Tom Ward's Downfall

reel

Key signature: Cmajor

Submitted on February 25th 2002 by Josh Kane.

This tune has been added to 62 tunebooks.

Also known as Mourne Mountains, The Mourne Mountains, Tom Ward’s Downfall.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Job Of Journeywork: A Tribute To Larry Redican And His Musical Friends by Various Artists
• A Rake Of Reels by John Nolan
• All Ireland Champion Musicians Singers And Dancers On Tour Of Australia by Na Ridiri
• Another Side Of Cape Breton by Johnny Wilmot
• Are You The Concertina Player? by Kate McNamara
• Best Of Irish Traditional Music by Sean McGuire And Roger Sherlock
• Between The Sets by Barefield Ceili Band
• Boomerang by Troy MacGillivray
• But Why, Johnny? by John Halloran
• Ceol Agus Foinn : Music And Songs From The Willie Clancy Summer School by Various Artists
• Cherish The Ladies by Peg McGrath, Kathleen Smyth, Mary Mulholland
• Crystal Clear by Jerry Holland
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 10 by Matt Cunningham
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 6 by Matt Cunningham
• Don't Touch The Elk by Niall Keegan
• Echoes Of Erin by Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann Concert Tour 2006
• Farewell New England's Shores by Skip Healy
• Foinn Seisiun 2 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
• Folktrax 154 - The Sligo Fiddler: Michael Coleman by Michael Coleman
• From Ballymote To Brooklyn by Paddy Killoran and James Morrison
• Full Circle by Bill Lamey
• Gentle Breeze by Various Artists
• Last Night's Fun by John Carty
• Le Violon by Graham Townsend
• Let Down The Blade by John Regan And Paddy Glackin
• Live At Winkles by The Lahawns
• Long Roads by Four Men And A Dog
• Lose The Head by Garry Shannon
• Music From Co.Leitrim by Packie Duignan And Seamus Horan
• Myriad by Gerry O'Connor
• New Day Dawning by Cherish The Ladies
• New Irish Harmonica by Brendan Power
• One And All: The Best Of Cherish The Ladies by Cherish The Ladies
• Pathway To The Well by Matt Molloy And John Carty With Arty McGlynn
• Rattlin' Banjos (part 1) by Gerry O'Connor
• Saffron And Blue by Manus McGuire
• Seamus Tansey With Eddie Corcoran by Seamus Tansey
• Set Dances Of Ireland: Music For Listening And Dancing by Various Artists
• Sligo Fiddle (Disk 1) by John Vesey
• Sligo Fiddle (Disk 2) by John Vesey
• Songs, Jigs, Reels by Glenside And Kilfenora Ceili Bands
• Star Of Ireland by Finbarr Dwyer
• Sundry by Shane Cook
• Temple House 1 by Temple House Ceili Band
• That's The Spirit by James Keane
• The Classic Recordings Of Michael Coleman by Michael Coleman
• The Dear Little Isle by Inishbofin Ceili Band
• The Enduring Magic by Michael Coleman
• The Green Fields Of Ireland by Comhaltas Tour Group 1979
• The High Notes by The High Notes
• The Irish Concertina Two by Noel Hill
• The Lakes Of Sligo by Carmel Gunning
• The McDonaghs Of Ballinafad And Friends by Larry And Michael Joe McDonagh
• The Other Side by Terry Coyne
• The Very Best Of Sean McGuire by Sean Maguire
• The Wyndy Turn by Dan Healy And Ciaran O'Raghallaigh
• They'll Be Good Yet by Kitty Hayes And Peter Laban
• Through The Round Window by Eamonn Coyne
• Warming Up by Martin Mulhaire, Séamus Connolly And Jack Coen
• Within A Mile O' Jamestown by Mick Mulvey
• Wooden Flute Obsession Disk 2 by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Tom Ward's Downfall
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Cmaj
|: BG~G2 AGFG|EG~G2 AEGE|DEGA ~B2Bd|(3=fed ^cd Bdgd|
BG~G2 AFGF|ECC2 ACGE|DEGA B2Bd|ecdc BGGA||
BDAD GDFD|EG~G2 AEGE|DEGA B3d|ed^cd Bdgd|
BGG2 AFGF|ECC2 ACGE|DEGA ~B2Bd|ecdc BGGA||
dgg^f g2ag|~e2ab adga|bg~g2 agef|(3gfe dc BGGA|
dgg2 bgag|eaab adga|bg~g2 agef|(3gfe dc BGGA||
dgg2 abag|~e2ab adga|bg~g2 agef|(3gfe dc BGGA|
dgg2 bgag|eaab adga|bg~g2 agef|(3gfe dc (3Bcd gd :|

Josh, this sounds like a very 'personalized' version - lots of unusual twists and turns. Is it transcribed from a recording? If so, whose? The F-naturals (or rather, absence of F#) is an interesting touch. I'd have called it G mixolydian, rather than C major, though.

# Posted on February 27th 2002 by granama

This is, in fact, transcribed from a recording. However, sadly, I can't remember the name of the recording.
My friend Phil plays it this way and this is how he taught it to me.

# Posted on February 27th 2002 by Josh Kane

Tom Ward's Downfall

T:Tom Ward's Downfall
M:4/4
L:1/8
S:Dan Healy & Ciaran O'Raghallaigh
R:reel
Z:GianMarcoPietrasanta
K:G
BGGA GEDG|~E3G AEGE|DEGA B2Bd|ed~d2(3Bcd gd|
BG~G2{A}GEDG|~E3G AEGE|DEGA B2Bd|egdc BG~G2:|
dgga gedg|eaag adga|bg~g2 ageg|gedc BG~G2|
dgga gedg|eaag a2ga|bg~g2 ageg|gedc BGBd||
~g3a gedg|eaag adga|bg~g2 ageg|gedc BG~G2|
dgga gedg|eaag a2ga|bg~g2 ageg|gedc BGdc||

# Posted on November 22nd 2003 by gian marco

"Tom Ward's Downfall" ~ another take

As with this transcription, F natural doesn't fit except to grate, any pass from one thing to another that you could slip an F into would be sharp... So, this tune is in G Major, as in this alternate take on it, not C and not mixolydian:

Key signature: G Major
Submitted on August 16th 2002 by gian marco.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/898

# Posted on February 25th 2006 by ceolachan