Key signature: Gmajor
Submitted on July 24th 2005 by Kenny.
This tune has been added to 9 tunebooks.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Wishbone, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
B2 AG EDB,E | D2 GD EFGA | BGAG EDB,D | EAAG ABcd |
B2 AG EDB,E | D2 GD EFGA | BGAG EDB,D |1 EAAG ABcd :|2 EAAG ABce ||
dB B2 GB B2 | dB B2 cBce | dB B2 GBgB | c2 Bc ABce |
dB B2 gB B2 | dBdB cBce | d2 eg fgag | fefd cBce |
dB B2 GB B2 | dB B2 cBce | dB B2 gBdB | c2 Bc ABce |
dBdg eceg | fgaf gfga | bgag edBd | eaaf gedc |
Wishbone
I know nothing about this tune apart from it's title, and the fact that it was played by Fr.Seamus Quinn, on fiddle, on a tape which "Ptarmigan" gave me several years ago. He played it with a lovely swing to it, and it is one of my favourite pieces of fiddle playing which I never get tired of listening to. Lots of scope for variations in the 2nd part.
# Posted on July 24th 2005 by Kenny
How odd. I was teaching this tune the other day - mighty piece of music, and had never come across the name of it before, or bumped into anyone who knew it. (I know Seamus well but haven't played a lot with him).
Possibly the same tape? Backed with bouzouki, and in the midst of a whole load of other fiddle playing?
# Posted on July 28th 2005 by continuo
This tune appears as Gan Ainm on Enda Scahill's "Pick It Up." I think he plays it with Jesse Smith.
# Posted on July 29th 2005 by slainte
continuo – bouzouki backing, certainly, but that was the only track from that session I was given. The rest was a selection of recordings from various RTE programmes. “The Wishbone” was the name Dick had given it on the note accompanying the tape. That is my only source for the tune title, and indeed, the tune itself,….although…….“slainte” – I hadn’t recognised this tune on Enda Scahill’s CD. I must give it a listen again. incidentally, “slainte”, I think I’ve identified the origins of a tune you posted a while back. Watch the comments section tomorrow – I just want to check something. Thanks to you both.
# Posted on July 29th 2005 by Kenny
The Wishbone
Kenny, you've posted many a good tune here, but this still ranks as one of my favorites. Here's one way it's been coming out lately on my fiddle.
X: 1
T: Wishbone, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: G
B2 AG EDB,E|D2 GD E/F/G Ac|BGAG EDB,D|EAAG ABcd|
B2 AG EDB,E|D2 GD E/F/G Ac|BGAG EDB,D|1 EAAG ABdc:|2 EAAG ABce||
d~B3 G~B3|d~B3 ~c3e|d~B3 G~B3|c2 Bc ABce|
d~B3 G~B3|dBGB cBce|d2 e/f/g fgag|fdeg fdce|
d~B3 G~B3|d~B3 cBce|d~B3 gBdB|c2 Bc ABce|
dBdg eceg|fgaf ~g3a|bgag ed B/c/d|eaag fdcA||
# Posted on November 10th 2005 by Will CPT
Apologies to Mr.Lennon
It would appear that this is a composition of Charlie Lennon, and is on his latest double CD "Turning The Tune", which I'm happy to recommend, having bought it at the Spanish Point "launch" a week past Sunday. He plays it on viola on the CD.
# Posted on July 17th 2007 by Kenny