The Arkansas Traveler

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on March 10th 2006 by jabbott.

This tune has been added to 83 tunebooks.

Also known as Arkansas Traveller, I'm Bringing Home A Baby Bumblebee.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Before Dawn by Harmony Glen
• Further Down The Old Plank Road by The Chieftains
• Live From Dublin - A Tribute To Derek Bell by The Chieftains
• No Afore Time by Hom Bru
• The Best Of Aly Bain by Aly Bain
• The Legendary Down Home Recordings by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Arkansas Traveler, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
B,C |: DFED B,2B,2 | A,2A,2 D4 | E2E2 F2F2 | DFED B,2A,2 |
DFED B,2B,2 | A,2A,2 D4 | dcdA BdAG |[1 FDEC D2B,C :|[2 FDEC D2fg ||
|: agfa gfeg | fedf edce | dcdf edeg |fedf e2fg |
agfa gfeg | fedf edce | dcdA BdAG |[1 FDEC D2fg :|[2 FDEC D2 |

I used to play in a ceili band in Reading and shorltly after I joined I started playing this tune when warming up until I was politely asked not to. When I asked why I was told that the band had had two audience deaths during their time and both had occurred whilst this tune was being played.

Coincidence?

I THINK NOT!

# Posted on March 11th 2006 by Geoff Pollitt

Isn't the first part of this tune used in a children's song?

# Posted on February 1st 2009 by JosephofCK

Yes. Something about a baby bumblebee.

Its a fun song, and The Chieftain's version on Further Down the Old Plank Road is quite a good one. I have been trying to play it with their ornamentation for a while now.

# Posted on March 24th 2009 by cfarnen

Ah, that's right...

Man, I hate when people use tunes for stuff like that, because I have a hard time appreciating them then...

# Posted on April 21st 2009 by JosephofCK