Key signature: Adorian
Submitted on April 5th 2005 by slainte.
This tune has been added to 13 tunebooks.
Also known as The Oakum.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Oakum
M: 12/8
L: 1/8
R: slide
K: Ador
|:G|E2A ABA G2A B2d|edB d2B A2G E2D|
E2A ABA G2A B2d|edB d2B A3 A2:|
d|e3 edB d3 dBd|edB d2B A2G E2D|
e3 edB d3 dBd|edB d2B A3 A2d|
e3 edB d3 dBd|edB d2B A2G E2D|
E2A ABA G2A B2d|edB d2B A3 A2||
Oakum (slide)
This slide is again from Harry Bradley and Paul O'Shaughnessy's flute duet playing. It is very similar to the tune which was already posted as "Eileen O'Riordan's" and "Liz Kelly's" on this site. I'm still not sure if this is worth posting or merely duplicated, but please note it's in a little bit different key and has a slightly different structure.
It seems the word "Oakum" comes from the title of a song called "Sé Oakum Mo Phriosúin," which has a similar melody. I've no idea what it means.
# Posted on April 5th 2005 by slainte
Same as Eileen O'Riordan's
Look further down the same page of tune listings for another version titled "Eileen O'Riordan's."
Oakum was hemp rope bits mixed with tar and used for ship caulking. Picking apart old rope to make oakum was prison work.
# Posted on June 4th 2005 by blarneystar
The already-posted tunes mentioned above are here:
Eileen O'Riordan's http://thesession.org/tunes/display/4375
Liz Kelly's http://thesession.org/tunes/display/4176
# Posted on May 27th 2007 by Dow