The Geese In The Bog
jig
Key signature: Dmajor
Submitted on June 3rd 2002 by Jon Kiparsky.
This tune has been added to 66 tunebooks.
Also known as The High Geese In The Bog, The Lark's March.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
- A Celebration Of 50 Years by The Tulla Ceili Band
- A Musical Trip To Coleman Country by Various Artists
- Alba by Alba
- An Exciting Session With One Of Ireland's Leading Traditional Fiddlers by Tommy Peoples
- An Fhidil, Sraith 2 by Sean Keane, Kevin Burke, Paddy Glackin And Seamus Creagh
- An Gaoth Aduaidh - The North Wind by Various Artists
- Another Side Of Cape Breton by Johnny Wilmot
- Any Old Time by Any Old Time
- Are Here Again by Trad Lads
- Banish Misfortune by Mithril
- Bimis Ag Ol by Ronan Le Bars
- Bosca Bideach by Micheal Darby O Fatharta
- Celtic Roots (Spirit Of Dance) by John Whelan
- Collection Of Jigs And Reels by Shaskeen
- Diamonds by Rapalje
- Far From Home by Boys Of The Lough
- Flower Of The Red Mill by Sarah Blair
- Foinn Seisiun 1 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
- Forgotten Days by Davy Spillane And Kevin Glackin
- Fortune Favours The Merry by Peter Horan And Gerry Harrington
- From Ballymote To Brooklyn by Paddy Killoran and James Morrison
- Glass Of Beer by Greenhouse
- Hidden Fermanagh Vol.2 by Various Artists
- Ireland's Best Session Tunes CD 2 by Waltons Recording
- Irish Traditional Music (on Uilleann Pipes, Hammered Dulcimer, Fiddle, Flute And Whistle) by Various Artists
- Keelwest by Paul McGrattan
- Live And In Session by The Tannahill Weavers
- Liz Carroll by Liz Carroll
- Many Happy Returns by Arcady
- Master Irish Fiddle Player by Tommy Peoples
- Masters Of Irish Music by Seamus Ennis
- Mi.da:za by North Cregg
- Music From Co.Leitrim by Packie Duignan And Seamus Horan
- Noel Hill And Tony Linnane by Noel Hill And Tony Linnane
- Oidhreacht by Conor Keane
- Open Road by Boys Of The Lough
- Over The Edge by Moher
- Raise The Rafters by Raise The Rafters
- Rattlin' Banjos (part 1) by Gerry O'Connor
- Set Dances Of Ireland, Volume III by Various Artists
- Set Dancing Downunder by The Coast Ceili Band
- Sligo Fiddle (Disk 2) by John Vesey
- Tannahill Weavers by The Tannahill Weavers
- The Best Of ... by The Tannahill Weavers
- The Coleman Archive Vol. 2: The Home Place by Various Artists
- The Fire Aflame by Keane, Molloy, O'Flynn
- The Irish Music Anthology (40 Classic Songs, Jigs And Reels) by Various Artists
- The Lark's March by Patricia Clark
- The Long Finger by Barry Carroll And Joe McHugh
- The Phantom Shadows Of A Connaught Fire (2 Of 3) by Seamus Tansey
- The Rare Old Times by Foggy Dew
- The Thorn Tree by Grainne Hambly
- Track Across The Deep by London Lasses And Pete Quinn
- Twenty by Boys Of The Lough
X: 1
T: Geese In The Bog, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
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Add fdB|AFA DFA|gfe fdB|AFA BBB:|
AFE DFE|DFA BdB|AFD DFA|BGA BBB|
AFE DFE|DFA Bgf|ggg fdB|AFA BBB:|
Must have been some other geese...
This one's out of O'Neill. There's another jig by the same name posted, but this one's different, and kind of cool. It's in D, but guitarists should watch the last chord - probably Bm.
This one works well on the diatonic harmonica, for those keeping track.
# Posted on June 3rd 2002 by Jon Kiparsky
Old vs New Geese In the Bog
One of these is known as the "Old Geese..." I think this the "New Geese..." but I'm not sure.
# Posted on June 4th 2002 by Mad Baloney
There's quite a gaggle of Geese in the Bog. There's a several part version (I can't remember how many, perhaps 4 or 5 parts) which I think is probably a version of this one, in D.
# Posted on June 7th 2002 by granama
5 Parts
The multi-part version has five parts. The A and B parts posted here are the B and A parts of the five part tune, respectively.
Tommy Peoples plays it on one of his early albums (not High Part of the Road, possibly "Tommy Peoples: Master Irish Fiddle Player"), preceded by a tune he calls "Pat Burkes" but posted here as "Linnane's." (http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1392)
# Posted on May 6th 2003 by pchaffee
"Geese in the Bog" ~ so where's the gaggle?
"Geese in the Bog" ~ 2-parts in A minor
+ in the 'Comments' another take in 2-parts in A Dorian...
Submitted on May 21st 2001 by Jeremy.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/43
There are takes on this tune, including a few multi-part versions, as someone mentioned above, but I've not found them on site yet?
# Posted on November 28th 2005 by ceolachan
The Lark's March
The Boy's of the Lough recorded a 5 part version as "The Lark's March". Very tasty version.
# Posted on May 30th 2006 by Nick Spencer