Key signature: Gmajor
Submitted on November 23rd 2001 by Josh Kane.
This tune has been added to 208 tunebooks.
Also known as The Bag Of Potatoes, The Bag Of Pratties, Bag Of Spuds, Bird On The Tree, Little Bag Of Spuds, The Little Bag Of Spuds, Mála Beag Prataí, What The Devil Ails You, What The Devil Ails You?, What The Devils Ails You?.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Bag Of Spuds, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
|:Bdd2 =ceed | BddB ABGA | Bdd2 =ceed | gabg abag:|
|:gabg eaaf | gbag efede | gbag eaaf | gedb abag:|
This version has nothing to do with a reel with the same name which can be found in Breanacht's Ceol Rince na hEireann #1, which is actually the version played by Kevin Crawford in the recording In Good Company.
# Posted on March 6th 2002 by Toni Ribas
Annotation incorrect
Some weirdness in second bar of part B.
# Posted on January 23rd 2004 by Tyghress
Chieftains Version
Here is the ABC notation of The Bag of Potatoes heard on The Chieftains 2 (track 9), showing a few differences in the 2nd part:
X:1
T:The Bag of Potatoes
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
K:G
Bd d2 Beed|BddB ~A2 GA|Bd d2 Beed|gabg ~a2 g2:|
|:gabg eaab|gabg e2d2|gabg eaab|gedB ~A2G2:|
# Posted on February 26th 2004 by turophile
Turophile's version is the one that I've heard in sessions. This is similar to "Anything For John Joe?" http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3237
# Posted on July 1st 2004 by Dow
"Anything For John Joe" / "The Bag of Spuds" ~ duplication
Key signature: G Major
Submitted on January 22nd 2004 by gian marco.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2425
# Posted on June 23rd 2006 by ceolachan
"The Bag of Spuds" ~ a few more possibilities
K: G Major
|: BddB ce e2 | BddB A2 GA | Bd d2 ceef | gabg a2 g2 :|
|: gabg eaab | gabg e2 d2 | gabg ea^ga | gedB A2 G2 :|
K: D Major
|: A |
FA ~A GB ~B | FAAF (3EFE DE | FA (3AAA GB (3ABc | defd (3efe d :|
|: A |
defd Be ~e | d2 (3fed B2 (3ABc | df ~f2 ce ~e | dBAF (3EFE D :|
# Posted on June 23rd 2006 by ceolachan
What the Devil Ails You?
This is what Bobby Gardiner calls it on his album "The Clare Shout".
# Posted on January 7th 2007 by 52Paddy
To many notes?
|:Bdd2 =ceed | BddB ABGA | Bdd2 =ceed | gabg abag:|
|:gabg eaaf | gbag efede | gbag eaaf | gedb abag:|
in the 2nd measure of the B parts there seems to be one note to many. Any ideas?
# Posted on February 19th 2008 by buikligger
~ | gbag e/f/e de | ~ or, if you prefer reading it this way ~ | gbag (3efe de | ~
I suspect that was what was intended, and it works nicely...
# Posted on February 19th 2008 by ceolachan
Bag of Spuds - a few more ingrediants to complete the meal?
A nice little tune, described as 'angry' by one player in our session. Any thoughts on tunes that it goes well with?
# Posted on October 5th 2008 by Brother Swampicus
A B C To the bag of spuds
Does any one know where i can get the A B C to the tune bag o spuds .I want the gerry oconner one from his cd (No Place Like Home). I know there are loads on the session tunes but which one is the gerry oconner one or are they all the same and gerry has added ornamentation .Also Is there a machine on the web that you can down load to slow down fast tunes so i can learn them Des
# Posted on November 16th 2008 by DES RYNNE
Re: A B C To the bag of spuds
yes right here on the session g major just look up tunes its the second one down on the list
# Posted on November 16th 2008 by myparasgon
Re: A B C To the bag of spuds
You can slow down recordings on Windows Media Player (on the version I have anyway). Go to View > Enhancements > Play Speed Settings. If it is not there then you need to download a newer version. Of course, this is assuming your computer is a Windows and not a Mac.
# Posted on November 16th 2008 by jakep
Re: A B C To the bag of spuds
http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/ndx/BA.html
For a selection scroll down ~
# Posted on November 16th 2008 by ceolachan
Re: A B C To the bag of spuds
ROFL, ceolachan....
Now then, is it just me, or is he typing like William Shatner speaks? The truth about Star Trek is revealed!
# Posted on November 16th 2008 by Pádraig
Re: Access to the bag of Suds
I wish they'd get the damned transporter fixed, I'm still waiting to be beamed out of here... Soon hopefully, before I start braiding my ear hair...
# Posted on November 16th 2008 by ceolachan
Re: A B C To the bag of spuds
Really good slowing down software is The Amazing Slowdowner. From www.ronimusic.com/
It plays wav, mp3 and other file types. Easy to use.
# Posted on November 16th 2008 by bigfish
gerry oconnor-bag of spuds
Can any one tell me where i can get an A B C of Gerry OConnors bag of spuds off his C D - No place like home .I see there are version,s on the session (tunes )but which one is it .As there is a version on his music book called( 50 solos for irish tenor banjo) with david mcnevin called the bag of spuds Des
# Posted on December 10th 2008 by DES RYNNE
Re: gerry oconnor-bag of spuds
his version is poo.
Go listen to Seamus Ennis play it. Transcriptions of it are available in Pat Micthell's book, released thru npu.
O'Connor plays copperplate with it. again, poo. check out Tansey's version of it. Video of it is on the come west along the road video (not the dvds).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTo5Ae7Vz3c
Only joking, gerry o'connor is awesome.
# Posted on December 10th 2008 by skip canlon
The Other Bag of Spuds
The one listed on Edel Fox & Ronan o'Flaherty is here:
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/579
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by snorre