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The Old Pigeon On The Gate

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on March 26th 2006 by Why Bother?.

This tune has been added to 45 tunebooks.

Also known as Carnanban, Kieran Kelly's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

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X: 1
T: Old Pigeon On The Gate, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
G2 BG dGBG|F2 AF dFAF|G2 BG dGBG|cBAG FADF|
G2 BG dGBG|F2 AF dFAF|G2 BG dGBG|cBAG FA D2|
Bdgd BG ~G2|ABcd eged|Bdgd BG ~G2|cBAG FA D2|
Bdgd BG ~G2|ABcd eged|Bdgd BG ~G2|cBAG FADF:|

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The Old Pigeon On The Gate sheetmusic
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Same Title, Different Tune

Very similar to the Heathery Breeze. I think I first saw this in a book, the learned it and just played it whenever, I figured no one at a session would know it. It is a fun little tune.

# Posted on March 26th 2006 by Why Bother?

Old Pigeon on the Gate

A nicely set version of this tune appear's in Matt Cranich's "The Irish Fiddle Book" and is included on the instructional CD.

# Posted on March 27th 2006 by ratbiscuit

Old Pigeon

For what it's worth, here is the version as played by Na Fili on their 1971 album, which they call Carnanban. Perhaps they got their version from Breathnach's Ceol Rince vol. 1, as it appears there as The Old Pigeon on the Gate almost exactly the same.

T:Carnanban
B:Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. Randy Miller and Jack Perron.
Z:Transcribed by Ralph Palmer
S:Na Fili, "Farewell to Connacht," Outlet SOLP 1010, 1971
L:1/8
M:C|
K:G
G2 BG dGBG | F/F/F AF dFAF |G2 BG dGBG |cBAG FADF|
G2 BG dGBG |F/F/F AF dFAF |G2 BG dGBG|cBAG FA D2||
B/c/d gd BG PG2 |ABcd edBd |B/c/d gd BG PG2 |cBAG FA D2 |
B/c/d gd BG PG2|ABcd e3 d|B/c/d gd BABd|cBAG FA D/E/F|]

# Posted on April 22nd 2006 by celticladda

The Old Pigeon On The Gate

Here it is by Teada. They call it Drummond Lasses but it's this tune they're playing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYaKPFUfPh4


X: 1
T: Drummond Lasses
S: Teada
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
|:A | B/c/d gd BG ~G2 | ABcd egdB | B/c/d gd BGAB | cBAG FAD :|
|: F | G2 BG dGBG | F2 AF cFAF | G2 BG dGBG | cBAG FAD :|

# Posted on November 26th 2010 by bogman

Rescued duplication

Submitted on 23/08/2011 by ruthruin.

X: 1
T: Kieran Kelly's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
G2BG dGBG|=F2AF cFAF|G2BG dGBG|1cBAG ^F/G/ADF:|2cBAG ^F/G/AD2||
B/c/dgd B~G3|AB^cd e2ed|B/=c/dgd BGAB|1cBAG F/G/AD2:|2cBAG FADF||

# Posted on August 23rd 2011 by SmashTheWindows

A nice tune from Patty Furlong's "Traditional Irish Music On Button Accordion"
# Posted on August 23rd 2011 by ruthruin

Sorry - duplicate.......
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/5629
# Posted on August 23rd 2011 by Kenny

Sorry, didn't know the alternative name. A friend asked me to submit this tune because he didn't find it here: http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/2013
Anyway, there's a subtle yet nice difference in accidentals.
# Posted on August 23rd 2011 by ruthruin

Chords
My version with chords for accompaniment:
"G"G2BG dGBG|"F"=F2AF cFAF|"G"G2BG dGBG|1"C"cBAG "D"^F/G/ADF:|2"C"cBAG "D"^F/G/AD2||
"G"B/c/dgd B~G3|"A"AB^cd e2ed|"C"B/=c/dgd BGAB|1"C"cBAG "D"F/G/AD2:|2"C"cBAG "D"FADF||
# Posted on August 23rd 2011 by ruthruin

# Posted on August 23rd 2011 by SmashTheWindows

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