Key signature: Bminor
Submitted on January 11th 2006 by jdicarlo.
This tune has been added to 24 tunebooks.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Howling Wind, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Bmin
"Bm7"FBBA B2fe | "D(add G)"ed2B- BAFE | "Gmaj9"F2BF GDBG | "A"ABBA- AB"/F#"fe |
"Bm7"f2ae- ed"F#m"AB | BdAE FA~A2 | "Em"fdAF GBed | "A/F#"cAed- "Gmaj9"dcBA :|
"Bm7"~f3a bf"D(add G)"~a2- | abfa bfdf | "Em"dege fd"A/F#"~e2- | efde fBde |
"Bm7"~f3a bf"D(add G)"~a2- | abfa bfd2 | "Em"deec df"A/F#"ec- | cdAF "Gmaj9"ABBA :|
One of mine. Written this past summer. I play it as a slow reel.
# Posted on January 11th 2006 by jdicarlo
Unfortunately the reel "Tamlin" also sometimes goes by the alternate title of Howling Wind, which may be why it appears that Paddy O'Brien has recorded your tune.
# Posted on January 11th 2006 by Donough
Apparently P O'B liked the tune of Tam Lin but not the title, so he made up his own. Me, I like the title but not the tune
...Except for some versions, which are ok.
# Posted on January 11th 2006 by Dow
Funny, now that you mention it, I've never been too fond of that tune either. I don't mind playing it now and then, but the punters always sit up and take notice, which worries me. And the first riff in the B part never fails to remind me of the theme to the television series "Lost in Space." "Danger, danger Will Robinson!" *shudder*
# Posted on January 12th 2006 by Will CPT
Will, it's fun in a concert because you are playing for the punters and they seem to have a fascination for this tune i.e. Tamlin. But I don't greatly enjoy it's repetitious nature in a session. Having said that almost any tune in the hands of a master - so to speak - can sound really great.
# Posted on January 12th 2006 by Donough
I think that's actually where that tune went stale for me--we used it too often in gigs. One time through as a slow reel. Then stepped up a notch, and then racing away and leaping into Julia Delaney. Always brought the house down. Grew to feel premeditated and manipulative.
# Posted on January 12th 2006 by Will CPT
Poor Jim, posts his own tune and all we can do is talk about the other one....
Actually I like this Howling Wind--I can see the Flook/Lunasa influences, deftly handled here. Nicely done, Jim.
# Posted on January 12th 2006 by Will CPT
Winded
My apologies Jim, I didn't really set out to make this a Tamlin discussion thread and yeah your tune's not half bad. The next thread hijack is for people to start suggesting alternate titles for your tune.
Would I do that....................
It's just that: -
< howl (v.)
< c.1220, houlen, probably of imitative origin.
< Howler "glaring blunder, ridiculous mistake" is first
< recorded 1890.
What about "Wailing Gale"
# Posted on January 13th 2006 by Donough