Key signature: Gmajor
Submitted on October 3rd 2004 by Kenny.
This tune has been added to 32 tunebooks.
Also known as The Blacksmith's Daughter, The Blacksmith's, The Blacksmith, Blacksmiths, The Blacksmiths.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Blacksmith's, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
dB B2 dBGB | dB B2 ABcA | dB B2 dBGB | cABG ABcA :|
G2 BG DGBG | G2 BG ABcA | G2 BG DGBG | cABG ABcA :|
"Blacksmith's"
A simple reel, which I first heard played by the Cork trio “Na Fili” on John Peel’s late night programme sometime in the early 70s.
[ I haven’t listened to him in years, but at that time he was having people such as “Na Fili”, the “Chieftains”, “Planxty”, “Boys Of The Lough” , the JSD Band , the Fureys , and even John Doonan as guests on his programme – on Radio 1, albeit ,in a late night spot. A few years ago, he gave over half of his programme to a live set from Sharon Shannon. Peel’s one of the good guys. ]
“The Blacksmith’s” I would say was made popular in Scotland at that time by Tony Cuffe, who recorded it solo, and also with the group “Alba".
# Posted on October 5th 2004 by Kenny
I like this tune and I don't know why. I love the way it doesn't go anywhere. It just keeps going cyclically back into itself. It'd make a good middle tune in a set of 3, maybe with 2 tunes that use a wider pitch range.
# Posted on December 8th 2006 by Dow
Matt Cranitch's
This feature's on an album from the Temple House Céilí Band: Music for Sets Vol. 1. They call it Matt Cranitch's.
# Posted on January 10th 2007 by PaddyCmusic
London Bridge/The Blacksmith's
I've been enjoying listening to Micho Russell's "Traditional Irish Music From County Clare". One tune which has taken my fancy is "London Bridge":
X:1
T:London Bridge
S:Micho Russell
Z:Nigel Gatherer
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
G2 GG DGBG | G2 Bd cAFA | G2 GG DGBG | AFDF ABcA |
Gz G2 DGBG | G2 Bd cAFA | d2 cA BGAF | DEED Acdc :|
d2 B2 dBGB | dB B2 deed | dB B2 dBGB | AFDF ABcA |
d2 B2 dBGB | dB B2 deed | d2 cA BGAF | DEED ABcA :|
Having studied the tunes in the database, this would appear to be related to "The Blacksmith's Reel" although there are significant differences. I'm not sure whether to keep this tune here with its alternative title, or whether it should be entered as a tune on its own. Any opinions?
# Posted on December 22nd 2007 by nigelg
"The Blacksmith's Reel" ~ a rough quick catch of Jim McAuley's U-Tube
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U-Tube ~ fiddle4u / Jim McAuley
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"The Blacksmith's Reel" ~ C Major
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=w1OMjttWgfQ
X: 3
T: The Blacksmith
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: C Major
GE E/E/E GEcE | GEEG DEFA | GE E2 GECE | F2 EF DE F/G/A |
GE E2 GEcE | E2 GE DEFD | GE E2 GECE | F/F/F EF DFED ||
C2 EC G,CEC | C/C/C EC B,CDB, | CDEC G,CEC | F/F/F EF DFED |
C2 EC G,CEC | C/C/C EC B,CDB, | C2 EC G,CEC | F2 EF DE F/E/D |]
GE E/E/E GEcE | GEEE DEFD | GE E/E/E GECE | F2 EF DEFD |
GE E2 GEcE | GEEG DEFD | G3 ^F GECE | F/F/F EF DFED ||
C2 EC G,CEC | C/C/C EC B,CDB, | CDEC G,CEC | F/F/F EF DFED |
C2 EC G,CEC | C/C/C EC B,CDB, | C2 CC CEEE | F/F/F EF DEFD |]
GE E2 GEcE | GEEc DEFD | G3 ^F GECE | F2 EF DEFD |
GE E/E/E GEcE | dEcE BEAE | GE E/E/E GECE | F/F/F EF DFED ||
C3 E G,C C/C/C | C/C/C EC B,CDB, | C2 CE G,CCC | F/F/F EF DFED |
C3 C G,C C/C/C | C2 CC B,3 D | C2 CC G,CCC | F/F/F EF DEFD || G8 |]
# Posted on February 8th 2008 by ceolachan
"The Blacksmith's Reel" ~ Jim McAuley's comment from the podcast
I got this reel off a young Shane McAleer, fiddler, and his brother, County Tyrone, at a Ballycastle fleadh, County Antrim, many years ago. Yes, it was played down in C Major at the time... Jim
# Posted on February 8th 2008 by ceolachan
"The Blacksmith's Reel" ~ Jim McAuley's take transposed from C to G
No, I know, it's not perfect, but it is an attempt to get an approximate representation from the U-Tube podcast. Here is a straight transposition of the above for comparison with the usual, the key of G...
X: 4
T: The Blacksmith's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: G Major
dB B/B/B dBGB | dBBd ABce | dB B2 dBGB | c2 Bc AB c/B/A |
dB B2 dBGB | B2 dB ABcA | dB B2 dBGB | c/c/c Bc AcBA ||
G2 BG DGBG | G/G/G BG FGAF | GABG DGBG | c/c/c Bc AcBA |
G2 BG DGBG | G/G/G BG FGAF | G2 BG DGBG | c2 Bc AB c/B/A |]
dB B/B/B dBGB | dBBB ABcA | dB B/B/B dBGB | c2 Bc ABcA |
dB B2 dBGB | dBBd ABcA | d3 ^c dBGB | c/c/c Bc AcBA ||
G2 BG DGBG | G/G/G BG FGAF | GABG DGBG | c/c/c Bc AcBA |
G2 BG DGBG | G/G/G BG FGAF | G2 GG GBBB | c/c/c Bc ABcA |]
dB B2 dBgB | dBBg ABcA | d3 ^c dBGB | c2 Bc ABcA |
dB B/B/B dBgB | aBgB fBeB | dB B/B/B dBGB | c/c/c Bc AcBA ||
G3 B DG G/G/G | G/G/G BG FGAF | G2 GB DGGG | c/c/c Bc AcBA |
G3 G DG G/G/G | G2 GG F3 A | G2 GG DGGG | c/c/c Bc ABcA | d8 |]
& here it is in D too ~
X: 5
T: The Blacksmith
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: D Major
AF F/F/F AFdF | AFFA EFGB | AF F2 AFDF | G2 FG EF G/F/E |
AF F2 AFdF | F2 AF EFGE | AF F2 AFDF | G/G/G FG EGFE ||
D2 FD A,DFD | D/D/D FD CDEC | DEFD A,DFD | G/G/G FG EGFE |
D2 FD A,DFD | D/D/D FD CDEC | D2 FD A,DFD | G2 FG EF G/F/E |]
AF F/F/F AFdF | AFFF EFGE | AF F/F/F AFDF | G2 FG EFGE |
AF F2 AFdF | AFFA EFGE | A3 ^G AFDF | G/G/G FG EGFE ||
D2 FD A,DFD | D/D/D FD CDEC | DEFD A,DFD | G/G/G FG EGFE |
D2 FD A,DFD | D/D/D FD CDEC | D2 DD DFFF | G/G/G FG EFGE |]
AF F2 AFdF | AFFd EFGE | A3 ^G AFDF | G2 FG EFGE |
AF F/F/F AFdF | eFdF cFBF | AF F/F/F AFDF | G/G/G FG EGFE ||
D3 F A,D D/D/D | D/D/D FD CDEC | D2 DF A,DDD | G/G/G FG EGFE |
D3 D A,D D/D/D | D2 DD C3 E | D2 DD A,DDD | G/G/G FG EFGE | A8 |]
# Posted on February 8th 2008 by ceolachan