Jim Coleman's

reel

Key signature: Amixolydian

Submitted on May 3rd 2005 by sligo_mm.

This tune has been added to 39 tunebooks.

Also known as Jim Coleman, Seamus Tansey's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• As I Carelessly Did Stray... by Harry Bradley
• At The End Of The Day by Dervish
• Cosa Gan Bhroga by Eithne Ni Uallachain, Gerry O'Connor And Desi Wilkinson
• Decade by Dervish
• Eavesdropper by Kevin Burke And Jackie Daly
• Hand-Me-Downs by Mary Rafferty
• In The Footsteps Of Coleman by Various Artists
• Kelly/O'Brien/Sproule by Kelly, O'Brien and Sproule
• Live In Palma by Dervish
• Song For Ireland by De Danann
• Tap Of The Foot by Just Us
• The Apple In Winter by Brian Conway And Tony DeMarco
• The Best Of Seamus Tansey by Seamus Tansey
• The Coleman Country Ceili Band by The Coleman Country Ceili Band
• The Godfather by Brian Rooney
• The Next Turn by Trouble In The Kitchen
• The Open Road by Steph Geremia
• The Thorn Tree by Grainne Hambly
• Traditional Irish Music From Doolin Co. Clare by Terry Bingham
• Traditional Music Of Ireland by James Kelly, Paddy O'Brien, Daithi Sproule
• Traditional Music Of Ireland by Paddy O'Brien
• With Every Breath by John Wynne

X: 1
T: Jim Coleman's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Amix
BAeA BAeA|B~E3 ~G3A|BAeA (3Bcd ef| gedB BA A2|
BAeA BAeA|B~E3 ~G3B|A2eA fAef|gedB BA A2||
e~a3 agaf|gedB GABd|e~a3 agaf|gedB BA A2|
e~a3 agaf|gedB GABd|e~A3 f~A3|gedB BA A2||

I've learnt this tune from the great flute player Harry Bradley, but it is also played by Dervish in their set "Jim Coleman's". I don't its title, so if you know, please inform me.

# Posted on May 3rd 2005 by sligo_mm

Jim Coleman's

According to the sleeve notes of Dervish's "At the End of the Day" this tune was composed by Jim Coleman, brother of Micheal Coleman.

# Posted on May 4th 2005 by slainte

Jim Coleman

There's a strange Irish/Scottish thing where someone says "oh he's very good at..." And the other person will say "yeah but, you should have heard his brother"/cousin/sister - they were much better.
This other person is usually someone you have no chance of actually getting to hear so you'll never be able to say "oh i heard him and I didn't think he was as good".
I am reliably told that Jim was the brother that stayed home when Michael left for the USA and that he was the really talented one. Such a pity there's no recordings available.

# Posted on May 4th 2005 by Donough

Jim Coleman's on Harry Bradley's "As I Carelessly Did Stray..." is a hornpipe, not this reel. I just remember Paddy O'Brien, James Kelly, and Daithi Sproule recorded a fantastic version of this reel. Thanks for posting it.

I'm now wondering what Jim Coleman played. I guess he was a flute player.

# Posted on May 5th 2005 by slainte

You are right saying that on Bradley's cd it's a hornpipe, but I meant that Harry Bradley taught it me. Yes, really lovely reel!

# Posted on May 5th 2005 by sligo_mm

Jim Coleman was also a fiddler.

# Posted on May 7th 2005 by Kevin Rietmann

Lovely reel , Thanks for posting it.

# Posted on June 8th 2005 by gian marco

Dervish's version

X: 1
T:Jim Coleman's
M:C|
L:1/8
C:Jim Coleman's
R:Reel
K:Ador
BAeA BAeA | BAED ~G3A | BAeA BAef | gedB BA Az |
BAeA BAeA | BAED ~G3B | A2 AF G2 ef | gedB BA (3Bcd ||
ez zg agef | gedB G2 B/2c/2d | e ~a3 a2 ba | gedB BA A2 |
a2 ab agef | gedB G2 B/2c/2d | e~A3 f~A3 | gedB BA A2 ||

# Posted on April 14th 2006 by John-N

In the Dervish recording "Live in Palma," on disc 2, Jim Coleman's is the name given to the set, but there is another tune in the set. Does anybody know the name of the last tune in the set, which is in a major key?

# Posted on August 9th 2006 by heisenburger

A bit of research shows Jim Coleman also played flute. "...a wonderful tale about Michael Coleman and his brother Jim, recounted by Jim Donoghue who played as a flute duet with Jim Coleman for some years..." (from http://www.irishmusicreview.com/coleman.htm)

# Posted on May 10th 2007 by slainte