Barrack Street

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on February 4th 2006 by swisspiper.

This tune has been added to 23 tunebooks.

Also known as Humours Of Barrack Street, The Humours Of Barrack Street.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Sevilla Suite by Bill Whelan
• The Fuchsia Band by The Fuchsia Band
• Tony McManus by Tony McManus
• Travel 'n Style by Martin Nolan

X: 1
T: Barrack Street
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
|:GA|BE~E2 G2 AD |~D2 AD ~D2Ac|BE ~E2 GFGA|(3.B.c.d ef gefd|
BE~E2 G2AD|~D2 AD ~D2Ac|BE ~E2 GFGA|(3.B.c.d ef e2:|
|:ef|gebe gebe |faad faaf|gebe gebe|fedf ~e3 f|
(3.g.f.e be gebe|faad faaf|~g3 e ~f3 d|(3.e.f.g fd e2:|

from the playing of Liam O'Flynn. abc is si,plified from John Walsh's transcription.

# Posted on February 4th 2006 by swisspiper

Is this a traditional tune or a composed one. I've read something on the net that related it to Seamus Ennis, but??

# Posted on February 4th 2006 by swisspiper

This is from Timedance, an early 1980s project involving most of Planxty, along with Bill Whelan, later of Riverdance fame. I especially like Liam O'Flynn's rendition of this tune.

# Posted on February 5th 2006 by smw

Do the dots on top of the triplets mean play them with staccatto?

# Posted on February 10th 2006 by PaddyCmusic

Dots

As this is a pipes tune, the dots mean you shall play the triplet as a tight one. Liam O'Flynn plays a lot of tight triplets and crans what gives a very rythmic flow the tune.

On other instruments maybe too, but all this is a matter of style anyhow. If Davey Spillane would play that tune.....I cannot imaigine how it would sound....

# Posted on February 13th 2006 by swisspiper