• The Good Ear by Dougal Adams And Ormonde Waters
• The House by Dennis Botzer
• The Iron Man by Tommy Peoples And Daithi Sproule
• The Killaville Sessions by Ceoltoiri Coleman
• The Mason's Apron by The Madden Brothers
• The Pipers Club by The Pipers Club Ceili Bnad
• The Porthole Of The Kelp by Sean Casey
• The Raineys by The Raineys
• The Rushy Mountain: Classic Music From Sliabh Luachra 1952-77 by Various Artists
• The Salmon's Leap by Randal Bays
• The Session by Na Connerys
• The Sliabh Luachra Fiddle Master by Padraig O'Keefe
• The Spirit Of West Clare by Bobby Casey
• The Stone In The Field by Tommy Reck
• The Totally Traditional Tin Whistle Tape by Various Artists
• The Twentieth Anniversary Collection by Various Artists
• The Wheels Of The World, Early Irish American Music, Vol 2 by Various Artists
• The Wheels Of The World, Early Irish American Music, Vol. 1 by Various Artists
• Top Of Coom by Conal Ó'Gráda
• Traditional Dance Music Of Ireland by Various Artists
• Traditional Irish Music Played On The Concert Flute by Marcus Hernon
• Traditional Music Of Ireland by Various Artists
• Traditional Music Of Ireland by Kathleen Collins
• Uilleann Pipes And Whistles - Traditional Music From Co. Monaghan by Martin McCormack
• Up South by Fred Morrison
• Upslide by John McGann

X: 1
T: Woman Of The House, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
DBBA B2BA|GABd eBdB|(3ABA GB A2(3Bcd|eB(3BAB eBdB|
DBBA B2BA|GABd eBdB|GABG (3ABA GA |BGAG EGD2:||
f2fd edBd|edge dABd|f2fd edBd|eaag ea(3aba|
f2fd edBd|g2ge dcBA|GABG (3ABA GA |BGAG EGD2:||

Woman of the house

one of the first I ever heard and/or learned live

# Posted on May 31st 2002 by brieux

Woman of the House

This one was played by the late great West Clare fiddler Bobby Casey. He played it after the Bank of Ireland (which he played double) to make a very effective pair of reels.

# Posted on June 2nd 2002 by Bannerman

Woman of the House

This tune is very commonly played as a set with "The Morning Dew" preceding it.

# Posted on August 5th 2002 by Brad Maloney

Another version: notation from Mary Bergin 1999 East Durham

DGBG cABA|GBdg e2dB|GABG A2(3Bcd|e~A2 eAcA|
DGBG cABA|GBdg e2dB|GABG A2GB|dBAd BGG2 :||

gfeg fedf|efge dcBA|GABG A2(3Bcd|e~A2 eAcA|
gzeg fedz|efge dcBA|GABG A2 GB | dBAd BGG2 :||
This version does not include the cuts, strikes, and tongueing or grace notes that were given with it. She wrote it out, in the class, which was then copied as a handout to the students.

# Posted on November 15th 2004 by windybaer

"Mary Bergin" version

I learned this "Mary Bergin" version in the 1999 E. Durham class, as well (Whistle Bare: I'm curious to know who you are?). I've sinced played this tune many many times, and I'm always asked, "What is the name of that tune?" I respond, "The Woman of the House", to which I am told, "That's not 'The Woman of the House'. This is 'The Woman of the House'," and they play the setting posted by brieux.

So, getting to the point... after several years, I finally have the more common name of the "Mary Bergin setting" of this tune... "Lasses Keep Your Legs Together"... this title has been corroborated by two experienced flute players.

Coincidentally enough, I've now stumbled upon a few more people who call it "another version of 'The Woman of the House'", too.

Cheers.

# Posted on January 19th 2005 by browndog

...also...

Mike Rafferty taught this "other version" at E. Durham this year - but didn't have a name for it.

# Posted on January 19th 2005 by browndog

Hey browndog -- I think this is Lady of the House? http://thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1116

# Posted on January 19th 2005 by Zina Lee

"other" version

I think this "other" version of "Woman Of The House" is actually in O'Neils as "Woman of the House". My PDF file has it as #1300 in "O'Neil's Music Of Ireland", and my copy of O'Neils "Dance Music of Ireland" has it at 565. But these are not print copies of the book, they were generated based of online abc transcriptions.

# Posted on September 2nd 2005 by N9YTY

Paddy Keenan

I like Paddy Keenan´s version. Who has it?

# Posted on March 14th 2007 by Manu Novo

What about Mary Custy's version on "After 10:30"?

I bought a recording of a tune on iTunes, and while it's called "The Woman of the House," it is in A minor, and is not the tune listed here. It's haunting and beautiful, and highly ornamented. The second tune in this two-tune track is "The Man of the House," I'm quite sure.

I'm working to learn it by ear but would love to know what I am learning. Because I bought this on iTunes, I have no access to any information except that the album is "copyright 1999" by Mary Custy. I've looked in various places on the web but can't find anything more about this track.

# Posted on September 11th 2008 by Sarah Tomigaya