The Morning Star

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on July 6th 2002 by kardshark87.

This tune has been added to 239 tunebooks.

Also known as Morning Star, Réalt Na Maidne, Realt Na Maidine.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Aislinn (A Vision) by The Celtic Jazz Collective
• Archives #2 by Jean Carignan
• As Long As You're Enjoying Yourself by John Brennan And John McGillian
• Brock McGuire Band by Brock McGuire Band
• Ceol An Clair by Various Artists
• Ceol Mor by Ceol Mor
• Concertina Music From West Clare by Elizabeth Crotty
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 2 by Matt Cunningham
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 7 by Matt Cunningham
• Dancing Days by Chris Leslie
• Dawn In The Hills Of Ireland by Marty O'Keefe
• Dead String Rhythm by Flynn Cohen
• Down The Ivory Stairs by Padraic O'Reilly
• Dratsville by Greanstalk
• Dublin Banjos by Sully And John Keenan
• Encore by Celtic Fiddle Festival
• Evening Comes Early by John Doyle
• Farewell To Ireland CD 1 (of A Box Set Of 4) by Various Artists
• Fonn Le Fonn by Tomas O'Ceannabhain
• In Good Hands by Paddy Murphy
• Ireland's Best Session Tunes CD 1 by Waltons Recording
• Irish Dances by Various Artists
• Live In Concert by The Bothy Band
• Live In Lisdoonvarna by The Kilfenora Ceili Band
• Martin Hayes by Martin Hayes
• Noonday Feast by Joe Shannon And Johnny McGreevy
• Open Hearth by Mary And Andrew MacNamara
• Out Of The Wind Into The Sun by The Bothy Band
• Riding Towards Life by Evergreen
• Sailing Into Walpole's Marsh by Eddie Clarke, Sean Corcoran, Maeve Donnelly, Maighread Ni Dhomhnaill
• Set Dances Of Ireland, Volume III by Various Artists
• Sin E by Sin E
• Slán Le Loch Eirne by Seamus Quinn And Gary Hastings
• Songs, Jigs, Reels by Glenside And Kilfenora Ceili Bands
• The Devils Of Dublin by Celtic Music Society (East Rochester HS)
• The Green House by Grey Larsen And Paddy League
• The Iron Man by Tommy Peoples And Daithi Sproule
• The Maid At The Well by Tony O'Rourke
• The Piping Of Patsy Touhey by Patsy Touhey
• The Star Above The Garter by Denis Murphy And Julia Clifford
• The Wheels Of The World, Early Irish American Music, Vol. 1 by Various Artists
• Touch Me If You Dare by Ronan Browne And Peter O'Loughlin
• Traditional Irish Fiddle Music by The Kilfenora Fiddle Ceili Band
• Traditional Music On Fiddle, Banjo, And Harp by Oisin MacDiarmada, Brian Fitzgerald, And Michael O Ruanaigh
• Undertones by Adrian Barker And Ben Stephenson

X: 1
T: Morning Star, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
~B3 A BGEF|~G2 Bd ef{b}gd|~B3 A BGEF|GB{c}AF ~G3 A:|
(3Bcd ef ~g3 e|~f3 e {a}edBG|(3Bcd ef g2 fg|{c'}afdf ~e3 d|
(3Bcd ef ~g3 e|~f3 e {a}edBG|Bddc d3 e|f ~a3 gfed||

I learned this one off of L.E. McCullough's 4 CD set. I'm suprised it wasn't in the tune archives because I thought it was a fairly popular one. Oh well...Its there now!

Brent

# Posted on July 6th 2002 by kardshark87

G

This tune is actually G/Em.

# Posted on April 24th 2003 by pchaffee

chords to the Morning Star?

Hey Everyone,

I have been listening alot to The Orange Tree, by Grey Larsen and Paddy League. I am trying to pick up some of Paddy's DADGAD playing, which is hard at best.

Right i have been trying to figure out The Morning Star. I play it on flute, so i figured since i know the melody backing it up would be cake. Not so, i have a few chords figured out, but am far from done.

Can anyone just the basic chord structure perhaps? Paddy does some nifty bass line counter point stuff, but i would happy with the basic chords right now.

anton

# Posted on March 7th 2004 by tones

I have this from Francis McPeake as the following:
X:10
T:The Morning Star
T:Réalt na Maidne
S:Francis McPeake
M:4/4
R:Reel
K:D
GA|B2 BA BGEF|G2Bd efgd|B2BA BGEF|GBAF G2GA|
B2BA BGEF|GABd efgd|B2 BA BGEF|GBAGG4:|
|:GA|Bdef g2 ef|f2df edBA|Bdef gfga|afdfe2ed|
Bdefg2eg|f2ef edBA|Bdd{e}c deef|g{e}fafe4:|

# Posted on September 1st 2005 by Innocent Bystander

Martin Hayes' Version

Martin Hayes plays a lovely FMaj version on his first, eponymous album. I often put it together with The Star of Munster. Here's my condensation of it:

X:1
T:The Morning Star
S:based on Martin Hayes' version from 'Martin Hayes'
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Fmaj
A3B AFDE|F2Acde fd|cAGc AFDE |FAGEF3 G|
A~G3 AFDE|F2Acde fd|cAGc AFDE |FAGEF3 G|
Acde f3g|e~c3acgc |Acde f3g|{a}geced3c|
Acde f3g|e~c3acgc|A~c3 ~c2de|f3f{a}fedc|

# Posted on August 16th 2006 by Ger the Rigger

It's a fairly common practice to play a tune down a note in the East Clare tradition.

# Posted on August 16th 2006 by slainte

Just been discussing a minor version of this tune which was posted on YouTube @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uazcKOtquIk.

X: 1
T: Morning Star, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Emin
~B3A BEEA|Bdef gfed|~B3A BEEF|GBAF GEEA:|
Bdef g2eg|fedf edBA|Bdef gbge|fafd ~e3d|
Bdef gfeg|fedf efgd|~B3A BEEF|GBAF GEEA||

# Posted on February 11th 2007 by Dow

The Morning Star: John Doyle's arrangement

X:2
T:Morning Star, The
C:Trad. arr. John Doyle
L:1/8
Q:1/4=150
M:4/4
K:F
|: F3G AB AG |FG (3A_Bc de fc | AF cA _Bc AG | FA GE Fc z_B |
GA z_B AG (3CDE | FG (3A_Bc de fc |AF cA _Bc AG | FA GE F2 G2 |
_Bc df z2 Be | zd ce dc AG | A_B ce fc (3def | ed ce dc dG |
_Bc d[fA] z2 Be | zd ce dc AG | A3_B _zc de | ef ge ed c_B :|]

Cheers

# Posted on May 13th 2007 by Michael Heytman

Version learnt in Willie Clancy week, 2003

And probably distorted by my frail memory. It starts in Gmaj but ends in Bmin, to my best judgment. The c near the end is definitely sharp.

T: The Morning Star
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Bmin
B2BA BGEF | G2Bd efgd | B2Ba BGEF | GBAF G3A :|
Bdef gfeg | fedf edBA | Bdef gfeg | fedf e3d |
Bdef gfeg | fedf edBA | Bddc defg | afbf gfed ||

# Posted on October 11th 2007 by sixholes

or maybe the ending was ~a3f gfed. Make your pick.

# Posted on October 11th 2007 by sixholes