The Bould Thady Quill

jig

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on April 7th 2006 by bayswater.

This tune has been added to 28 tunebooks.

Also known as Bold Thady Quill, Nell Flaherty's Drake.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Celtic Thunder by Celtic Thunder
• Far Away Dreams by Various Artists
• Instrumental by Franz Sanger And Susan Frances
• The Godfather by Brian Rooney
• The Man From Clare by Micho Russell
• Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 2, Disc 2 by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Bould Thady Quill, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
D|:GBA AGE|GAG GBd|ege dBG|BAG A2 D|
GBA AGE|GAG GBd|ege dBG|1 AGF G2 D:|2 AGF G2 B||
|:def g3|age edB|g2 g edB|BAG A2 D|
GBA AGE|GAG GBd|ege dBG|1 AGF G2 B:|2 AGF G2||

The Bould Thady Quill (jig)

This tune is played by Caoimhín Ó Sé on the Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 2, Disc 2. The transcription here is very close to that - and the way I will play it from now on Enjoy...

# Posted on April 7th 2006 by bayswater

This is probably a variant of "The Cow that Ate the Blanket": http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1994

# Posted on April 8th 2006 by slainte

Brian Rooney recorded a very similar version as "Bold Thady Quill."

# Posted on April 8th 2006 by slainte

Never new that this was played as a dance tune. A 90 years old (I should have said young because of his personality!) singer, Sean Barrett from Cork sings this most weeks at our session and now that all the musicians know it, everyone joins in for the chorus. I believe it's a Cork anthem as Thady, apart from his amorous prowess, was also renowned for his hurling exploits especially against rivals, Tipperary!

# Posted on April 9th 2006 by Bannerman

Is there something wrong with the sound file? When I download I get a reel in Dmajor.

# Posted on April 13th 2006 by dafydd

aidan crossey sings a great song on one of his recordings" The Blackberry Fair" to this tune.

# Posted on June 21st 2008 by molloy