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The Crock Of Gold

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on December 12th 2001 by Josh Kane.

This tune has been added to 179 tunebooks.

Also known as Crock O' Gold, Crock Of Gold.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

A Few Tunes by John Skelton
Celtic Groove Band by The Sevens
Cuig by Blackbeers
Eileen Ivers by Eileen Ivers
Good Friends-Good Music by Boys Of The Lough
Little Fires by Hanz Araki
Otherworld by Lunasa
P.J. Hernon by P.J. And Marcus Hernon
Reunion Concert: Fleadh Nua 2001 by All-Ireland Céilí Band Champions
Rince: Complete Irish Dancing Set - First Steps And Beyond by Various Artists
So Far by Eileen Ivers
Teada by Teada
The Eamonn Ceannt Ceili Band by The Eamonn Ceannt Ceili Band
The Turoe Stone by Vincent Broderick
Traditional Irish Music From London by John Blake, Lamond Gillespie And Mick Leahy
Uilleann Pipes And Whistles - Traditional Music From Co. Monaghan by Martin McCormack
Up At The Crack Of Noon by Ciúnas

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I've seen this listed as being written by Vincent Broderick, I know he's a flute player but I don't know much else about him except that I like the tunes I've heard he's written. Does anybody know anything about Vincent Broderick?

# Posted on December 13th 2001 by Brad Maloney

Vincent Broderick

I found this description with a book of his music sold in www.thewhistleshop.com:

"All-Ireland Champion and Oireachtas winner, Vincent Broderick is one of the greats of Irish traditional music. His name established by legendary, 'round-the-clock sessions at the Pipers' Club and the '50s Fleadhs, he is famous as well for the variety and invention of his own compositions, now central to the repertoire of many traditional musicians."

# Posted on December 13th 2001 by glauber

Vincent Broderick of Kilreekle is also known as a great piper as well as a fluter. He comes from a very large family, and his nephew, Pat Broderick (owner of Cregg Castle, http://indigo.ie/%7Ecreggcas/) is considered by many to be his piping successor. Vincent deserves much more recognition than he's gotten in the past, but there you are, there's many a farmer or secretary or janitor who's a wonderful player that no one's ever heard except at their local pub session.

Zina

# Posted on December 13th 2001 by Zina Lee

John Joe McGuire

I have played this tune for years and I always knew it as John Joe McGuires reel.
Good Luck
Mike Allen

# Posted on November 12th 2003 by Mikea

this is also on So Far by Eileen Ivers.

# Posted on September 18th 2005 by CELTICCHEF83

Crock Of Gold

Not sure about the original version of this as I don't have a copy of the Turoe Stone to hand, but in our session the first couple of bars are different to the posted version: |eaag a2ga|baga bagf|g... I think the original posting is the setting a lot of people have learnt from Kevin Crawford's playing on Lunasa's "Otherworld".

# Posted on December 15th 2006 by Dow

"The Crock of Gold" a single reel by Vincent Broderick

The first couple of bars ~ since it is the B-part you're on about, for comparison below, #1 is Josh Kane's, #2 is Nox's (isn't that a soup, or a boullion cube?), and #3 is "BY-THE-BOOK" ;-) :

# Posted on December 15th 2006 by ceolachan

"Traditional Irish Flute Solos: The Turoe Stone Collection" by Vincent Broderick

Walton Music Inc.
ISBN: 1-85720-061-6

Page 28: "The Crock of Gold" ~ single reel, 16 measures

Page 4: "VINCENT BRODERICK was born in Carramore, Bullaun, Loughrea, Co. Galway in 1920. One of seven children, both himself and his brother Peter were to become interested in traditional Irish music at an early age, mainly under the influence of their mother Ann. By their early twenties Vincent and Peter were to become accomplished traditional musicians (the flute) and were to follow the example set for them by the musicians of 'The Ballinakill and Aughrim Slopes Ceili Band.'" ~ they also played regularly together for events and dances in their community...

# Posted on December 15th 2006 by ceolachan

London Version (?)

I learned a really nice version of the tune from John Blake and Lamond Gillespie's duet playing on their "Traditional Irish Music from London" CD.

Not sure if it's really a standard version in London, but it's definitely the best one I've ever come across. John Blake plays another version, which is close to the original, on Teada's first album.

# Posted on January 5th 2007 by slainte

And they play it with the repeats in both cases? It works either way...

# Posted on January 5th 2007 by ceolachan

Yeah. I've never heard it played as single.

# Posted on January 5th 2007 by slainte

Your too young... ;-)

# Posted on January 5th 2007 by ceolachan

I meant to write ~ "you're"... :-/

# Posted on January 5th 2007 by ceolachan

makes a good small pipe tume if you cheat a bit!

# Posted on June 19th 2008 by irishflute93

Here is a set of reels from Cruinniú, recorded at the Nyah Festival in Cavan in March 2007. The first two reels, composed by Vincent Broderick, are “The Milky Way” and “The Crock of Gold." The third reel is “The Green Mountain”.

http://comhaltas.ie/music/detail/comhaltaslive_246_1_cruinniu

# Posted on June 30th 2008 by Phantom Button