The Geese In The Bog

jig

Key signature: Aminor

Submitted on May 21st 2001 by Jeremy.

This tune has been added to 399 tunebooks.

Also known as Geese In The Bog, Geese In The Bogs, Humours Of Ballinafad, Na Géanna Sa Phortach, The Old Geese In The Bog, The Rooms Of Doogh.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Musical Trip To Coleman Country by Various Artists
• A Splendid Notion by Luke Plumb
• Alba by Alba
• An Exciting Session With One Of Ireland's Leading Traditional Fiddlers by Tommy Peoples
• An Fhidil, Sraith 2 by Sean Keane, Kevin Burke, Paddy Glackin And Seamus Creagh
• An Toilean Aerach by Johnny Connolly
• Another Side Of Cape Breton by Johnny Wilmot
• Any Old Time by Any Old Time
• Are Here Again by Trad Lads
• Back In Town by Paddy Killoran
• Banish Misfortune by Mithril
• Bimis Ag Ol by Ronan Le Bars
• Bosca Bideach by Micheal Darby O Fatharta
• Celtic Roots (Spirit Of Dance) by John Whelan
• Collection Of Jigs And Reels by Shaskeen
• Dawn In The Hills Of Ireland by Marty O'Keefe
• Diamonds by Rapalje
• East Of The Tracks by Brigetown
• Eileen Ivers by Eileen Ivers
• Far From Home by Boys Of The Lough
• Fingal by Fingal
• Flower Of The Red Mill by Sarah Blair
• Foinn Seisiun 1 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
• Folk Dance Music Of Ireland by Johnny Powell And His Band
• Forgotten Days by Davy Spillane And Kevin Glackin
• Fortune Favours The Merry by Peter Horan And Gerry Harrington
• From Ballymote To Brooklyn by Paddy Killoran and James Morrison
• Glass Of Beer by Greenhouse
• Hell For Leather by Swallow's Tail Céilí Band
• In The Heather by Various Artists
• Ireland's Best Session Tunes CD 2 by Waltons Recording
• Irish Music In Surround Sound by Various Artists
• Irish Traditional Music (on Uilleann Pipes, Hammered Dulcimer, Fiddle, Flute And Whistle) by Various Artists
• Irish Traditional Music And Song by Shaskeen
• Keelwest by Paul McGrattan
• Kilbride by Kilbride Brothers
• Live And In Session by The Tannahill Weavers
• Liz Carroll by Liz Carroll
• Many Happy Returns by Arcady
• Martin Hayes by Martin Hayes
• Mi.da:za by North Cregg
• Music At Matt Molloy's by Matt Molloy
• Music Of North Connacht by Innisfree Céilí Band
• Noel Hill And Tony Linnane by Noel Hill And Tony Linnane
• Northern Tradition by Mary Mulholland
• Oidhreacht by Conor Keane
• Oldtime Records Vol 2 (U.S. Recordings) by Various Artists
• Open Road by Boys Of The Lough
• Over The Edge by Moher
• Patrick Kelly From Cree : Fiddle Music by Patrick Kelly
• Pure Chance by Shona Kipling And Damien O'Kane
• Raise The Rafters by Raise The Rafters
• Rattlin' Banjos (part 1) by Gerry O'Connor
• Set Dances Of Ireland, Volume III by Various Artists
• Set Dancing Downunder by The Coast Ceili Band
• Sligo Fiddle (Disk 2) by John Vesey
• Step This Way by David Lindquist
• Tannahill Weavers by The Tannahill Weavers
• The Best Of ... by The Tannahill Weavers
• The Coleman Archive Vol. 2: The Home Place by Various Artists
• The Dusty Bridge by Fergal Scahill
• The Fire Aflame by Keane, Molloy, O'Flynn
• The Irish Music Anthology (40 Classic Songs, Jigs And Reels) by Various Artists
• The Long Finger by Barry Carroll And Joe McHugh
• The Man From Clare by Micho Russell
• The Phantom Shadows Of A Connaught Fire (2 Of 3) by Seamus Tansey
• The Pleasures Of Hope by Harry Bradley And Michael Clarkson
• The Rare Old Times by Foggy Dew
• The Thorn Tree by Grainne Hambly
• The Tie That Binds by Joe Derrane
• The Tie That Binds by Various Artists
• Toss The Feathers by Ted Furey And Brendan Byrne
• Track Across The Deep by London Lasses And Pete Quinn
• Turning The Tune by Charlie Lennon

X: 1
T: Geese In The Bog, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Amin
|:cEE GEE|CEE GEE|cEE GED| EAA A2B|cEE GEE|
CEE GEE|cBA GED| EAA A2B:|cee gee| aee gee|
cee gee| gaa a2e|cee gee| aee ged| cBA GED| EAA A2B:|

I play this tune in C, and I think most other people do to, but I've also seen it written in D.

This is an unusual key for a jig to be in, and it can be played together with jigs in A minor to make an interesting change.

The actual melody is very straightforward and shouldn't take long to learn. Then, you can start throwing in triplets for ornamentation.

Tin whistle players will probably find it easier to learn this tune as if it were in D and then play it it on a C whistle in order to reach that low C note.

# Posted on June 2nd 2001 by Jeremy

The Geese In The Bog from "The Fire Aflame" by Sean Kane, Matt Molloy, Liam O'Flinn

T:Geese in the Bog, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:Sean Kane, Matt Molloy, Liam O'Flinn: "The Fire Aflame"
R:jig
Z:G.M.P.
K:ADor
B|cEE GEE|cEE GAB|cEE GED|EAA A2B|
cEE GEE|cEE GAB|cBA GED|EAA A2:|:B|
cde ged|eaf ged|cde ged|eag ~a3|
cde ged|eaf ged|cBA GED|EAA A2:|

# Posted on February 8th 2004 by gian marco

I find Jeremy's version a little bit unusual. What Gian Marco posted above is the standard session setting as far as I know, and whistle players don't have any problem with it. I think the first part is in Cmaj and the second in Ador.

# Posted on July 3rd 2004 by slainte

i know the second half as

cde ged eaa ged | cde ged | eaa ~a3 |
cde ged eaa ged | cBA GED EAA A2 :|

not too different. just doubling the a when you go up is all.

# Posted on May 6th 2005 by daiv

"Geese in the Bog" ~ not quite a gaggle yet ~

"Geese in the Bog" ~ 2-parts in B minor
Submitted on June 3rd 2002 by Jon Kiparsky.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/723

# Posted on November 28th 2005 by ceolachan

Tannahill Weavers version

This is the version that the Tannahill Weavers play on their third album.

# Posted on April 18th 2006 by Craymcla

Eh ?

The Tannies play the 4-part Highland pipes version. I don't see that anywhere here yet.

# Posted on April 18th 2006 by Kenny

As played in Music at Matt Molloy's track 7/3

|:cEE GEE|cEE GEE|cEE GED| EAA A2B|cEE GEE|
cEE GEE|cBA GED| EAA A2B:|cde ged| eaa ged|
cde ged| eaa a2B|cde ged| eaa ged| cBA GED| EAA A2B:|

# Posted on April 26th 2006 by brotherstorm

i play out on the ocean in dmaj i think after this, sounds good

# Posted on April 30th 2007 by HOS

Transposed to D Major

For the benefit of D whistlers, a transposition of the above, sans impossible low C:

X: 1
T: Geese In The Bog, D Major version
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
|:dFF AFF|DFF AFF|dFF AFE| FBB B2c|dFF AFF|
DFF AFF|dcB AFE| FBB B2A:|dff aff| bff aff|
dff aff| abb b2f|dff aff| bff afe| dcB AFE| FBB B2c:|

Apologies to Jeremy for orignally posting this as a separate version of the tune. Still fairly green, as far as The Session goes.

# Posted on May 10th 2007 by Stevie D

No need to transpose this tune to Dmaj. I've been playing the Ador version posted above on the D whistle.

# Posted on May 10th 2007 by slainte

As a reel, isn't it cool?
c~E3 G~E3|c~E3 G2AB|c~E3 GEED|EAAG A2AB|
c~E3 G~E3|c~E3 EGAB|c2BA GEED|EAAG A3B:||
c2de geed|eaaf g2ed|c2de geed|eaag ~a3B|
c2de geed|eaaf gfed|c2BA GEED|EAAG A3B:||

# Posted on October 21st 2007 by Pere

You're not the only person to think so http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/4967

# Posted on October 21st 2007 by Dow

O_O ah.. but... I like my simple version better...

# Posted on October 22nd 2007 by Pere

This one I know well (as the session version and Matt Molloy's version above) but does anyone know the relationship to the tune Micho Russell plays second on this clip...?

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=y9eC_MYp-5I

He calls it the Little Black Pig and it would seem closely related to the Geese.

# Posted on November 23rd 2008 by WhistlinLeeds