Paddy's Rambles Through The Park

waltz

Key signature: Adorian

Submitted on January 20th 2002 by Atk.

This tune has been added to 43 tunebooks.

Also known as Paddy's Rambles.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Bundle And Go by John Doherty
• Cape To Clare by Various Artists
• Craic'd! by Atlantic Wave
• Dermot Byrne by Dermot Byrne
• Erne by Jim McGrath, Cathal Hayden, Gerry O'Donnell, Tommy O'Sullivan
• Familiar Footsteps by Dezi Donnelly
• In Full Spate by Paddy Glackin
• Irish Fiddle Solos by Pete Cooper
• Keelwest by Paul McGrattan
• Sweeter As The Years Roll By by James Keane
• The Coming Of Spring by Cliff Moses
• The Coolin': Classic Slow Airs And Laments by Various Artists
• The Fiddle Music Of Donegal - Volume Three by Various Artists
• The Morning After by Beneche
• The Wynd You Know by Ronan Browne

X: 1
T: Paddy's Rambles Through The Park
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: waltz
K: Ador
A/4G/4F/4G/4|E A A|G B B/2A/2|B<G G|
G2 A/2G/2| E A A /2 B/2| c2 B/2A/2| ^G<EE|E 2||
^c/2d/2| e e/2d/2 ^c/2<e |d d/2 ^c/2B/2d/2 |^Cc/2B/2 A/2c/2|
B2 E/2F/2|G B e/2^c/2|d>e f/2^d/2|e E ^g|A2||

Change default

Looks like a fun tune, but you should change the ABC default note length to 1/4. Hopefully, that will fix the image--right now you've got 1 and a half beats per bar instead of 3.

# Posted on January 23rd 2002 by mvhplank

A Waltz?

Although I am not familiar with Glackin's recording, I have a hard time seeing this tune as a waltz. Are you familiar with John Doherty's marvelous rendition of this as a very evocative air reputedly learned by Paddy from the wailing of banshee? Spooky! I also have heard the great Belfast fluter Gerry O'Donnell play it as an air. I just can't see banshees waltzing, though what they do after they have announced someone's immanent death is their own business.

# Posted on March 2nd 2002 by LongNote

Gerry O'Donnell

There's a recording of Gerry playing Paddy's Rambles as an air on 'erne' a cd of traditional music with Tommy O' Sullivan, Cathal Hayden and Jim McGrath. It's a lovely recording with guitar accompaniment. i think it's a beautiful air and the G sharps add a eeriness to it.

# Posted on May 25th 2003 by marymccaffrey

Dezi Donnelly

Dezi plays a beautiful rendition of it as an air, he changes the key as well, making it very haunting and very hard to play! But he seems to have a longer version.
-Athena

# Posted on February 14th 2004 by act

Paul McGrattan

Paul McGrattan has recorded another rendition of this haunting air on his latest CD, "Keelwest." Its unaccompanied flute, apparently recorded live at his home during a thunder storm. He uses the ambient sound of the storm as a perfect backdrop for the air.

Still in all, Dezi Donnelly's rendition is by far the most moving I've ever heard, especially when done live.

Cheers!

# Posted on September 14th 2005 by TriskellStudio