The Morning Mist

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on May 19th 2005 by Dow.

This tune has been added to 31 tunebooks.

Also known as Morning Mist.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Atlantic Wave by Paddy Reynolds, Charlie Mulvihill, James Keane, Felix Dolan
• Echoes Of Erin by Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann Concert Tour 2006
• Live In Concert by Brid Harper And Dermot Byrne
• Music On The Wind by Sean Moloney
• Nos Na Gaoithe by Brian Owens And Tom Dunlop
• The Hop Down by Breda Keville
• The Morning Mist by Joe Burke
• The Piper's Rest by Jimmy Morrison
• Tracin' by Gearóid Ó HAllmhuráin And Patrick Ourceau
• Traditional Irish Fiddling From County Limerick by Martin Mulvihill With Mick Moloney
• With Friends Like These by James Keane
• With Friends Like These by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Morning Mist, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
d2BG DGBG|dGBG DGBd|c2Bd c=F~F2|C=FAF CFAc|
d2BG DGBG|dGBG DGBd|c2AB cedc|1 BdAF G2Bc:|2 BdAF G2Bd||
|:g2dc Bcdc|BG~G2 DGBd|ageg a2ga|fdad bdaf|
g2dc Bcdc|BG~G2 DGBd|c2AB cedc|1 BdAF G2Bd:|2 BdAF G2Bc||

The Morning Mist

Apparently attributed to Joe Burke. This transcription is based on the playing of Brid Harper & Dermot Byrne. For a transcription of the Paddy Fahy's reel they play after it, go here: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/4074.

# Posted on May 19th 2005 by Dow

I was told that this was a Paddy Fahy tune. But then, you shouldn't believe everything you hear down the pub - we all know how Porter can alter history.

The version I have comes from an anglo-concertina-playing friend, who, I think, got it from Mary McNamara. It goes approximately thus

M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
d2BG dGBG|dGBG dGBd|c2A=F cFAF|c=FAF CFAc|
d2BG dGBG|dGBG D\dGBd|cBAB cedc|1 BdAF G2Bc:|2 BdAF GABd||
|:g2dc Bcdc|BG~G2 DGBd|aged ^ceag|fdad bdaf|
g2dc Bcdc|BG~G2 dGBd|cBAB cedc|1 BdAF G2Bd:|2 BdAF G2Bc||

I heard Frankie Gavin play it when he was in London a couple of weeks ago. His version had a slightly different A-part, very approximately like this:

d2BG dGBG|dGBG DGBd|c2A=F cFAF|c=FAF CFAc|
d2BG dGBc|dgfa gdBd|cBAB cedc|1 BdAF G2Bc:|2 BdAF GABd||

# Posted on May 21st 2005 by granama

Sorry, bar 6 of the first abc above should read the same as bar2.

# Posted on May 21st 2005 by granama

Well, it has a name, so it's unlikely to be a Paddy Fahy tune I thought it sounded very Paddy O'Brien-y, actually. Can anyone confirm who the composer was? I like Frankie Gavin's bar 6, David. Perhaps I'll try and work it into my own setting. On my concertina, the pattern DGBG dGBG is difficult, so do a sort of flutey thing and cut onto the A instead, allowing me enough time to swap rows: DG{B}AG dG{B}AG etc.

X: 1
T: Morning Mist, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
d2BG DGAG|dGAG DGBd|c2Bd c=F~F2|C=FAF CFAc|
d2BG DGAG|dgfa gdBd|c2AB cedc|1 BdAF G2Bc:|2 BdAF G2Bd||
|:g2dc Bcdc|BG~G2 DGBd|eaag ~a3g|fdad bdaf|
g2dc Bcdc|BG~G2 DGBd|c2AB cedc|1 BdAF G2Bd:|2 BdAF G2Bc||

# Posted on May 21st 2005 by Dow

One of Joe's

Sleeve notes for "Tracin' " by Gearoid O'hAllmhurain & Patrick Ourceau say "The Morning Mist" was composed by Joe Burke. Pretty reliable source, Id say, as the sleeve notes to all the tunes are very detailed.

# Posted on May 21st 2005 by Kenny

Fiddler's Companion concurs. Go with that then eh?

# Posted on May 22nd 2005 by Dow

Go to the source

This tune provided the title for Joe Burke's most recent recording, on which he plays it and identifies it as his own composition. It was published first in Martin Mulvihill's collection.

# Posted on June 4th 2005 by blarneystar

The morning mist goes brilliant in a set with the Dawn and I am sure that Joe Burke did compose it.

# Posted on March 7th 2008 by Walnut Box