The Bottom Of The Punchbowl

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on September 5th 2006 by nicholas.

This tune has been added to 33 tunebooks.

Also known as Bottom Of The Punch Bowl, The Bottom Of The Punch Bowl, Bottom Of The Punchbowl, The Punch Bowl.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Dance Album by The Bushwhackers Band
• Fieldvole Music by Tony Hall
• King Of The Button Box by Jimmy Shand
• King Of The Melodeon Men by Jimmy Shand
• Legacy Of The Scottish Fiddle Vol. 2 by Alasdair Fraser, Muriel Johnstone And Natalie Haas
• Rags, Reels And Airs by Dave Swarbrick
• The Bluebell Polka by Jimmy Shand
• The Lightning Fields by Robin Bullock
• Tippler's Tales by Fairport Convention

X: 1
T: Bottom Of The Punchbowl, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
|:FE|D2d2 d3e|d2DE FGAF|E2e2 efgf|edcB AGFE|
D2d2 d3e|fedc d2A2|B2dB ABAG|F2D2 D2:|
|:de|fedB ABde|faef d3A|B2e2 e2de|f2e2 e2de|
fedB ABde|faef d3A|B2dB ABAG|F2D2 D2:|

The Bottom Of The Punchbowl

This is a Scottish reel of the type that has lots of crotchets and three of these in succession ending each part (comparable tunes being "Flowers Of Edinburgh" and "The East Neuk Of Fife"). I first heard it played on the record "Fieldvole Music" by English melodeon player Tony Hall, very nicely and not particularly fast.
It's occurred to me that the setting I've put down may not be the standard one, or the best. If I find it isn't, I hope I'll edit the ABC's accordingly.

# Posted on September 5th 2006 by nicholas

Irish musicians would play this as a barndance.

# Posted on September 6th 2006 by slainte

I've changed the second last bar in each part from |B2dB AFEG| to the following: - |B2dB ABAG|.

# Posted on September 6th 2006 by nicholas

I agree with your changes for the 2nd to last bar.
Bar 1 and bar 5 in the 'A' music I have as: D2FA d2de |

# Posted on September 6th 2006 by hetty

Bar 2 of the 'B' music I have as: | fedc e2A2 | leaving bar 6 as written by yourself.
I use this tune as the second in a a set with 'Far From Home' & 'The Flowers of Edinburgh'
'Bottom of the Punchbowl' is also a good companion tune to play with 'The Dashing white Seargent' .

# Posted on September 6th 2006 by hetty

Chords

Does anyone know a good arrangement of guitar chord for this tune?

# Posted on December 13th 2007 by AFM