Bunch of Keys (1)

 BUNCH OF KEYS [1], THE. AKA and see: "Ew(i)e wi' the Crooked Horn [1]," "Flowers of Limerick [1]" "The Mills Are Grinding [1]," "Old Town Reel," "Paddy On the Turnpike [2]" (Ryan/Cole), "Telephone Reel," "Yellow Heifer." Irish, Reel. G Dorian (Gm) {Brody}: G Major {O'Neill}: G Major/Mixolydian (Cranitch). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Brody): ABC (O'Neill): AABBCC (Cranitch). The title refers to door keys, or, as Paul de Grae suggests, it may refer to the winged seeds (called keys) of the ash tree (fabled in Irish folklore), which hang in bunches before dropping. The tune was recorded on 78 RPM in 1936 by Sligo/New York fiddler Paddy Killoran, in a medley with "Dublin Reel" and "Miss Thornton." Sources for notated versions: Kevin Burke (Co. Clare, Ireland) [Brody]; Paddy Ryan [Bulmer & Sharpley]. Printed source: Brody (Fiddler's Fakebook), 1983; p. 59. Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland), 1974, vol. 1, No. 16. Cranitch (Irish Fiddle Book), 1996; No. 80, p. 155. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 162. Recorded sources: Bellbridge Records, Bobby Casey - "Casey in the Cowhouse" (1992. Originally recorded 1959). Celtic Crossings CD0299-02, Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin & Patrick Ourceau - "Tracin" (1999. Learned from a session tape of east Clare fiddler Paddy Canny). Copley DWL-9-617, Jack Wade- "Ceili Music From Ireland." Folkways FW 8876, Kevin Burke- "Sweeney's Dream." Folkways FG 3575, Barry, Gorman, Ennis, and Heaney- "Irish Music in London Pubs." MKM 7590, Mike McHale - "The Schoolmaster's House" (2000. Learned from recordings of piper Johnny Doran, and from the Ballinakill Ceili Band). Paddy Glackin & Paddy Keenan - "Doublin'" (1978). Piping Pig Records PPPCD 001, Jimmy O'Brien- Moran - "Seán Reid's Favourite" (1996. Learned from Séamus Ennis). X:1 T:Bunch of Keys, The T:Flowers of Limerick, The S:Sean Ryan, fiddle (Chris Delaney collection) Z:Transcribed by Paul de Grae R:reel M:4/4 L:1/8 K:GMix DG{A}G^F G3 A|BGdG eGdG|DCDE F2 ~FG|AF (3FFF dFcF| AGG^F ~G3 A|B2 GA Bc d2|(3^fga ge fdcA|BGA^F DGGF|| DGG^F G3 A|BG (3GGG cGBG|DCDE F3 G|AF ~F2 CFA,F| DGG^F ~G3 A|B2 GA Bc d2|(3^fga ge fdcA|BGA^F DGGB|| dgg^f g2 dg|bg ~g2 bga^f|d^cde f2 ~fg|af ~f2 cfaf| dgg^f ~g3 a|bga^f gf d2|(3^fga ge fdcA|BGA^F DGGB|| dgg^f g2 dg|bg ~g2 bga^f|d^cde f2 ~fg|af ~f2 cfaf| dg ~g2 dg ~g2|bga^f gf d2|(3^fga ge fdcA|BGA^F DGGA|| BG ~G2 BGdG|BG ~G2 (3Bcd gd|AF ~F2 AFcF|AF ~F2 ABcd| BG ~G2 DG ~G2|BAGA Bc d2|(3^fga ge fdcA|BGA^F DGGA|| BG ~G2 DCB,D|BG ~G2 (3Bcd gd|AF ~F2 CFA,F|AF ~F2 ABcd| BG ~G2 DG ~G2|BAGA Bc d2|(3^fga ge fdcA|BGA^F G4||

X:2 T:The Bunch of Keys M:4/4 L:1/8 R:Reel S:Brian Conway Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G DG{A}GF ~G3A|B(Gd)(G e)GdG|D=F({G}FE ~F3G|A=FcF dFcF| DG{A}GF ~G3A|{c}BAGA Bcde|~=f3(d c2) A/B/c|1 B(GA)(F DG) G2:|2 B(GA)(F DG)Gd||:Bg{a}gf ~g3a|b~g3 bga=f|d=f({g}e) f2 ef|d~=f3 dfcf| dg{a}f ~g3a|bgag =fdde|=fa (3gfe f(dc)A|1G(BA)(F DG)Gd:|2 G(BA)(F DG)GA||:BG (3GGG BGcG|BG (3GGG Bdgd|A~=F3 CFA,F| AF (3FFF ABcd|B~G3 D(~G3|B)GGA Bcde|=f3(d c2) A/B/c|B(GA)(F DG)G2:||

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