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Buckfast

reel

Key signature: Bminor

Submitted on November 6th 2004 by drizzt.

This tune has been added to 28 tunebooks.

Also known as The Buckfast 5.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

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X: 1
T: Buckfast
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Bmin
M:5/4
Bd FE DE FA BA | Bd FE DE F2 F2 |
Bd FE DE FA BA | FA BF ED E2 E2 |
d2 dB de dB AB | dc BA FA B2 BA |
dB de dB dB AB | FA BF ED E2 E2 |

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Buckfast sheetmusic
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Composer and stuff

We were told the composer the other night when we learned this tune, and although his name is just on the tip of my tongue - I can't remember. I'll update when I do, or maybe someone else will helpfull put me out my misery.

I like tunes in odd time signatures altho I never know what to play afterwards.

Also, living in Glasgow, the name Buckfast brings pleasant thoughts of walking out my flat after a Rangers game to find the street artfully strewn with empty bucky bottles - the joys of living in Ibrox.

# Posted on November 6th 2004 by drizzt

Tune Origin

Hey!! This tune was written by Donald Shaw from Cappercaille as part of the Harvest Project which was a commision written by Donald to open the Last eltic Connections festival (which me ad some mates played in). Who did you learn this tune from?????

# Posted on November 9th 2004 by fiddlinzombie

Aye one of them harvest tunes! Another groovy tune by monsiuer shaw

# Posted on November 9th 2004 by RacH

aye as a harvester where did you learn it from????

# Posted on November 9th 2004 by RacH

Who did i learn this tune from

Lori Watson taught us this tune at Glasgow Fiddle Workshop the other week. We've been playing it with Farewell to Whalley Range (9/8).

# Posted on November 27th 2004 by drizzt

lovely tune. gonna have to learn this one, along with the "Humours of Buckfast" reel also found in this site.
mmmmmmmmm buckfast!
slurp slurp

# Posted on February 17th 2005 by LaraKerr

whoever attempts to write a tune in 5/4 has definatly had a few bottles of bucky!
and thank god for it! for otherwise we wouldn't have this cracker of a tune.

i think 5/4 takes a bitta gettin used to but it get adictave once you have.

# Posted on December 31st 2006 by saxwhistle

At The Harvest thing in Aviemore yesterday, Donald Shaw said it was written about a Pipe Band.

# Posted on September 8th 2007 by creathana

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