The Ships Are Sailing

reel

Key signature: Edorian

Submitted on February 12th 2002 by Mad Baloney.

This tune has been added to 429 tunebooks.

Also known as All Da Ships Ir Sailin', All The Ships Are Sailing, Ships A-Sailing, Ships Are Sailing, Take Her Out And Air Her.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 25 Years Of Celtic Music (Disc 1) by Various Artists
• A Tribute To Joe Cooley by Frankie Gavin, Paul Brock, Charlie Lennon
• Another Side Of Cape Breton by Johnny Wilmot
• Battle Songs Of The Toucan Pirates by Toucan Pirates
• Beyond The Shore by Deby Benton Grosjean
• Casey In The Cowhouse by Bobby Casey
• Celtic Hotel by Battlefield Band
• Celtic Reels And Jigs - The Blackberry Blossom by Various Artists
• Celtic Roots (Spirit Of Dance) by John Whelan
• Cooley by Joe Cooley
• Cronin And Burke by Johnny Cronin And Joe Burke
• Cuig by Blackbeers
• Dancing Fingers by Jennifer And Hazel Wrigley
• Foinn Seisiun 1 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
• In Good Hands by Paddy Murphy
• Irish Cream by Irish Cream
• Irish Dance Time by Jackie Roche And His Irish Dance Band
• Irish Traditional Music by Paddy Carty
• Kathleen Keane by Kathleen Keane
• Maiden Voyage by Various Artists
• Memories Of Sligo by Roger Sherlock
• Miles From Dublin by Dan Carollo
• My Roots Are Showing by Natalie MacMaster
• Mysterious Ireland by Various Artists
• Oilean by Siamsa Tire
• One by Murphy Roche Irish Music Club
• Real Reels Of Ireland by Various Artists
• River Reel by Begley,Glackin And O'Brien
• Set Dancing Downunder by The Coast Ceili Band
• The Blue CD by Irish Session Tunes
• The Darkest Midnight: A Celtic Nativity by The Beggar Boys Featuring Jayne Tankersley
• The Gallowglass Ceili Band by The Gallowglass Ceili Band
• The Journey Home by Banish Misfortune
• The Joys Of Life by Shaskeen
• The Session by Na Connerys
• The Ships Are Sailing by Comhaltas Concert Tour Group 1978
• The Silver Bow: The Fiddle Music Of Shetland by Tom Anderson And Aly Bain
• The Sligo Champion (CD 1) by Michael Gorman
• Three Forks Of Cheat by Trapezoid
• Traditional Irish Music (traditional Music Session From Belfast) by Various Artists
• Traditional Music In Support Of Doolin Coast And Cliff Rescue Service by Various Artists
• Tree by Gaelic Storm
• Turning by Knot Fibb'n
• Two Champions: Irish Traditional Music At Its Best. by Sean McGuire And Joe Burke
• Whistle Stop by Brian Hughes
• Wild Blue by Eileen Ivers

X: 1
T: Ships Are Sailing, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Edor
Beed BcdB | AD (3FED A,D (3FED | ~E3F GFGA | Beef gfed |
Beed BcdB | AD (3FED A,D (3FED | ~E3F GFGA | Beed e3z :||
~g3a bgeg | ~f3g afdf | gfga bgaf | gefd e2 de |
gfga bgeg | fefg afdf | g2bg f2af | edef gfed :||

Ships are Sailing

I saw this track listed on the "Murphy Roche Irish Music Club", and was surprised that such a common tune wasn't listed here before. This tune can be really nice in the right hands. I usually play it as a single reel by myself to make it less repetitive, but it's still a double reel at sessions.

# Posted on February 12th 2002 by Mad Baloney

i play it as a double reel. when i learned it i had trouble with it because i would play it as a single reel and then stop and start over because i didnt learn it as one.

# Posted on April 29th 2005 by daiv

A tune with the identical second part: http://thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3957

# Posted on April 30th 2005 by slainte

A Whistle Friendly Adjustment

As you may have noticed, in the second bar of the A part, goes to the A below the staff. This is normally adjusted to the standard low A on your whistle.

# Posted on October 31st 2006 by Wynder

Nice version

On the CD "Traditional music in support of Doolin Coastguards", this tune is played by Martin Hayes, John Williams on the box and Eoin O'Neill on bouzouki! It's followed by The Graf Spey... brilliant!

# Posted on January 31st 2007 by charliechamo