Bonnie Anne

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on March 16th 2005 by slainte.

This tune has been added to 24 tunebooks.

Also known as Boney Anne, Bonnie Ann.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• ...Born For Sport by Paul O'Shaughnessy And Harry Bradley
• A Musical Trip To Coleman Country by Various Artists
• Along Blackwater's Banks by Sliabh Notes
• Don't Touch The Elk by Niall Keegan
• Folktrax 174 - Michael Gorman (fiddle) With Margaret Barry (banjo) by Michael Gorman
• Gusty's Frolicks by Sean Keane
• Inné Amarach by Teada
• King Of The Melodeon Men by Jimmy Shand
• Legacy Of The Scottish Fiddle Vol. 2 by Alasdair Fraser, Muriel Johnstone And Natalie Haas
• Mind The Dresser: Music For The Sets Volume 2 by Various Artists
• Set You Free by Nomos
• Slán Le Loch Eirne by Seamus Quinn And Gary Hastings
• The Cobblestone Sessions by Various Artists
• The Drones And The Chanters Vol.2 by Various Artists
• The Family Album by The McCarthys
• The Long Finger by Barry Carroll And Joe McHugh
• The Moneymusk by Hammy Hamilton
• The Road From Ballinakill by Mike And Mary Rafferty
• The Sligo Champion (CD 1) by Michael Gorman
• Thunderstruck by Gordon Duncan
• Traditional Irish Music From Boston by The Magic Square
• Wooden Flute Obsession Disk 1 by Various Artists
• Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 2, Disc 1 by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Bonnie Anne
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
DG~G2 FGAc|BGAG F2FE|DG~G2 FGAc|1 BGAF G3E:|2 BGAF G3z||
d2d2 ^c3c|dedc BABc|d2gd cA~A2|1 BGAF GAB^c:|2 BGAF G3E||

Bonnie Anne (reel)

This is a cute Fermanagh tune learned from Harry Bradley and Paul O'Shaughnessy's flute duet playing. I also referred to Hammy Hamilton's solo playing: http://homepage.tinet.ie/~hammie/Hoy.mp3 (the second tune in the set)

It was originally from the repertoire of flute players such as Eddie Duffy and Gary Hastings, but I personally prefer playing it on whistle after an Edor tune which mostly stays in the lower octave, such as Drunken Landlady and Colonel McBain.

The first part is very neat and just OK, but what makes the tune attractive is, of course, the somewhat unusual use of #C in the second part. I don't like that bit at first, but it really works and now I'm in love with it.

# Posted on March 16th 2005 by slainte

The first part is a bit similar to that of Doonagore: http://thesession.org/tunes/display.php/2816 But no #c in the second part!

# Posted on March 16th 2005 by slainte

Nice to see this old tune show up. One of the first tunes I ever learned on the flute back in the late 70s. It was then one of a whole new repertoire which younger northern musicians were acquiring from Fermanagh musicians, especially the late Eddie Duffy, the late Mick Hoy and, of course, the one and only Cathal McConnell.

# Posted on March 16th 2005 by LongNote

Boney Anne

A powerful breath- taking version of this old tune can be found on Niall Keegan's CD "Don't touch the Elk". the other tunes on this CD are also worth to listen. Niall is a genious fluteplayer with an own unconventional style.

# Posted on March 17th 2005 by craics90

T:Bonnie Anne
M:4/4
L:1/8
S:Hammy Hamilton - The Moneymusk
R:reel
Z:gm
K:Gmaj
DG~G2 FGAc|BG~G2 A2AF|DzG2 FGAc|1 BGAF G2GF:|2 BGAF GABc||
d2d2 ^c3c|dedc BABc|d2gd cA~A2|1 AGAF GABc:|2 AGAF G3B||

# Posted on March 17th 2005 by gian marco

Bonnie Anne (Fermanagh Reel)

I finally got the Hidden Fermanagh book with 2 fantastic CD's this morning. Browsing through the book, I found this tune as "Untitled Reel" on page 92. I've been thinking this is one of the most famous Fermanagh tunes recorded by some Belfast flute players, but perhaps it's not very well-known in its home county. "Another usual tune from the playing of Eddie Duffy." That's all the book says.

# Posted on April 25th 2006 by slainte

Correction

"Another *unusual* tune from the playing of Eddie Duffy." That's all the book says.

# Posted on April 25th 2006 by slainte

Journeyman

This is the one Gerry O'Connor plays on Journeyman

# Posted on May 12th 2008 by Hup