The Holly Bush

jig

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on April 16th 2007 by Dow.

This tune has been added to 25 tunebooks.

Also known as Three Little Drummers, The Three Little Drummers.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Flick Of The Wrist by Brendan Larrissey
• Banish Misfortune by Malcolm Dalglish And Grey Larsen
• Becky Taylor by Becky Taylor
• Beolach by Beolach
• Bosca Bideach by Micheal Darby O Fatharta
• Cape To Clare by Various Artists
• CastleBayMusic.com by Paul MacNeil And Tracey Dares
• Collection Of Jigs And Reels by Shaskeen
• Contentment Is Wealth by Matt Molloy And Sean Keane
• Down The Broom by Trouble In The Kitchen
• Each Little Thing by Sharon Shannon
• Flower Of The Red Mill by Sarah Blair
• Foinn Seisiun 3 by Ennis/Dublin Session Group
• Green Fields by Robin Bullock
• Irish Dance Music by Chris Droney
• Just Intonational Music Of Two Pipers by Adrian Jefferies And Billy McCormick
• Kilkenny Road by Kilkenny Road
• Leitrim's Hidden Treasure by McNamara Family
• Live In Ennis by The Bowhouse Quintet
• Live-Disc 2 by Natalie MacMaster
• Macalla Na HÓige by Hugh Healy And Colm Healy
• Mind The Pipes by Leonard Barry
• No Boundaries by Natalie MacMaster
• Piper's Dream by Jack Brennan
• Reeds And Rosin by Todd Denman And Dale Russ
• Setting Free by Tola Custy And Cyril O'Donoghue
• Sparks On The Flags by The Bridge Céilí Band
• Spin by Whirligig
• The Bunch Of Keys by Jason O'Rourke
• The Fertile Rock by Chris Droney
• The Flowing Tide by Chris Droney
• The Pure Box by Colin Nea
• The Road To Riley by Riley School Of Irish Music
• The Rough Guide To Irish Music by Various Artists
• The Sligo Champion (CD 2) by Michael Gorman
• The Stool Of Repentance by Donnybrook
• The Wheels Of The World, Early Irish American Music, Vol 2 by Various Artists
• They Sailed Away From Dublin Bay by Liam Farrell And Joe Whelan
• Tuned In by Johnny Murphy
• Turning by Knot Fibb'n

X: 1
T: Holly Bush, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
BAG GDG|GDG ABc|BAG edc|BdB cBA|
BAG GDG|GDG ABc|BAG edB|def g3:|
|:gdd gdd|gdd dcB|Acc Acc|Acc cBA|
~B3 ~c3|BAG Adc|BAG edB|def g3:|

Dow- something amazing just happened. I can read ABCs! My life has changed for ever.....

# Posted on April 16th 2007 by sneetch

I think it might be cos I already play this tune but ye never know....

# Posted on April 16th 2007 by sneetch

The Holly Bush

From Matt Molloy & Sean Keane's "Contentment Is Wealth". Also recorded as The Three Little Drummers on Chris Droney's "Fertile Rock" and Tola Custy & Cyril O'Donoghue's "Setting Free". The version on Setting Free is as follows:

X: 1
T: The Three Little Drummers
T: Holly Bush, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
BAG GDG|GDG ABc|~B3 edc|BdB cBA|
BAG GDG|GDG ABc|~B3 edc|1 def g2d:|2 def g2f||
|:gdd gdd|gdd dcB|Acc Acc|Acc c2c|
~B3 ~c3|d2d ABc|~B3 edc|1 def g3f:|2 def g2d||

# Posted on April 16th 2007 by Dow

It's also on the first Trouble in the Kitchen ep, from when they were all little tackers and they had the elusive Dan Gordon playing flute with them

# Posted on April 16th 2007 by sneetch

So it is. Ado has a different version again:

X: 1
T: Holly Bush, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
A|BAG GDG|GDG ABc|~B3 edc|BdB cBA|
BAG GDG|GDG ABc|~B3 edc|def g2:|
|:f|gdd gdd|gdd dcB|Acc AcA|~c3 cBA|
~B3 cBc|dBG Fdc|~B3 edc|def g2:|

# Posted on April 16th 2007 by Dow

Ahhh thank you.
Lovely

# Posted on April 18th 2007 by Hugo Chavez

I believe this little jig appears on Solas' 3rd album as Chris Droney's.

# Posted on May 3rd 2007 by slainte

A variation

heard in a friend's kitchen (parts reversed and transposed to A - cleverly identified by Phantom Button):

X:1
T: The Three Little Drummers
T: Holly Bush, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:jig
K:Amaj
aee aee | aee {a}edc | Bdd Bdd | Bdd {e}dcB |
cBc ded | ~cBA Bed | ~cBA {g}fec | efg a2 z :|
cBA {d}BAE | AEA Bcd | ~cBA {g}fed | cec dcB |
cBA {d}BAE | AEA Bcd | ~cBA {g}fed | efg a2 z :|

# Posted on May 30th 2008 by botheredbybees