The Bag Of Spuds

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on November 23rd 2001 by Josh Kane.

This tune has been added to 158 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:

• A Dance Visit To Ireland by McCusker Brothers Ceilidhe Band
• All In Good Time by Patrick Street
• At Home by Cherish The Ladies
• Best Of Irish Ceili Music by Various Artists
• Come To An Irish Dance Party by Laichtín Naofa Céilí Band.
• Come To Dance: A Celtic Tradition by John Whelan
• Drops Of Spring Water by Comhaltas Concert Tour 2004
• Dusk Till Dawn by Charlie Lennon And Johnny Og Connolly
• Edel Fox And Ronan O'Flaherty by Edel Fox And Ronan O'Flaherty
• Foinn Seisiun 3 by Ennis/Dublin Session Group
• Folktrax 154 - The Sligo Fiddler: Michael Coleman by Michael Coleman
• Hit The Bricks... by Waking Maggie
• In Good Company by Kevin Crawford
• Irish Button Accordion by Billy Moran
• Irish Dance Music by Chris Droney
• Just As The Sun Was Setting by John Drury
• Legacy by The Dunne Family
• Like Magic by Todd Denman And Bill Dennehy
• Lost In The Loop by Liz Carroll
• Mist And Stone by Maggie Sansone
• Music Of Dreams by Tony Mac Mahon, Iarla Ó Lionáird, Noel Hill
• Music Of Dreams by Noel Hill And Tony MacMahon With Iarla O Lionaird
• Music Of Sligo by Peter Horan And Fred Finn
• Musical Delights From Ireland by Comhaltas Tour Group 1998
• No Place Like Home by Gerry O'Connor
• No Place Like Home by Gerry O'Connor
• Notes From The Heart by Mick, Louise And Michelle Mulcahy
• On Malbay's Shore by Michael Mahony
• Open Hearth by Mary And Andrew MacNamara
• Past Masters Of Irish Dance Music by Various Artists
• Rattlin' Banjos (part 1) by Gerry O'Connor
• Rogha Órdha by Various Artists
• Scottish Fire by Bonnie Rideout
• Set Dances Of Ireland, Volume II by Various Artists
• Set Dances Of Ireland, Volume IV by Various Artists
• Skylark by Skylark
• The Best Of Patrick Street by Patrick Street
• The Breeze From Erin by Various Artists
• The Chieftains 2 by The Chieftains
• The Coleman Archive Vol. 2: The Home Place by Various Artists
• The Darkest Midnight: A Celtic Nativity by The Beggar Boys Featuring Jayne Tankersley
• The Home Ruler by Catherine McEvoy
• The Little Country by Charles De Lint
• The Merry Love To Play by Peter Horan And Gerry Harrington
• The Sound Of Coleman Country by Various Artists
• Time To Time by Gerry O'Connor
• Traditional Irish Dance Music by Various Artists
• Traditional Irish Fiddling From County Limerick by Martin Mulvihill With Mick Moloney
• Traditional Irish Music by William Sullivan
• Traditional Irish Music From London by John Blake, Lamond Gillespie And Mick Leahy
• Wish You Were Here by Boys Of The Lough
• Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 3, Disc 2 by Various Artists
• Year Of The Dog by Culann's Hounds

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 PaddyCmusic

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