Key signature: Dmajor
Submitted on March 27th 2006 by hetty.
This tune has been added to 27 tunebooks.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Beeswing
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
A |: d2dB AFDF | GBAF GEEA | d2dB AFDA |1 GBAF D2DA :|2 GBAF D2g2 ||
fdaf gebg | fdec dcBA | fdaf gebg | fdec d2dg |
fdaf gbeg | fdec dcBA | FAdc Bdea | fdec d2 d2 ||
Beeswing
This is the Northumbrian Rant that I have put with "Bob Thompson's" (know by me as "Catterthun") This is quite defferent to the tune also known as Beeswing which can be found in the Sesson data base. Any further info. would be appreciated.
# Posted on March 27th 2006 by hetty
Beeswing
This Beeswing is attributed to Robert Lightfoot in the Charleton Memorial Book (page2) Catterthun can also be found there ( page 35)
# Posted on March 27th 2006 by alexboydell
Beeswing
Just had a thought I wonder if it is named for the famous racehorse "Beeswing" as is James Hill's Beeswing. Apparently Beeswing won the Newcastle Plate several times.
# Posted on March 27th 2006 by alexboydell
Thanks for that reminder 'alexb' , I'm inclined to agree with your idea for the origin of the tune, makes sense.
# Posted on March 28th 2006 by hetty
Beeswing
The A-part reminds me of the Scottish reel "I'll Gaen Nae Mair Tae Yon Toun", of which "Lucky In Love" http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1625 is the Irish version. Not quite sure what exactly makes this a rant though. On paper it looks like a fling to me, like Bob Thompson's.
# Posted on March 28th 2006 by Dow
BTW thanks very much for posting the tune. I wasn't even aware there was another tune called the Beeswing. This is much less well-known than James Hill's hornpipe of that name.
# Posted on March 28th 2006 by Dow
I've always considered both Catterthun & Beeswing as rants, possibly because of associating rants with Nothumberland and you can rant to your hearts delight to these two. I've always associated a fling with Scotland and to 6/8 rhythm, (perhaps because I played a Scottish jig at a festival once for a couple of people doing a fling as a demo dance). Interesting to see the connection with 'Lucky In Love' I will have to look out for the Scottish tune now.
# Posted on March 28th 2006 by hetty
Beeswing
Forgive my lack of knowledge on rants and flings, but show this tune be played with cuts and holds as a hornpipe?
Thanks
Hughor
# Posted on April 2nd 2006 by hughor
The first part does sound like 'I'll Gang Nae Mair Tae Yon Toon"
# Posted on April 13th 2006 by dafydd