The Blackbird

slide

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on December 1st 2006 by ceolachan.

This tune has been added to 12 tunebooks.

Also known as The Black Bird, Y Deryn Du.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Highland Fiddler by Duncan Chisholm, Iain MacFarlane And Bruce MacGregor
• A Treasury Of Irish Music 2 by Various Artists
• A Tribute To Andy McGann by Joe Burke, Brian Conway And Felix Dolan
• A Tribute To Michael Coleman by Joe Burke, Andy McGann And Felix Dolan
• An Feochan by Philippe Barnes
• An Tobar Gl�é by Neil Mulligan
• Angelina Carberry And Martin Quinn by Angelina Carberry And Martin Quinn
• Ar Log I - III: 1976 - 1981 by Ar Log
• At The Feis by John Doonan
• Baker's Well by Baker's Well
• Bandalised by Vin Garbutt
• Between The Showers by Grainne Hambly
• Boxed by Anders Trabjerg
• Call The Tune: Music For The Sets Volume 4 by Various Artists
• Celtic Ceili by Various Artists
• Celtic Harp Airs And Dance Tunes by Robin Williamson
• Ceol Cill Na Martra by Connie O'Connell
• Ceolbeg by Ceolbeg
• Classic Recordings Of The Irish Fiddle Legend by Paddy Reynolds
• Come West Along The Road by Brian O'Connor
• Dark Of The Moon by Grey Larsen And Paddy League
• De Danann by De Danann
• Dead String Rhythm by Flynn Cohen
• Deborah Quigley With Martin Gould by Deborah Quigley
• Drioball Na Fáinleoige by Johnny Connolly
• Dublin Banjos by Sully And John Keenan
• Eavesdropper by Kevin Burke And Jackie Daly
• Far Green Country by John Sherman
• Fermanagh Ceili by Pride Of Erin Ceili Band
• Fiddle And Concertina Player by John Kelly
• Folktrax 154 - The Sligo Fiddler: Michael Coleman by Michael Coleman
• Folktrax-074 Johnny Doherty - The Pedlar's Pack by John Doherty
• Folktrax-170: Neil Boyle, Fairy Fiddler Of Donegal by Neil Boyle
• Fonnsheen by Fiona Davidson
• Give It Shtick by Matt Cranitch
• Golden, Golden by Silly Wizard
• In Safe Hands by Various Artists
• In The Smoke by Various Artists
• Irish Accordion Masters by Joe Derrane And Jerry O'Brien
• Irish Button Accordion by Billy Moran
• Irish Violin by Jackie Roche
• Kevin Burke In Concert by Kevin Burke
• Leo Rowsome: Classics Of Irish Piping by Leo Rowsome
• Like Magic by Todd Denman And Bill Dennehy
• Masters Of Irish Music by Martin Byrnes
• McGlynn's Fancy by Arty McGlynn
• Memories Of Clare by Bobby Gardiner
• Mo Chairdin by Paul Brock
• Na Fili 3 by Na Fili
• Newtown Bridge by Eileen O'Brien
• Noonday Feast by Joe Shannon And Johnny McGreevy
• Out Of The Wind Into The Sun by The Bothy Band
• Over The Edge by Moher
• Paddy Keenan by Paddy Keenan
• Patrick Kelly From Cree : Fiddle Music by Patrick Kelly
• Pedlar's Pack by John Doherty
• Rags, Reels And Airs by Dave Swarbrick
• Return To Droim by Colm Gannon
• Rock And More Roses by Pat Kilbride
• Sligo Ceili by Seamus Tansey
• Step Into The Beat: Modern Irish Dance Music by Ellery Klein And Ryan Lacey
• Step This Way by David Lindquist
• Stormy Weather by Beginish
• The Best Of by The Bothy Band
• The Bucks Of Oranmore by Joe Burke
• The Bunch Of Keys: The Complete Recordings Of Johnny Doran by Johnny Doran
• The Celtic Harp by The Chieftains
• The Clare Shout by Bobby Gardiner
• The Classic Recordings Of Michael Coleman by Michael Coleman
• The Coolin': Classic Slow Airs And Laments by Various Artists
• The Dear Little Isle by Inishbofin Ceili Band
• The Enduring Magic by Michael Coleman
• The Hidden Note by Jacqueline McCarthy
• The Horse's Tail by Zoe Conway
• The Lark In The Clear Air by Various Artists
• The Liffey Banks by Tommy Potts
• The Man From Clare by Micho Russell
• The Master Pipers Volume 1 by Johnny Doran
• The Music Of Kevin Keegan by Kevin Keegan
• The New Road by Charlie Piggot And Gerry Harrington
• The Red Wellies by The Red Wellies
• The Road To Glenlough by James Byrne
• The Sligo Champion (CD 2) by Michael Gorman
• The Sligo Indians by Tony DeMarco
• The Sligo Indians by Tony DeMarco
• The Star Above The Garter by Denis Murphy And Julia Clifford
• The Starry Lane To Monaghan by Fintan Vallely
• The Thorn Tree by Grainne Hambly
• The Wandering Minstrel by Seamus Ennis
• To Hell With The Begrudgers by Seamus Tansey And Jim McKillop
• Traditional Fiddle Music From Donegal by Frank Cassidy
• Traditional Irish Music From County Clare by Micho Russell
• Traditional Irish Sessions by Various Artists
• Traditional Irish Tunes Played On The Tin Whistle (2/2) by Geraldine Cotter
• Traditional Music Of Ireland And The Bucks Of Oranmore by Joe Burke And Charlie Lennon
• Traditional Music Of Ireland, Vol. 1 by Sean Ryan
• Traditional Music Of Ireland, Vol. 2 by Sean Ryan And Peter Carberry
• Turning The Tune by Charlie Lennon
• Up And Away by Paul Smyth
• Virtuoso Of The Irish Accordion by John Kimmel
• Where I Am by Brendan Callahan
• Witt's End by Hell On The Nine Mile
• Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 2, Disc 2 by Various Artists
• Yeh, That's All It Is by John Carty

X: 1
T: Blackbird, The
M: 12/8
L: 1/8
R: slide
K: Gmaj
|: DEF |
G2 G g2 f g3 de=f | e2 d c2 B c3 c2 B |
c>Bc ABc B2 A GBc | d2 G F2 G A3 :|
|: ABc |
d2 G GG/A/B A2 F D2 F | G2 B d2 c B3 GG/A/B |
c2 d efg d2 B G2 g |1 e2 c A2 F G3 :|2 e2 c AGF G3- G2 ||

K: Amaj
|: A |
A2 A A2 a a3 e2 =g | f2 e d2 c d3- d2 c |
d2 d B2 d c3 BB/c/d | e2 A GA/B/c B3- B2 :|
|: c/d/ |
e2 c A2 c B2 G E2 G | A2 c e2 d c3- c2 c |
d2 e f2 a e2 c A2 a | f2 d B2 G A3- A2 :|

"The Blackbird" ~ ahem!

Yes, you could write it out in 6/8, but I find myself swinging it like a slide, even though melodically it does sometimes seem to disagree with me. However you take it, it's a rollickingly good time, at least I have a good time with it...

# Posted on December 1st 2006 by ceolachan

You could also be more 'dainty' with it and take it at a nice meditative 'country dance' and nod to your partner till you're in a neckbrace pace too ~ which can also be fun, if you don't take it too seriously...

# Posted on December 1st 2006 by ceolachan

We have a fair collection of 'Blackbirds' on site here, but this one doesn't seem to be accounted for online or in a collection anywhere I've checked? ~ not yet anyway...

# Posted on December 1st 2006 by ceolachan

ABC correction made, a high 'b' in a run that slipped through in the second A Major take, A-part, last measure:

~ | e2 A GA/B/c B3- B2 :|

# Posted on December 1st 2006 by ceolachan

"Y Deryn Du" / "The Blackbird" / "The Black Bird"

Y = the ~ "uh"
Deryn (aderyn) = bird ~ "darrre - in"
Du = black ~ "dee"

# Posted on December 6th 2006 by ceolachan