Key signature: Gmajor
Submitted on February 21st 2005 by Peter Piper.
This tune has been added to 33 tunebooks.
Also known as From Johann To John.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Prodigal Son, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Gmaj
B>c|d>ed>B G>Bd>g|b>gd>B A2A>B|c>dc>A F>GA>B|e2d2 d2B>c|
d>ed>B G>Bd>g|b>gd>B A2A>B|c>dc>A F>GA>B|A2G2 G2:|
F>G|A>BA>F D>FA>c|c>Bd>B g2f>g|a2a>g f>ed>c|c2B2 B2F>G|
A>BA>F D>FA>c|c>Bd>B g2a>g|f>ed>B c>AF>G|A2G2 G2:|
Nice tune
Good one , Peter. Certainly John Sheehan of the Dubliners used to play this, and I seem to remember hearing he "semi-composed" it , based on a piece of classical music. Don't know for sure whether or not that's true. Anything on the Custy & O'Neill sleeve notes about it?
# Posted on February 21st 2005 by Kenny
No information on the tune in the notes of Custy & O'Neill's recording. They are joined by Sharon Shannon on fiddle on the track.
# Posted on February 21st 2005 by slainte
The Prodigal Son revisited
I got a version of this tune in 1984 from an interview with the composer (name long since forgotten by me!) given on one of the Irish radio stations (RTE 1 or 2). It was part of a set of variations. I liked its potential as a dance tune for some clog dancers I was involved with. My version was considered a success by them. I'll have a go at submitting it.
# Posted on February 22nd 2005 by brian_martin
Sorry. I've been told I can't post my version as a separate tune, so I'll put it here.
T:The Prodigal Son
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:140
K:G
B>c|d2d>B G>B d>g|b>g d>B A2 A>B|c2 c>A F>A c>d|e>d ^c>d B2 B>=c|
d2d>B G>B d>g|b>g d>B A2 A>B|c2 c>A F>G A>B|A>G G>F G2:||
F>G|A2-A>B A>F D>c|B>c d>B g2 f>g|a2-a>g f>g f>e|d>e c>d B2 F>G|
A2-A>B A>F D>c|B>c d>B g2 f>g|a>g f>e d>c A>F|A>G G>F G2:||
As you can see there are differences as well as similarities!
# Posted on February 23rd 2005 by brian_martin