Bonnie Scotland

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on July 9th 2004 by gian marco.

This tune has been added to 20 tunebooks.

Also known as The Bonnie Woods Highland Fling, The Bonnie Woods Highland, The Bundoran Highland Fling, The Bundoran Highland, Highland A' Choille, Highland Schottische, Joe Bane's, Joe Bane's Highland, Joe Bane's Highland Fling, Joe Bann's, Lord Moira, Lord Moira's, Lord Moira's Fling, Lord Moira's Highland, Lord Moira's Highland Fling, Lord Moira's Welcome To Scotland, Louden's Bonnie Braes, Louden's Bonnie Woods, Louden's Bonnie Woods And Braes, Louden's Braes Are Bonnie, Louden's Braes Sae Bonnie, Louden's Braes So Bonnie, Loudens Braes Sae Bonnie, Loudens Braes So Bonnie, Loudon's Bonnie Braes, Loudon's Bonnie Woods, Loudon's Bonnie Woods And Braes, Loudon's Braes Are Bonnie, Loudon's Braes Sae Bonnie, Loudon's Braes So Bonnie, Loudons Bonnie Woods, The Marquis Of Hastings', The Marquis Of Hastings, Old Aunt Katie, Tom Ban's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

20th Feakle Festival: Reeling Through The Years by Various Artists
Another Measure: Scottish Country Dance Music From The 1950's, Volume 2 by Adam Rennie And His Scottish Country Dance Quartet
Are You The Concertina Player? by Kate McNamara
Around The World For Sport by The Doon Céilí Band
Double-Barrelled by Kieran O'Hare And John Skelton
Foinn Seisiun 3 by Ennis/Dublin Session Group
Irish Accordion Masters by Joe Derrane And Jerry O'Brien
Johnny Doherty by John Doherty
Martin Hayes by Martin Hayes
Moving Cloud by Moving Cloud
My Love Is In America by Various Artists
Open Hearth by Mary And Andrew MacNamara
Potsticks by Sean Moloney
Round The House And Mind The Dresser: Irish Country House Dance Music by Various Artists
Stay Another While by Paul O'Shaughnessy And Frankie Lane
Streetlife by Patrick Street
The Fiddle Music Of Donegal - Volume Two by Various Artists
The Flute Players Of Roscommon - Vol 1 by Various Artists
The Man From Clare by Micho Russell
The Old Fireside Music by Mike And Mary Rafferty
The Shores Of Lough Graney by P.J.Hayes And Martin Hayes
Through The Round Window by Eamonn Coyne
Walking Stones by Ken Kolodner, Laura Risk, Robin Bullock

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

Bonnie Scotland (reel)

Source: The Old Fireside Music by Mike And Mary Rafferty
Transcription: gmp

# Posted on July 9th 2004 by gian marco

Lord Moira (Fling)

Galway flute player Sean Moloney recently recorded this tune as a fling called "Lord Moira." According to the notes, he learned it from his father Eddie Moloney. It seems Flanagnan bothers also recorded it.

# Posted on July 11th 2004 by slainte

Unfortunately I've never heard Mike and Mary Rafferty's playing, but a quick search shows they're from Ballinakill! No wonder they share the similar repertoire of the Monoley family.

# Posted on July 11th 2004 by slainte

They're based in the States and have appeared many times on the Internet TV programme "Comhaltaslive"

# Posted on July 11th 2004 by Bannerman

Aka Loudon's Bonnie Woods (Fling)

Oh, yes. I've just remembered I once tried to post this tune and held back in the last minute because of its very Scottishness. What I transcribed was Athlone box player Paul Brock's playing of the tune in D on the first album of "Moving Cloud." He calls it "Loudon's Braes are Bonnie." Further research showed me it also appears in Kerr's Collection as "Loudon's Bonnie Woods." You'll find Nigel Gatherer's transcription of the tune in G. It's basically the same as Gian Marco's transcription.

# Posted on July 12th 2004 by slainte

I meant to say Nigel's transcription of "Loudon's Bonnie Woods" will be found in JC's ABC tune finder.

# Posted on July 12th 2004 by slainte

I k now this one as a strathspey

We typically played this one in scotland as a strathspey - interesting to hear it at a different tempo!

# Posted on March 3rd 2005 by mkenneth

Old Aunt Katie

Is a USA name for this tune....

# Posted on July 14th 2006 by The Merry Highlander

"Lord Moira's Highland Fling" ~ a duplication brought back from the future

"Joe Bane's"
Key signature: F Major
Submitted on January 17th 2007 by cnfinley.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6654

K: F Major
|: FGFG Ac c2 | AGAF GFDC | DFFG Ac c2 | dfeg fdcA :|2 dfeg f3 ||
e |
fgaf fd c2 | defd cA A2 | fgaf fd c2 | dfeg f3 e |
fgaf fd c2 | defd cAAG | FGFG Ac ~c2 | dfeg f3 A ||

"I learned this tune from Eamon O'Leary. Joe Bann (Bane) wrote this tune in G, but I think he played on a C whistle so he played most of his tunes in C and F. There's another barn dance by him that I learned to play before it, it's also called Joe Bann's (Bane's) and is played in F. They're both great tunes."

# Posted on January 17th 2007 by cnfinley

# Posted on January 18th 2007 by ceolachan

Here's the above transcription by cnfinley but transpsed to G for comparison (two changes only ~ GAGA has become G2 GA, and I've given a lead-in note for both parts:

K: G Major ( also played in A & D )
|: B |
G2 GA Bd d2 | BABG AGED | EGGA Bd d2 |1 egfa ged :|2 egfa g3 ||
f |
gabg ge d2 | efge dB B2 | gabg ge d2 | egfa g3 f |
gabg ge d2 | efge dBBA | G2 GA Bd d2 | egfa g3 ||

# Posted on January 18th 2007 by ceolachan

"Bonnie Scotland" ~ highland fling

"It's called Bonnie Scotland on Andrew & Mary MacNamara's "Open Hearth", which is a collection of tunes learned from Joe Bane and Bill Malley (and from tapes of them made by Andrew & Mary's father). Interestingly, they play it in D, which makes it go below the range of both the C and D whistle. Roughly half of the tunes on the CD are played a step lower than they would be outside of Clare."

"Here's Geoff Wright's transcription from "Open Hearth" (which I may or may not have edited slightly - I can't recall)" ( ~ which I did edit slightly ~ 'c' ;-) ):

T:Bonnie Scotland
R:schottische (highland fling)
M:4/4
L:1/8
D:"Open Hearth" Andrew & Mary MacNamara
N:Cut 8.1 on cd
Z:Geoff Wright
K:D
DCDE FAAA | GEFD EDB,A, |1 DCDE FAAA | Bdce d4 :|2 B,DDE FAAA | Bdce d4 ||
defd dBAA | BddB AFFF |1 defd dBAA | Bdce d4 :|2 DCDE FAAA | Bdce d4 ||

# Posted on January 18th 2007 by GaryAMartin

# Posted on January 18th 2007 by ceolachan

Also as a highland in Donegal -- Highland a' Choille.

# Posted on January 18th 2007 by LongNote

I think that's one of the names I'd heard it called, thanks LongNote...

# Posted on January 18th 2007 by ceolachan

More notes brought back from the duplication ~ "Denis Murphy's"

Key signature: G Major
Submitted on June 25th 2001 by spoon.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/156

This also bears things in common with the the transcriptions given here. It also was likely to have been played as a fling at some point in its travels, and which has been, as happens to flings, recycled as a single reel...

# Posted on January 18th 2007 by ceolachan

Its an old tune...

Goes back to the 1800's at least.

# Posted on January 18th 2007 by Maryland Highlander

# Posted on January 18th 2007 by ceolachan

"Polly Put the Kettle On" a la John Kirkpatrick

It also seems to be a variation on the English version:

# Posted on January 18th 2007 by geoffwright

# Posted on January 18th 2007 by ceolachan

"Polly / Molly Put The Kettle On" ~ a different one for comparison

Key signature: A Dorian
Submitted on June 9th 2002 by kardshark87.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/749

# Posted on January 18th 2007 by ceolachan

Joe Bane was a flute/whistleplayer from the Feakle area.

You can hear him here: http://www.rogermillington.com/tunetoc/shandonbells.html

# Posted on January 18th 2007 by kilfarboy

# Posted on January 18th 2007 by ceolachan

"Shandon Bells" ~ played by Joe Bane

Joe Bane was a flute/whistleplayer from the Feakle area. You can (find another transcription of "Shandon Bells" and) hear him (play it) here:

http://www.rogermillington.com/tunetoc/shandonbells.html

# Posted on January 18th 2007 by kilfarboy

A brief commentary by Peter Laban, 11 August 2002:

"Introduction ~ Joe Bane (pronounced Bahn) was a flute and whistle player from the Feakle area. In a stylistic sense he is in the same bracket as fiddleplayer P. Joe Hayes and concertinaplayer John Naughton, both from very much the same area. The style is characterised by a sparse though efficient use of ornamentation and relies heavily on its rhythm and the precise phrasing of the music. This gives the style great "lift". Martin Hayes has named Bane as one of his prime influences."

# Posted on January 18th 2007 by ceolachan

Damn, apologies, but what does the repeat hurt, eh, however ~ wrong tune... My backspace must have kicked in... :-/

# Posted on January 18th 2007 by ceolachan

"The Bundoran Highland" ~ Danny O'Donnell, Donegal fiddler

X: 6
T: The Bundoran Highland
S: Danny O'Donnell, Donegal fiddler
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: highland schottische/fling
K: G Major
B>A |:\
G2 G>A B<dd>B | c>AB>G A>G (3FED |
G2 G>A B<d d2 |[1 (3efg f>a g>ed>B :|[2 (3efg (3fga g2 ||
g>d |\
g>ab>g a>g d2 | e>fg>d e>d B2 |
g>ab>g a>gf>d | (3efg f>a g2 g>d |
g>ab>g a>gf>d | e>fg>e d>cB>A |
G2 G>A B<d d2 | (3efg f>a g>ed>B |]

~ to finish ~ | (3efg f>a g>ed>B || G4 |]

# Posted on February 16th 2008 by ceolachan

Danny O'Donnell's set of 3 highlands:

"Milestone At The Garden: Irish Fiddle Masters From The 78 RPM Era"
http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/8

track 11.) The Thistle And Shamrock

a.) "Polly Put the Kettle On"
Key signature: D Major
Submitted on February 16th 2008 by ceolachan.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8267
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8267/comments

b.) "The Bundoran Highland "~ the transcript just before this comment...

c.) "Neil Gow's Wife"
Key signature: a minor
Submitted on July 17th 2003 by mandozouk.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1828
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1828/comments

# Posted on February 16th 2008 by ceolachan

"Highland Schottische / Fling" ~ moving it to the fore

ey signature: G Major
Submitted on July 21st 2008 by ceolachan.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8731

# Posted on July 21st 2008 by ceolachan

Lord Moira's (aka. Bonnie Scotland)

Watch Limerick flute player Francis O'Connor play this tune as a single reel: http://comhaltas.ie/music/detail/comhaltaslive_222_4_francis_oconnor

# Posted on July 22nd 2008 by slainte

First one is called "Bush in Bloom," I believe. See: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2472

# Posted on July 22nd 2008 by slainte