The Cow That Ate The Blanket

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on January 29th 2007 by Kenny.

This tune has been added to 22 tunebooks.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Double-Barrelled by Kieran O'Hare And John Skelton
• The Flags Of Dublin by Paddy Glackin, Mick O'Brien And Mick Gavin
• The Lonely Stranded Band by Charlie Piggott, Miriam Collins And Joe Corcoran

X: 1
T: Cow That Ate The Blanket, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
ADFD FAAB | d2 fd efdB | ADFD FA A2 | (3Bcd ec d2 dB |
ADFD FAAB | d2 fd efdB | ADFD FA A2 | (3Bcd ec d2 dB |
Ad (3ddd fAdf | g2 fg efdB | ADFD FA A2 | (3Bcd ec d2 dB |
Ad (3ddd fAdf | gafg efdB | ADFD FA A2 | (3Bcd ec d4 |
d2 fa a2 fd | cdec dcBA | d2 fa a2 fd | cdec d2 (3ABc |
defg adfd | cdec dcBA | defg abag | fgfe d3 A |
d2 fa a2 fd | cdec dcBA | d2 fa a2 fd | cdec d2 (3ABc |
defg adfd | cdec dcBA | defg abag | fgfe d4 |

Different cat

Not the reel played by Frankie Kennedy on an “Altan” recording, neither the jig played by John Carty. Mich Neilsen – who lurks about these parts – may have to help me with names here. Several years ago, Mich sent me a recording of 2 Danish musicians who played Irish music on flute / whistles , and harp, and played it very well, too. I can’t remember their names, but this was 1 tune which was played on whistle, and I haven’t come across it anywhere else in the best part of around 20 years. The “ddd” triplets at the start of the 3rd and 4th lines were played “tongued”, and may be personal variations by the whistle player.

# Posted on January 29th 2007 by Kenny

I live about 75 miles from ireland. How come the Danes get the best tunes?

# Posted on January 30th 2007 by ragaman

...actually, more like 100.

# Posted on January 30th 2007 by ragaman

The fluter would be Henrik Bjørslev and the harper Joakim Friis-Holm. The two boys have been at the music for years and are among the best of a bunch of first class Danish players. The standard of Irish music played in Denmark is second to none. I recently submitted a whistle tune I picked up from Henrik's playing. He had no name for it so I put it under his name. I have heard this tune before, but that was probably from Henrik.

# Posted on January 31st 2007 by LongNote

I saw Joakim Frijs-Holm with the Danish band Harp 'N' Drum in 1983 when they were touring Europe promoting their album "Return To Milltown". Good band.I still have the album,I think I'll pop it on to the turntable I haven't played it in years.Thanks for reminding me.

# Posted on January 31st 2007 by dafydd

Thanks

Thanks, "Longnote" - I wondered if you might know who it was.
There's a nice jig from that recording which I must post soon, as well.

# Posted on January 31st 2007 by Kenny

Sorry.............

Especially to the 12 people who have this in their tune-books. Wrong animal, wrong thing it ate. There is another tune by this name, but it's a jig, unrelated, as far as I can tell.

# Posted on February 4th 2007 by Kenny