Billy Brocker's

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on May 2nd 2005 by sligo_mm.

This tune has been added to 15 tunebooks.

Also known as Billy Brocken's, Billy Brocker's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• ALive by Kúla
• An Gaoth Aduaidh - The North Wind by Various Artists
• Castle Ceili Band by Castle Ceili Band
• Feadoga Stain 2 by Mary Bergin
• Irish Whistles by Various Artists
• Memories Of Ireland by Matt Cunningham
• Providence III by Providence
• Raise The Rafters by Raise The Rafters
• Reunion Concert: Fleadh Nua 2001 by All-Ireland Céilí Band Champions
• Saffron And Blue by Manus McGuire
• Steam by John Williams
• The High Notes by The High Notes
• The Home Ruler by Catherine McEvoy
• The McDonaghs Of Ballinafad And Friends by Larry And Michael Joe McDonagh
• Traditional Irish Music From County Clare by Martin Vaughan
• Waifs And Strays (Traditional Irish Music From County Clare) by Michael Hynes And Dennis Liddy

X: 1
T: Billy Brocker's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
A~F3 AFDB|ADFA ~G3B|A~F3 ABdf|efge fedB|
A~F3 AFDB|ADFA ~G3B|A~F3 ABdf|efge fedB|
d3e faaf|e~A3 e~A3|dcde faaf|gfeg fedB|
d3e faaf|e~A3 e~A3|dfaf g2fg|afeg fedB|

Crowley's ??

Looks like the first of the 2 "Crowley's" reels to me.

# Posted on May 2nd 2005 by Kenny

No, I know this tune, it's Billy Brocker's. Em and Joyce play this one as well I think http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1872.

# Posted on May 2nd 2005 by Dow

I agree with you Dow but this is a nice tune setting. Question is whether it deserves it's own page or a setting in the comments box of Brocker's.

# Posted on May 2nd 2005 by Donough

To save time for those that want to look at Crowley's:
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/759

# Posted on May 2nd 2005 by Donough

I like this setting too, Donough. It's more like what we play here because we have both Crowley's reels in a set as well. Maybe the orig. source is the same...

# Posted on May 2nd 2005 by Dow

Sure doesn't it all come out of the great musical melting pot. What tunes do you usually play this with in a set?

# Posted on May 2nd 2005 by Donough

It doesn't get put with anything in particular as far as I know - it just happens!

# Posted on May 2nd 2005 by Dow

?????????

What's going on with the "other names" section?

# Posted on May 4th 2005 by Dow

......and who was "Billy Brocken" ?

# Posted on May 4th 2005 by Kenny

Don't you really know him? I can't believe it!

# Posted on May 4th 2005 by gian marco

I took the name of this tune from a recording by Paul O'Shaughnessy in a set of two reels: Speed the Plough/ Billy Brocken's. That's how he calls it.

# Posted on May 4th 2005 by sligo_mm

also features on one of the Bothyband albums

# Posted on June 5th 2008 by birlibirdie