Whiskey Before Breakfast

SteveK · Post by **SteveK** » Sun Jul 21, 2002 1:50 pm

There's a French Schottiche that reminds me somewhat of WBB. Sort of has the same general outline. You can hear it played on 5-string banjo here:

http://www.magicbanjo.com/mbanjo_record ... ic%20Banjo

It's on two albums. The Magic Banjo and Counterpoint.

Steve

Isilwen · Post by **Isilwen** » Sun Jul 21, 2002 5:32 pm

Interesting... I'll have to do some computer-wrangling and listen to it sometime....

hillfolk22 · Post by **hillfolk22** » Mon Jul 22, 2002 5:58 am

I have heard it played in a waltz tempo before. It was played intentionaly this way for the fun of it and called Spirits Before Breakfast.

After it is played all the way through, the group speeds the tune up to tempo. And slows it back down as if, one had too many drinks before breakfast.

Laura

Martin Milner · Post by **Martin Milner** » Mon Jul 22, 2002 7:12 am

(Groaning & holding spinning head) I thought this was an instruction, that'll teach me to read the whole message before diving in next time.

Another bank named after a tune, The Kylebrack Ramblers, recently played the Hammersmudge Irish Centre in London.

colomon · Post by **colomon** » Mon Jul 22, 2002 7:21 am

On 2002-07-21 15:38, janice wrote:
Coloman-where'd you get your version of John Brennan's?Curious.....because it's not the same tune as(that I know of)Silver Spire(not silver spear)but a completely different tune. I'm still waiting to hear somebody play Silver Spire in G......not D.Great tune, either way.

Hmmm... I actually learned Silver Spire (called that) from a fun Lansing band called Pub Domain. The John Brennans name comes from the Molloy-Brady-Peoples album, where they list it as "John Brennans (Silver Spire)". I always think of the tune as Silver Spire, and the only reason I even noticed they used a different name for it is that I checked their liner notes to see whether it was Speed the Plough or Speed the Plow.

Silver Spire is indeed a great tune in either key. I've been known to compromise and play it on the A whistle. (Though it's been a long time since the tune popped up in a session that I've played in, which is a shame.)

DanD · Post by **DanD** » Mon Jul 22, 2002 9:06 am

I doubt in Walden's church would let me play it, though...

Kim

I have heard of a group that played "Whiskey Before Breakfast" in church, but they called it "Water of Life".

Isilwen · Post by **Isilwen** » Mon Jul 22, 2002 9:54 am

hillfolk22 · Post by **hillfolk22** » Mon Jul 22, 2002 12:08 pm

Water of Life!!!

I like it...

I will need to pass that one on.

bozemanhc · Post by **bozemanhc** » Mon Jul 22, 2002 12:23 pm

Kim,
When our group plays Whisky Before Breakfast at a church gathering we call it The Spirits Of The Morning.