Could someone tell me the name of this tune?

Trad Irish Music
1

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

2

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

3

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 :expressionless:

Chris

[ This Message was edited by: ChrisLaughlin on 2003-01-26 17:48 ]

4

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

5

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

6

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!