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The Spinning Wheel

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on May 28th 2008 by Dow.

This tune has been added to 13 tunebooks.

Also known as Flood On The Holm, The Flood On The Holm, The Spinnin' Wheel.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

Drops Of Spring Water by Comhaltas Concert Tour 2004
Out In The Night by Fisherstreet
Passing Time by Mary And Jim Coogan
Runaway Sunday by Altan
The Branch Line by Jack And Charlie Coen
The Celebrated Recordings by John Doherty
Traditional Irish Music by James Kelly
Traditional Irish Music Played On The Uilleann Pipes by Robbie Hannan
When All Is Said And Done by Danu

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

X: 1
T: Spinning Wheel, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
|:G|FD~D2 FGAd|cded BEEG|FD~D2 FGAd|cdAG FDD:|
e|fdcd ABcd|efgf eEEg|fdcd ABcd|egfe dDDe|
fdcd ABcd|efgf eEEG|FD~D2 FGAd|cdAG FDD||

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The Spinning Wheel

Composed by James Scott Skinner. This version comes from Fisherstreet's "Out in the Night". The tune is the first one of three that appear in John Doherty's medley he entitled "Flood on the Holm", which a friend of mine has kindly transcribed for us:

X: 1
T: The Flood On The Holm
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
AG|:FD (3DDD FGAd | cdAd BE (3EEE| FD (3DDD FGAd | cdAG FD (3DDD :|
fdcd ABcd |efgf eEEg| fdcd ABcA | GAEF Ddde |
fdcd ABcd | efgf eE (3EEE | DFEG FAGB | AFGE FDFA ||
d2AG FDFA | Beed cABc | d2AG FGAg | fdec dfec |
d2AG FADA | Beed cABc | dcdA BGBd | AFGE FDD2 ||
fgaf dAFA | GBed cAA2| fgaf dAFA | GBEc dDD2|
fgaf dAFA | GBed cAA2| dfeg fagb |afge fdec ||
d2AG FDA,D | B,DA,D CEAc | d2AF GBed | ceag fdd2 |
d2AG FDA,D | B,DA,D CEAc | dcdA BGBd | AFGE D2 ||

# Posted on May 28th 2008 by Dow

The setting I transcribed is based on the concertina setting, not the box.

# Posted on May 28th 2008 by Dow

what's the second tune? it's very familiar.

# Posted on May 29th 2008 by Dont

Miss Rattray? See: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/7524

# Posted on May 29th 2008 by slainte

I think that the 3rd part of Flood on the Holm is from another J.S. Skinner tune, "The Auld Wheel" http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/4728.

# Posted on May 29th 2008 by Dow

The 4th and 5th parts are from another tune called "The Bride's Reel" (with the parts reversed) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8573.

# Posted on May 29th 2008 by Dow

Hear a clip of the composer playing the tune here http://www.abdn.ac.uk/scottskinner/audio.php

# Posted on May 30th 2008 by Dow