The Flowing Bowl

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on November 27th 2001 by Jdharv.

This tune has been added to 100 tunebooks.

Also known as Conway's, Liscannor Bay.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 40th Anniversary 1946 - 1986 by The Tulla Ceili Band
• Brock McGuire Band by Brock McGuire Band
• Cherish The Ladies by Peg McGrath, Kathleen Smyth, Mary Mulholland
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 10 by Matt Cunningham
• Finnegan's AWake by Finnegan's AWake
• For The Sake Of Old Decency by Cathal McConnel And Len Graham
• House Party by Máire O'Keefe
• Mo Chairdin by Paul Brock
• On Oiche Go Maidin by O'aces
• Reunion by Solas
• Set Dances Of Ireland, Volume IV by Various Artists
• Solas by Solas
• Suantrai by John Canny, Kevin Carey And Terence O'Reilly
• The Humours Of Lewisham, Volume Three by Aidan Crossey
• The Long Notes by Brian Kelly, Jamie Smith, And Collette O'Leary
• The Silver Spire by Karen Tweed
• True...Never Been Known To Lie by Knot Fibb'n
• With Friends Like These by James Keane
• With Friends Like These by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Flowing Bowl, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
gfed cAAB|cAdB cAAf|gfed cdef|fage d2 ef|
gfed cAAB|cAdB cAAf|gfed cdef|fage d2 (3ABc||
d2 fd Adfd|d2 fa gece|d2 fd Adfd|g2 fg egfe|
d2 fd Adfd|d2 fa gece|d2 fd Adfd|g2 fg e3 f||

Solas setting of "The Flowing Bowl"

Here's what I hear them doing:

X:1
T:Flowing Bowl, The
R:reel
D:Solas
Z:Jack Gilder
M:C|
K:D
ef|:gfed cA~A2|cAdA cA~A2|gfed cA~A2|1fage d2ef:|2 fage dABc||
df~f2 af~f2|dfaf gece|df~f2 af~f2|~g3e cABc|
df~f2 af~f2|dfaf gece|~f3d ~g3e|fage d2||

# Posted on May 29th 2004 by Phantom Button

It's a nice tune but I've always thought that the A&B sections don't seem to flow that well together. Try it other way around B section first and see if you find it works better.

# Posted on June 22nd 2006 by Donough

Always reminds me of "The Wild Irishman" as played in Donegal by the likes of the late Con Cassidy.

# Posted on November 10th 2006 by LongNote