Follow Me Down

reel

Key signature: Bdorian

Submitted on June 14th 2006 by gian marco.

This tune has been added to 16 tunebooks.

Also known as Bonnie Anne's, Follow Me Up.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Tribute To Paddy Cronin... Master Irish Fiddler by Tom Dunne
• An Traidisiun Beo by Angelina Carberry
• Bruscar Bán by The Culchies
• In Full Swing by Cara
• Jackie Daly And Seamus Creagh by Jackie Daly And Seamus Creagh
• Michelle O Brien, Aogan Lynch And Gavin Ralston by Michelle O Brien, Aogan Lynch And Gavin Ralston
• Overneath by Slide
• The Crooked Stair by Cran

X: 1
T: Follow Me Down
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Bdor
BcBA FGA2|BABc defe|dcdA FABb|afec dBB2:|
fd~d2 fdad|cA~A2 cde=g|fd~d2 fdab|afec dBB2|
bafg afec|dcdA FAdA|BABc dfbg|afec dBB2:|

Follow Me Down (reel)

Source: Jackie Daly And Seamus Creagh by Jackie Daly And Seamus Creagh
Transcription: gian marco pietrasanta

# Posted on June 14th 2006 by gian marco

This sounds like a reel version of the song, Follow Me Down (Up) to Carlow, which is usually sung with more of a polka swing to it.

# Posted on June 14th 2006 by Will CPT

Follow Me *Up*

Is it misnamed on the recording? A very similar but slightly different version of this tune appears on a couple of recent recordings. It is listed as "Bonnie Anne's" on Angelina Carberry "An Traidisiun Beo", and as "Lady Lubeck" on "Hidden Fermanagh Vol.1"

Related versions of the tune:
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1583
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/4168

# Posted on June 15th 2006 by slainte

From the sleeve notes of A. Carberry CD:
"The source of this first reel" is a collection of 105 tunes entitled 'Oriel Songs and Dances' published in the Louth Archaeological Journal" of 1909 by folklorist the Reverend Luke Donnellan."

From the notes of "Hidden Fermanagh" book on page 103:
"Lady Luebeck's Reel: From 'The Gunn Book.' This is the same tune as for the song 'Follow Me Up To Carlow' by PJ McCall. The air is reputed to have first been performed by the pipers of Feagh MacHugh as he marched to attack Carlow in 1580.... However, it was also published in 1775 by Scots fiddler Daniel Dow as his own composition, 'Bonnie Anne'. We have not been able to find any reference to the name 'Lady Luebeck'."

# Posted on June 15th 2006 by slainte

It's on Teada's new album too

They play it as Follow Me *Down*: the identical version in Amin on A. Carberry CD and "Hidden Fermanagh Vol.1", I believe. Check their website for the sound clip: http://www.teada.com

# Posted on June 15th 2006 by slainte

Angelina Carberry's version is more or less as follows:

X: 1
T: Bonnie Anne's
T: Follow Me Up To Carlow
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
D: Angelina Carberry
K: Ador
ABAG EG~G2|AGAB cded|~c3A EFGB|1c Aage aAAG:|2 Aage aAAd||
egcg ecgc|BdGB dGBd|g2ec gcea|gedB BAAg|
agea gedB|cBcG EFGB|~A3G ABcd|eage aAAG||

# Posted on May 28th 2008 by Dow