The Whistler From Rosslea

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on September 22nd 2004 by m_gavin.

This tune has been added to 22 tunebooks.

Also known as Burke's, The Whistler Of Rosslea.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Champions Of Ireland Concertina by Denise Shiel
• Driven by Donall Donnelly And Brian Hanlon
• Fonnchaoi by Verena Commins And Julie Langan
• Golden Lights And Green Shadows by Grainne Hambly
• In The Footsteps Of Coleman by Various Artists
• Martin Hayes by Martin Hayes
• Out Of Their Shell by Céide
• The Galway Rambler by John G. Walsh
• The Session by Na Connerys
• Traditional Music Of Ireland On Button Accordion by Seamus Walshe
• Under The Diamond by Liz And Yvonne Kane

X: 1
T: Whistler From Rosslea, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
|:GABc dBcA | fdcA BGGE | FGAB c2 Bc | dBcA BGGF |
GBAc Bdce | dgfa gfdc | Bdgf dcAF | [1 DGGF G3 D :| [2 DGGF G2 Bd||
|: g2 dg Bgdg | gbag fdde | =f2 cf Afcf | =fedc AG^FD |
Gggf gfdc | Bcde fdcd | gfde fdcA | [1BGAF DGBd | [2 BGAF G4||

Maybe somebody out there will know the name of this. I got it off a tape that just said jigs & reels.

# Posted on September 22nd 2004 by m_gavin

Is this one of Paddy Fahy's?

# Posted on September 22nd 2004 by ragaman

This is the Whistler of Rosslea, a Reavy tune. It's already here but this is the more usual key.

Jim

# Posted on September 23rd 2004 by skerries

Oh, sorry about the duplication. I checked for these note combinations, but forgot to check other keys.
Thanks for the name, too.

# Posted on September 23rd 2004 by m_gavin

The Kane sisters refer to this as The Whistler of Rosslea, rather than FROM Rosslea.

# Posted on October 4th 2006 by errik

Burke's

John G. Walsh calls this tune Burke's on his "Galway Rambler" album. Maybe he learned the tune from Joe Burke because he does play a few of Joe's tunes/versions of tunes on the album.

# Posted on December 29th 2007 by PaddyCmusic