Key signature: Gmajor
Submitted on July 14th 2005 by LongNote.
This tune has been added to 7 tunebooks.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Swing Swang
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
DG~G2 DGBG|DGBG AGFE|DG~G2 F2fe|dBAc BGGE|
DG~G2 DGBG|DGBG AGFE|DGFA G2fe|dBAc BGGA|
BddB deg2|BddB dBA2|BddB dege|dBAc BGGA|
Bd~d2 efgd|BddB dBAB|c2Bc Aage|dBAc BGG2|
A tune from the tradition, no offence intended! I had completely forgotten about this tune until I heard it on a "Hidden Fermanagh" CD, grabbed a whistle and played it through. It's fairly close to the recorded version. I associate it the late, great Mick Hoy, fiddler, singer, story-teller and one of most entertaining people I ever met. I consider myself very fortunate to have enjoyed his company on several occasions in the late 70s and early 80s. I learned the tune c. 1981 from Gary Hastings, the mighty Belfast fluter who is now a Church of Ireland minister in Westport, county Mayo. I forget whether Rev. Gary learned it from Cathal McConnell or directly from Mick. While I'm at it, I'll put in a plug for the 2 "Hidden Fermanagh" CDs which contain more tunes handed down by Mick and many other rarities. I have no idea what the title means, if it means anything at all. Thanks to Will H who gave my effort at transcribing my own playing of the tune the once-over. Hope it came out OK. If not let me know.
# Posted on July 14th 2005 by LongNote
For those interested, "The Boys of 25", another one of Mick's tunes, has already been posted by Kenny.
# Posted on July 15th 2005 by LongNote
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"The Boys of 25"
submitted by 'Oi Freakin Oi', June 7th 2005
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/4569
Is it this one you mean?
# Posted on July 16th 2005 by ceolachan
Swing Swang
Good one , Longnote. I'd only ever heard this on the "Na Draodoiri" recording until the Fermanagh CDs and book came out. I was reminded of it a week past Tuesday in Miltown when Cathal McConnell, Sharon Creasey and Cyril Maguire played it at the flute /whistle recital. They played some interesting stuff.
ceolachan's right - it wasn't me who posted "Boys Of 25", but I did comment, and promise to post abcs of how I've heard it, which I see I never got round to. I will do that soon.
Just while I'm here, I did indeed see Mich Neilsen in Miltown - he was organising the house we were staying in, and sends his regards.
# Posted on July 16th 2005 by Kenny
Yes, that's the tune. Sorry I got the contributor wrong. Maybe the tunes would make a nice set in memory of Mick.
# Posted on July 18th 2005 by LongNote