Key signature: Dmajor
Submitted on August 9th 2008 by Gander Dave.
This tune has been added to 12 tunebooks.
Also known as Birthday, The Birthday.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Birthday, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
d>ef>a g>fe>c | d2f>d A>dF>D | G>AB>G F>GA>F | E>AA>^G A>Bc>A|
d>ef>a g>fe>c | d2f>d A>dF>D | G>AB>d A>Bc>e | d>BA>F D3 z :|
F2F>G F>ED>E | F2F>G F>E D2 | G2 G>A G>FG>B | e>dc>B A>GF>E |
F2F>G F>ED>E | F2F>G F>E D2 | G>FG>A B>AB>d | A>GF>E D3 z :|
Birthday Reel
I learnt this tune from the playing of Gina le Faux who wrote and played it in a set with another tune from Cape Breton called McDonalds (see next tune) It is part of the first track on G Faux Album Time for a laugh and a song recorded back in 1989. Gina used to stay with us when working for a fiddle dealer in Nottingham and one of the first things asked for was a fiddle. After a magic hour or two food might be eaten!
These two should be played with slight swing, less than indicated in the music.
# Posted on August 9th 2008 by Gander Dave
Birthday Reel
As more than one tune cannot be posted I have added McDonalds to the end of the Birthday reel. Enjoy!
# Posted on August 9th 2008 by Gander Dave
Eh, why? Why not just wait 24 hours and the post the next tune instead of having 2 on one page?
# Posted on August 9th 2008 by tnoumarap
# Posted on August 10th 2008 by ceolachan
Ah, it's gone. We'll look forward to it's return sometime after 3 p.m. tomorrow...
# Posted on August 10th 2008 by ceolachan
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Is it really played fully swung?
Nice little melody by the way...
# Posted on August 10th 2008 by ceolachan
"These two should be played with slight swing, less than indicated in the music.
# Posted on August 9th 2008 by Gander Dave "
# Posted on August 10th 2008 by Dow