Touch Me If You Dare

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on March 17th 2002 by Toni Ribas.

This tune has been added to 66 tunebooks.

Also known as Back In The Garden, Mick Nestor's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Clare Conscience by Aidan McMahon And Anthony Quigney
• A Touch Of Clare by Kitty Hayes
• Bang On by Oige
• Bean Chairdin by Dympna O'Sullivan
• Caise Ceoil by Various Artists
• Colin Grant by Colin Grant
• Concertina Music From West Clare by Elizabeth Crotty
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 5 by Matt Cunningham
• Deora An Deorai [ The Emigrant Suite ] by Charlie Lennon
• Farewell To Ireland CD 1 (of A Box Set Of 4) by Various Artists
• His Original Recordings by John McKenna
• In Safe Hands by Various Artists
• Jigs And Reels by Jesse Smith
• Live In Lisdoonvarna by The Kilfenora Ceili Band
• Maybe Tonight by Four Men And A Dog
• Memoire Celte by Broken String
• Moving Cloud by Moving Cloud
• Music For Peace by Gary Hastings And Frankie Gavin
• Show The Lady: Music For The Sets Volume 5 by Various Artists
• Stormy Weather by Beginish
• The Best Of Joe And Antoinette Mckenna by Joe And Antoinette McKenna
• The Boys From The Blue Hill by Vinnie Kilduff
• The Fertile Rock by Chris Droney
• The Humors Of Glin by Martin Mulvihill
• The Little Country by Charles De Lint
• The Michael Sexton Ceili Band by The Michael Sexton Ceili Band
• The Moneymusk by Hammy Hamilton
• The Natural Bridge by Ben Lennon And Friends
• The Starry Lane To Monaghan by Fintan Vallely
• The Wheels Of The World, Early Irish American Music, Vol. 1 by Various Artists
• Touch Me If You Dare by Ronan Browne And Peter O'Loughlin

X: 1
T: Touch Me If You Dare
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
dc |BG ~G2 AGEG |BG ~G2 Bdgd |B3 G AGED |EAAG A2 GA |
BG ~G2 AGEG |BG ~G2 Bdgd |B3 G AGED |EG GF G2 :|
|:Bc |dega bgag |eg d2 eg d2 |dega bgag |eaag a2 ge |
dega bgag |eg d2 eg d2 |B3 G AGED |EG GF G2 :|z8 ||

I first learnt this lovely tune from a Beginish recording called Stormy Weather. I got caught of the extremely lively version they produce and fell in love with Paul McGrattan flute phrases. Enjoy.

# Posted on March 17th 2002 by Toni Ribas

More recordings

There is a lovely version of this tune on the "Fort of Kincora" album by box player Martin Connolly. Even if you don't like accordions you would like this album.
This tune also appears on "The Natural Bridge" by Ben Lennon and Friends, a fine album of music in the Sligo/Leitrim style harking back to the 1920s.

# Posted on July 23rd 2002 by milesnagopaleen

Touch Me If You Dare

Found a cranking version of this from a "session" recording at Monks in Ballyvaughn. Varies in small but savory ways from the original post here. Goes as follies:

X: 1
T: Touch Me If You Dare
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: G
B ~G3 AGEG|B~G3 Bdgd|~B3G AGED|EAAG A2 GA|
B~G3 AGEG|B~G3 Bdgd|~B3G AGED|EGFA G3 A:||
dega bgag|egdg egdB|dega bgag|eaag a2 ge|
dega bgag|egdg egdc|~B3G AGED|EGGF G3 A:||

# Posted on February 27th 2008 by Will CPT