Rosewood

jig

Key signature: Amajor

Submitted on June 28th 2002 by Mark Cordova.

This tune has been added to 64 tunebooks.

Also known as George Rose Wood Of Aberdeen, Rose Wood, The Rosewood.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 50 Fiddle Solos by Aly Bain
• A Man Apart by Sean Maguire
• A Tribute To Andy McGann by Joe Burke, Brian Conway And Felix Dolan
• Another Gem by Aly Bain And Phil Cunningham
• Another Musical Interlude by Aly Bain And Phil Cunningham
• Back To Donegal by Hughie And Kathleen Boyle
• Cape Breton Fiddle Music Not Calm by Howie MacDonald And Ashley MacIsaac
• Cape Breton Tradition by Buddy MacMaster
• Dancing Through Ireland by Various Artists
• In The Middle Of The Night by Theresa Larkin And Noel McQuaid
• Live At Carnegie Hall by Boys Of The Lough
• Major Third by 422
• Music Of Ireland by Sean McGuire And The Four Star Quartet
• Relative Minors by Qristina And Quinn Bachand
• Sweet Rural Shade by Boys Of The Lough
• The Best Of Aly And Phil by Aly Bain And Phil Cunningham
• The Tidy Cottage by Turlach Boylan
• Traditional Fiddle Music Of Cape Breton Volume 3 Bras D'Or House by Various Artists
• Traditional Music From Cape Breton Island by Natalie And Buddy MacMaster

X: 1
T: Rosewood
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Amaj
agf efg|aed cBA|aga cde|
fdB B2g|agf efg|aed cBA|
def Bcd|1 cAG A2g:|2 cAG Aed||
|:cde Ace|fdc dfe|^def Bdf|
gee ebg|agf edc|fed cBA|
def Bcd|1 cAG Aed:|2 cAG A2g||

Rosewood

I don't know the origins of this tune but I remember hearing it on a Boys of the Lough Tape many years ago. It was one of my first Irish/Scottish recordings so I learned just about everything off it over the years.

I use this piece during solo shows to start sets of jigs. I incorporate quite a few slurs. I try to play it as smooth as silk. The focus is to make it sound effortless. I let the jigs I randomly pick afterwards have as much personality as they want.

# Posted on June 28th 2002 by Mark Cordova

Rosewood

I've just had a look at the posting 'cosits a wellknown tune in the North of England.It is the sametune but the setting is very different.
The version we play up here is from Pat McNulty's Dance Music of Ireland and it is usually coupled with Snug in a Blanket (Am), Syriacus (which I think is also known as Tripping up Stairs) (D) and Rosewood in A. You can go back round the set with a nice Amajor/Aminor change.

# Posted on June 29th 2002 by noelbats

Rose Wood

Composed by James Scott Skinner and called by him "Rose Wood" with the alternative title "George Rose Wood of Aberdeen".

# Posted on December 19th 2005 by nigelg

I've been playing this one in G, I like the key of A too.

# Posted on June 3rd 2010 by B Rad