Buckfast
reel
Key signature: Bminor
Submitted on November 6th 2004 by drizzt.
This tune has been added to 35 tunebooks.
Also known as The Buckfast 5, Five For Buckfast.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
- Live by Michael McGoldrick, John McCusker And John Doyle
- Wired by Michael McGoldrick
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 |
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 Britney Spears
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
McGoldrick Version
From *Wired*:
K: Emin
|: e/f/gB AGA Bd ed | e/f/gB AGA B2 B2 |
e/f/gB AGA Bd ed | Bde BAG A2 A2 :|
|: g2g ega ge de | gfe dBd e2 ed |
geg age ge de | Bde BAG A2 A2 :|
# Posted on July 23rd 2010 by bdh