The Thrush In The Bush

jig

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on January 1st 2005 by philgregg.

This tune has been added to 14 tunebooks.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Set On Stone by The Kilfenora Ceili Band
• The Keegan's Tunes (Disc One) by Josephine Keegan

X: 1
T: Thrush In The Bush, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
D|:G2G DB,D|GBd gdB|AEE cEE|(3ABc B AGE|
DB,D G,B,D|gfg dcB|ABc dcA|1 AGF G2D:|2 AGF GDC||
|:B,DG Bdg|gfg dcB|AEE cEE|(3ABc B AGE|
DB,D G,B,D|gfg dcB|ABc dcA|1 AGF GDC:|2 AGF G2z||

This tune was written by Josephine Keegan. It's interesting to see how her version varies from that which has been handed on. The following is a transcription from her recent publication, The Keegan Tunes. (Forgive the lack of headers; it's in G Major.)

|:D|GBG DB,G,|GBd gdB|AEE cEE|AcB AGE|
DB,D GBd|gfg dcB|ABc dcA|BGF G2:||
||C|B,DG Bdf|gfg dcB|AEE cEE|AcB AGE|
DB,D GBd|gfg dcB|ABc dcA|BGF Gz||
||D/C/|B,DG Bdf|gfg dcB|AEE cEE|AcB ADC|
B,DG Bdf|gfg dBc|dbd cac|BAF G2||

# Posted on January 9th 2005 by Aidan Crossey

oh, yuck, david. Now that's just wrong. And this a family site...

# Posted on January 12th 2005 by Kerri Brown

Define family...

# Posted on January 12th 2005 by Pádraig