The Tailor's Thimble

reel

Key signature: Edorian

Submitted on May 27th 2002 by Josh Kane.

This tune has been added to 46 tunebooks.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Around The World For Sport by The Doon Céilí Band
• As I Carelessly Did Stray... by Harry Bradley
• Fierce Traditional by Frankie Gavin
• From Ballymote To Brooklyn by Paddy Killoran and James Morrison
• His Original Recordings by John McKenna
• Katy Bar The Door by Randal Bays
• Keelwest by Paul McGrattan
• Live At Martyrs' by Gan Bua
• Music From Co.Leitrim by Packie Duignan And Seamus Horan
• Musical Memories by Tom Dunne And Joe Banjo Burke
• Out In The Night by Fisherstreet
• Piano + by Geraldine Cotter
• Reeds And Rosin by Todd Denman And Dale Russ
• Sligo Fiddle (Disk 2) by John Vesey
• Sweet Nyaa by Moving Cloud
• Teada by Teada
• The Irish Music Anthology (40 Classic Songs, Jigs And Reels) by Various Artists
• The Master's Choice by Bobby Gardiner
• The Mountain Road by Various Artists
• The One-Horned Cow by The Suffering Gaels
• The Star Spangled Molly by De Danann
• The Wheels Of The World, Early Irish American Music, Vol 2 by Various Artists
• The Whinny Hills Of Leitrim by Noel Sweeney
• Think Before You Think by Danu
• Tippin' Away by Damien Connolly And Pete Mancuso
• Within A Mile O' Jamestown by Mick Mulvey

X: 1
T: Tailor's Thimble, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Edor
|: GE~E2 E2AF | GE~E2 AFDF | GE~E2 EFGA |1 BcdB AFDF :|2 BcdB ABde ||
|: f2df efde | fedB ABde | f2df efdA |1 BcdB ABde :|2 BcdB AFDF ||

Also played in A minor.

# Posted on November 29th 2003 by Kevin Rietmann

The Tailor's Thimble

Oisin Mac Diarmada and friends recorded this with Teada, but they did much better job with the Inishfree Ceili Band back in 2004: http://www.rte.ie/radio1/ceilihouse/rams/30october.ram (the second tune on the set starting around 18:30)
From Céilí House Archive 2004: http://www.rte.ie/radio1/ceilihouse/1015163.html

It seems the reel was popularised by the fiddle and flute duet playing of James Morrison and John McKenna. I haven't got a chance to hear them play it together, but Harry Bradley and Paul O'Shaughnessy recorded a great version paying homage to the two maestros.

# Posted on July 18th 2007 by slainte