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The Geese In The Bog

jig

Key signature: Aminor

Submitted on May 21st 2001 by Jeremy.

This tune has been added to 318 tunebooks.

Also known as Geese In The Bog, Geese In The Bogs, Humours Of Ballinafad, 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
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
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 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
Noel Hill And Tony Linnane by Noel Hill And Tony Linnane
Northern Tradition by Mary Mulholland
Oidhreacht by Conor Keane
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 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 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

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

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

# 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

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

# 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:

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