Could someone tell me the name of this tune?

ChrisLaughlin · Post by **ChrisLaughlin** » Sun Jan 26, 2003 2:39 pm

I'm no good at writing ABCs, but here's the basics.... just the beginning. Upper case is lower octave and lower case is second octave. It's a reel.

A F#A DA F#A ABde f#ded

Thanks,
Chris

ChrisLaughlin · Post by **ChrisLaughlin** » Sun Jan 26, 2003 4:09 pm

Dang it! Someone tell me the name of this tune!!
I heard it in a session last night and have had it stuck in my head ever since, but I need the name so I can figure out whether I have it on CD or need to get the sheet music off JC's.
Chris

ChrisLaughlin · Post by **ChrisLaughlin** » Sun Jan 26, 2003 4:38 pm

Solved - it was The Holly Bush.

X:100
T:The Holly Bush
M:4/4
L:1/8
S:S:Paul Mulvaney[SMTP:Pgmulvaney@AOL.COM], irtrad-l,11/97
N:from Connie Connel,Cork(fiddle)
R:Reel
D:Session tape - Milltown Malbay 1983
N:As played
Z:Bernie Stocks
F:http://www.cnnw.net/~oneil/celt2.abc 2003-01-26 22:47:42 UT
K:G %that is a D-C type tune (1 sharp)
A2FA DFAG | FAde fded | cG~G2 EG~G2 |~c3c {d}cAGB | ADFA DFAG |
FAde fded | cG~G2 cGBc| {d}cAGE DEFG:: Ad{e}d^c defg | adde dcAB |
c3B cdeg | aged cAGc | Ad{e}d^c ~d3f | adde dcAB | c2{d}cB cAGc | AEGE D4 :|

Chris

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bradhurley · Post by **bradhurley** » Mon Jan 27, 2003 6:38 am

The Holly Bush was composed by one of the Dwyer brothers...can't remember whether it was Richard or Finbar.

ChrisLaughlin · Post by **ChrisLaughlin** » Mon Jan 27, 2003 5:04 pm

Thanks Brad - I appreciate the info. It's a beautiful tune.
Chris

bradhurley · Post by **bradhurley** » Mon Jan 27, 2003 6:03 pm

And the answer is...

Richard Dwyer, at least according to Noel Hill. I have an old tape of him and Tony Linnane playing it in concert, and he says it was composed by Richard Dwyer but popularized by his brother Finbar. They followed that tune with the Ivy Leaf, and finished up with Molly Bawn, a gorgeous trio of reels!