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Toss The Feathers

reel

Key signature: Edorian

Submitted on May 25th 2001 by Jeremy.

This tune has been added to 594 tunebooks.

Also known as Killian's, Shanks Mare.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

60th Anniversary Celebration by The Tulla Ceili Band
A Rake Of Reels by John Nolan
ALive by Kúla
An Feochan by Philippe Barnes
An Ph�b by Dicky Deegan
Are You The Concertina Player? by Kate McNamara
At Early Dawn by Mike Dugger
At Their Best. Sean McGuire And Roger Sherlock by Sean Maguire
Atlantic Roar by Paul Bradley
Augusta: 20 Years Of Irish Music Recorded Live At The Augusta Heritage Center by Various Artists
Banish Misfortune by Mithril
Barghest Sampler by Barghest
Boil The Breakfast Early by The Chieftains
Bosca Bideach by Micheal Darby O Fatharta
Caise Ceoil by Various Artists
Camp House Ballads by Jimmy Crowley
Casey In The Cowhouse by Bobby Casey
Celtic Roots (Spirit Of Dance) by John Whelan
Ceol An Clair by Various Artists
Ceol Na DTéad by Francie And Mickey Byrne
Champions Of Ireland: Flute by Grainne Kelly And Ciaran Madsen
Claddagh Ring by The Tulla Ceili Band
Cronin And Burke by Johnny Cronin And Joe Burke
Crossroads by Joe Ryan, Eddie Clark
D Flute Album by Kevin Crawford
Dance Music Of Ireland: Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
Dancing To Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
Darby's Farewell by Josie McDermott
De Danann by De Danann
Do You Know Eddy Kelly? by Elandir
Donncha O'Briain by Donncha O'Briain
Doublin' by Paddy Glackin And Paddy Keenan
Dublin Banjos by Sully And John Keenan
Early Rising by Setanta
Fermanagh Ceili by Pride Of Erin Ceili Band
Finnegan's AWake by Finnegan's AWake
Foinn Seisiun 1 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
Forgiven, Not Forgotten by The Corrs
Grianan by Grianan MTC
Hamnataing by Fiddlers' Bid
Hills Of Clare by Joe Fitzgerald
History Of Fairport Convention by Fairport Convention
Honk Toot Suite by Éamonn Coyne And Kris Drever
If The Cap Fits by Kevin Burke
In The Smoke by Various Artists
In Your Ear by Seamus Egan
Inside Out by Mícheál O' Raghallaigh
Instrumental by The Dubliners
Irish Traditional Concertina Styles by Various Artists
Irish Women Musicians Of America by Cherish The Ladies
Jumping Ahead by Harriet Earis
Liege And Lief by Fairport Convention
Lifescapes Celtic Fiddle by Various Artists
Live In America by Silly Wizard
Live Wizardry by Silly Wizard
MacMahon From Clare by Tony MacMahon
Many Happy Returns by Arcady
Matt Molloy by Matt Molloy
Matt Molloy, Paul Brady, Tommy Peoples by Matt Molloy, Paul Brady, Tommy Peoples
Melodic Journeys by James Kelly
Mick Mulcahy by Mick Mulcahy
Milestone At The Garden by Irish Fiddle Masters From The 78 RPM Era
Music For Peace by Gary Hastings And Frankie Gavin
Music From The Edge Of The World by Cran
Musical Memories by Tom Dunne And Joe Banjo Burke
Nice To Meet You by Kaitlin Hahn
Open Road by Boys Of The Lough
Out Of The Woods by Randal Bays
Paddy In The Smoke by Various Artists
Paddy Keenan by Paddy Keenan
Part II: Fire In Our Hearts by Na Connerys
Piping Hot by Various Artists
Pluckin' Good by Christy Dunne
Providence by Providence
Quiet Days by Battlefield Band
Real Reels Of Ireland by Various Artists
River Reel by Begley,Glackin And O'Brien
Round The Bend by Glen Road
Silver Strings by Iain Anderson
Sin E by Sin E
Solas by Solas
Sounds From The Atlantic by Innisheer
Southerly Breeze by Various Artists
Special Instrumental - Le Fiddle Irlandais Par Ted Furey by Ted Furey
Standing Room Only by Eliot Grasso
Sweeney's Dream by Kevin Burke
The Back Door by Cherish The Ladies
The Best Of Joe And Antoinette Mckenna by Joe And Antoinette McKenna
The Best Of The Chieftains by The Chieftains
The Bridge Céilí Band by The Bridge Céilí Band
The Bucks Of Oranmore by Joe Burke
The Celtic Album by Boston Pops
The Celts Rise Again by Various Artists
The Clear Stream - Guitar Music From Scotland And Beyond by Various Artists
The Green Hills Of Clare by The Crehan Family And Carl Corcoran
The High Kings Of Tara by Planxty And Various Artists
The High Part Of The Road by Tommy Peoples And Paul Brady
The House I Was Reared In by Christy McNamara
The Hurricane by Donagh Hennessy And Mark Crickard
The Leitrim Thrush by Neil Mulligan
The Lonesome Touch by Martin Hayes
The Luck Penny by Seamus Bugler
The Mad Buckgoat—Ancient Music Of Ireland by Baltimore Consort
The Mason's Apron by The Madden Brothers
The Mason's Apron by Sully
The Mirthical Reel by Steve Mulhern And Ian Laws
The Mouse Behind The Dresser by Shaskeen
The New Road by Charlie Piggot And Gerry Harrington
The Old Fireside Music by Mike And Mary Rafferty
The Piping Of Patsy Touhey by Patsy Touhey
The Porthole Of The Kelp by Sean Casey
The Road From Erin—Ireland's Musical Legacy by Dorian Recordings
The Shores Of Lough Graney by P.J.Hayes And Martin Hayes
The Spirit Of West Clare by Bobby Casey
The Windy Gap by Laurence Nugent
Throw Away The Keys by Brian Mac Aodha
Toss The Feathers by Ted Furey And Brendan Byrne
Traditional Irish Dance Music by Various Artists
Traditional Irish Music (traditional Music Session From Belfast) by Various Artists
Traditional Music From East Clare by Mary MacNamara
Traditional Music From The Legendary East Clare Fiddler by Paddy Canny
Traditional Music Of Ireland by Joe And Antoinette McKenna
Traditional Music Of Ireland And The Bucks Of Oranmore by Joe Burke And Charlie Lennon
Tripping Down The Stairs by Spiral Seisiún
Unleashed by Wolfstone
Up In The Air by Danu
With Eugene O'Donnell by Mick Moloney
Wooden Flute Obsession Disk 1 by Various Artists

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There are a few tunes that go by this name. This one, in E minor, is probably the most popular.

Despite its frivolous title, this is a very atmospheric reel. If it's played too fast, it can lose some of that feeling.

# Posted on June 2nd 2001 by Jeremy

D one may be more popular

I disagree about the popularity--I think the Toss the Feathers in D is the more common, speaking most generally.

# Posted on April 22nd 2003 by pchaffee

Another Setting

Here is my version based on Matt Molloy and Tommy Peoples' playing (of course, I cannot play like that).

K: Edor
EBBB dBBB|EBBA FEFA|BE E2 BABc|1 d2 fe dBAF:|2 d2 fe dBAd||
Beed e2 de|fede fe e2|febe febe|fede fe e2|
Beed e2 de|fede fgaf|b2 bg a2 af|egfe dBAF||

Shetland band Fiddlers' Bid also recorded this tasty reel, but the four fiddles play it furiously fast and the tune is almost undistinguishable. Yeah, I like their playing, too.

# Posted on June 14th 2003 by slainte

"Toss the Feathers"

Does anybody play an unusual setting of the tune recorded by James Kelly and the band Providence? It sounds like a mixture of Edor and Dmix versions.

# Posted on November 15th 2004 by slainte

Yamadasan I think I might have just posted it today in the comments of the other one - tell me if that's the one you mean.

# Posted on November 23rd 2004 by Dow

The first version of this that I heard was on Fairport Convention's "Liege and Leaf" album - it's very different from this one.

# Posted on November 1st 2005 by JeffK627

Version by the Corrs

There's another version of this tune by the Corrs on Forgiven, Not Forgotten. It doesn't quite match the given sheet music though...

# Posted on May 6th 2006 by Vil-hatarn

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/138

# Posted on May 7th 2006 by slainte

Corrs version

I think the Corrs' version is more modern and more pop than the others...

# Posted on December 12th 2006 by redindygo

Corrs version

Here's a flute tab I found on the Corrs discussion group.

Toss the Feathers

(1) D E D A D E D A B C A G E D E
D E D A D E D A D D B C A G E
D D A D E D A B C A G E E
1. C A B G A A B C D E D C A G E :||
2. C A B G A A B C D E D C A G B

(2) A D D A D D A D D E D C D
E A A G A G E A A G A G E D
E F# G E A F# G E F# E D D C A B
1. C A B G A A B C D E D C A G B :||
2. C A B G A A B C D E D C A G E D

# Posted on December 12th 2006 by redindygo

"Toss the Feathers" ~ weird notation, but it isn't this tune ~ go here!

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/138

# Posted on December 12th 2006 by ceolachan

"Toss the Feathers" ~ making useful sense of the werid notation

"Tab for flutes" ~ you must be kidding... Anyway, here is your notation cleaned up and making a bit more sense:

K: D Mixolydian
|: D2 ED ADED | ABcA GEDE | D2 F/E/D ADED | AddB cAGE
D2 DA D2 ED | ABcA GE E2 | cABG A2 AB |1 cded cAGE :|
2 cded cAGB ||
Ad d2 ad d2 | Ad d2 ed^cd | eaag a2 ge | a2 ag aged
efge a2 fg | efed dcAB | cABG A2 AB |1 cded cAGB :|
2 cded cAGE ||

# Posted on December 12th 2006 by ceolachan

Werid? ~ I need a nap...

# Posted on December 12th 2006 by ceolachan

Why is that here? That Toss The Feathers is a completely different tune...

# Posted on December 12th 2006 by Dow

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/138

# Posted on December 12th 2006 by Dow

Damn, I still haven't had a nap, and now I'm seeing stereo... :-/

# Posted on December 12th 2006 by ceolachan

Oh, it's Nox. Is it usual for him not to read what was written before? Is he getting into bad habits, getting sloppy on us? Maybe copying me should be taken as flattery?

# Posted on December 12th 2006 by ceolachan

It's probably because your posts are usually the only ones worth reading in the tunes section these days, 'c'. Let's be honest here :-)

# Posted on December 12th 2006 by Dow

You sweety! ~ Go on, blush!!! :-P I am...

# Posted on December 12th 2006 by ceolachan

"The Bridge Céilí Band" ~ track 6, #3 of 4 reels
Submitted & this missed on March 2nd 2007 by ceolachan.
http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/2440

# Posted on March 8th 2007 by ceolachan

Tune really dorian? Or just basically pentatonic with some frills?

It works equally well in D (I guess D mix) since there's no significant thirds (g's) in it.

# Posted on June 28th 2007 by wormdiet

Tony Mac Mahon version

# Posted on June 6th 2008 by daoudonek