The Birds In The Tree

hornpipe

Key signature: Amajor

Submitted on June 26th 2007 by ceolachan.

This tune has been added to 6 tunebooks.

Also known as The Bird In The Bush, Birds In The Tree.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Musical Trip To Coleman Country by Various Artists
• A Tribute To John McKenna by Mick Woods
• Ah, Surely! by Eddie Cahill
• An Fhidil, Sraith 2 by Sean Keane, Kevin Burke, Paddy Glackin And Seamus Creagh
• An Irish Delight by Flanagan Brothers
• Celanova Square by Calico
• Come To Dance: A Celtic Tradition by John Whelan
• Concertina Music From West Clare by Elizabeth Crotty
• Coppers And Brass by Dick Gaughan
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 1 by Matt Cunningham
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 3 CD Version by Matt Cunningham
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 4 by Matt Cunningham
• Down The Broom by Trouble In The Kitchen
• Early Recordings Of Irish Traditional Dance Music by John Kimmel
• Edel Fox And Ronan O'Flaherty by Edel Fox And Ronan O'Flaherty
• Foinn Seisiun 1 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
• Humdinger by Paul Brock And Enda Scahill
• In Safe Hands by Various Artists
• In The Morning Early by Tulca Mor
• Jackie Daly And Seamus Creagh by Jackie Daly And Seamus Creagh
• Live At Winkles by The Lahawns
• Lucky In Love by Charlie Lennon And Mick O'Connor
• Mysterious Ireland by Various Artists
• New Irish Harmonica by Brendan Power
• Over The Edge by Moher
• Over The Moor To Maggie by Oisin
• Pay The Piper: Music For The Sets Volume 3 by Various Artists
• Promenade by Kevin Burke And Mícheál O'Domhnaill
• Selkie by Mick Conneely
• Seven Streams by The Turloughmore Ceili Band
• Show The Lady: Music For The Sets Volume 5 by Various Artists
• The Good Ear by Dougal Adams And Ormonde Waters
• The Irish Music Anthology (40 Classic Songs, Jigs And Reels) by Various Artists
• The Raineys by The Raineys
• The Rights Of Man The Concert For Joseph Doherty by Various Artists
• Time For A Tune With Charlie Lennon by Charlie Lennon
• Two Champions: Irish Traditional Music At Its Best. by Sean McGuire And Joe Burke

X: 1
T: Birds In The Tree, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Amaj
|: A (3Bcd |
e2 f>c e>cc>e | d>cB>c A>A B/c/B/A/ | F>BB>d c>AA>B | c/B/A/c/ e>g a>fe>c |
e>cf>c e>cc>e | d>cB>c A>A B/c/B/A/ | F>BB>d c>ea>f |1 e>c Bc/B/ A :|2 e>c Bc/B/ A2 ||
|: A>B |
c/d/c/B/ c>e a>ga>c' | b/c'/b/a/ f>g a>fe>d | c/d/c/B/ c>e a>ga>c' | b/c'/b/a/ f>g a2 a>b |
(3c'aa a>c' b/c'/b/a/ f>g | a/b/a/g/ a/b/a/f/ e/f/e/c/ A2 | E>AA>B c>ea>f |1 e>c Bc/B/ A2 :|2 e>c Bc/B/ A |]

K: Gmaj
|: G B>c |
d>Be>B d>BG>d | (3ccB A>F G2 A>G | E2 A>c B>G (3GGG | B>G (3Bcd g>a (3gfe |
d2 e>B d>B (3GBd | c>B (3AAF G>B (3BAG | E>AA>c B>Gg>e | d>BA>F G- :|
|: G- G>A |
B>G (3Bcd g>fg>b | a>ge>f g>ed>c | B>GB>d g2 g>b | a>ge>f g2- g>a |
b>g (3ggb a>ge>f | g>f (3gfe d>BG>E | (3DDE G>A (3Bcd g>e | d>BA>F G- :|

"The Birds in the Tree" ~ another hornpipe

However, some of you may be familiar with this melody in another guise... The first transcription in A is from the playing of John Kimmel, and yes, he does swing it, and yes, he does do those 4 note runs as well. The second transcription is me taking that melody down to its more common key, in its other guise, but keeping the hornpipe going and having a bit of fun in the process. Considering the relatives, maybe this will particularly irritate the hornpipe hating member whose name, like Lord V of the Potter books, I will not name for fear of conjuring up their presence...

I'll add simpler transcriptions, without those >s and (3s later...

# Posted on June 26th 2007 by ceolachan

"The Bird In The Bush" ~ reel ~ the 'relative'

Key signature: G Major
Submitted on April 3rd 2002 by Josh Kane.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/629

evidently it takes more than one bird for things to start swinging...

# Posted on June 26th 2007 by ceolachan

~ and something bigger than a bush...

# Posted on June 26th 2007 by ceolachan

Hell, for 'dumbed down' 'simpler' transcriptions check out the reel...

# Posted on June 27th 2007 by ceolachan

I'm sure Paul Brock and Enda Scahill recorded this on their melodeon and banjo duet album "Humdinger": http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/2290

# Posted on June 27th 2007 by slainte

your right slainte.So did Jackie Daly & Seamus Creagh

# Posted on June 28th 2007 by dinn2

And the learnt it from Kimmel.

# Posted on June 28th 2007 by dinn2

Oh, that Irish Dutchman!

# Posted on June 29th 2007 by slainte

Yes, and he is not the only one, we have a few members of that clan on site here...

# Posted on June 29th 2007 by ceolachan

"The Birds in the Tree" ~ al fresco

I would be remiss if I did not honour my promise of always giving any swung notation I've add here in it's plain brown wrapper versions ~

X: 1b
T: The Birds In The Tree
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: A Major
|: cd |
e2 fc ecce | dcBc A2 BA | FBBd cAAB | cAeg afec |
ecfc ecce | dcBc AABA | FBBd ceaf | ecBc A2 :|
|: AB |
cBce agac' | bafg afed | cBce agac' | bafg a2 ab |
c'aac' bafg | agaf ec A2 | EAAB ceaf | ecBc A2 :|

X: 2b
T: The Birds In The Tree
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: G Major
|: GB |
dBeB dBGd | cBAF G2 AG | E2 Ac BGGA | BGBd gage |
d2 eB dBGd | cBAF GBAG | EAAc BGge | dBAF G2 :|
|: G- GA |
BGBd gfgb | agef gedc | BGBd g2 gb | agef g2 ga |
bggb agef | gfge dBGE | D2 GA Bdge | dBAF G2 :|

# Posted on June 29th 2007 by ceolachan