The Sunshine

hornpipe

Key signature: Amajor

Submitted on January 22nd 2003 by lazyhound.

This tune has been added to 52 tunebooks.

Also known as Drag Her Round The Road, Pansy Blossom, Sunshine.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Tribute To Andy McGann by Joe Burke, Brian Conway And Felix Dolan
• At The End Of The Day by Dervish
• Best Of Finbarr Dwyer by Finbarr Dwyer
• Consider The Source by Brian Conway
• Drops Of Spring Water by Comhaltas Concert Tour 2004
• Familiar Footsteps by Dezi Donnelly
• Finnegan Wakes by The Dubliners
• Matt Molloy, Paul Brady, Tommy Peoples by Matt Molloy, Paul Brady, Tommy Peoples
• Music On The Wind by Sean Moloney
• Portraid by Sean Maguire
• Remember Des Donnelly by Des Donnelly
• Setting Free by Tola Custy And Cyril O'Donoghue
• Sixty Years Of Sean Maguire by Sean Maguire
• The Celts by Various Artists
• Traditional Irish Music From County Clare by Eamon Cotter
• Traditional Music From Cape Breton Island by Natalie And Buddy MacMaster

X: 1
T: Sunshine, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Amaj
cd|(3eae (3cec (3Aca ED|CEAc ecAc|(3dfd (3cec (3BdB (3AcA|GBFB E2cd|
eace AcED|CEAc ecAc|(3dfd (3cec (3BdB (3GBG|Aaec A2:|
|:Bc|dBGB EGBc|dBGB d2cd|ec (3AcA EAcd|ec (3Ace a2ga|
fdBd (3fed (3cBA|(3GAB (3AGF E2cd|eafd cABG|Aaec A2:||

An enjoyable fast-moving hornpipe played in sessions in Bristol.
The version posted is "bare bones". The version in O'Neill's Dance Music of Ireland (#952), with phrasing, is as follows:

(cd)|(3(eae)(3(cec)(3(Aca)ED|(CE)Ac e(cAc)|(3(dfd)(3(cec)(3(BdB)(3(AcA)|GBFB E2(cd)|
(e>a)c>e (A>c)E>D|C(EAc) e(cAc)|(3(dfd) (3(cec) (3(BdB) (3(GBG)|A(aec) A2:|
|:(Bc)|dBGB E(GBc)|d(BGB) d2(cd)|ec (3(AcA) (EA)cd|ec (3Ace a2ga|
f(dBd) (3(fed) (3(cBA)|(3(GAB) (3(AGF) E2(cd)|eaf(d cA)BG|A(aec) A2:||

# Posted on January 22nd 2003 by lazyhound

Love this tune . . can't see how anybody could not like it . . its my fav. at the moment . . 1/8/04.

# Posted on August 1st 2004 by Justintime

Another version by the Dubliners

X:1
T:Sunshine
R:hornpipe
D:Special instrumental fiddle irlandais: Ted Furey
Z:Pierre Laïly
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:A
cd|(3eae(3cec (3AcAED|CEAc ecAc|(3ded(3cdc (3BcB(3ABA|GeFe E2cd|
(3eae(3cec (3AcAED|CEAc defg|(3agf(3edc (3fed(3cBA|(3GAB(3EFG A2:|
|:Bc|dBGB EGBc|dBGB d2fa|ec(3AcA EA(3cd^d|ec(3Ace a2ga|
fdBd (3fed(3cBA|(3GAB(3AGF E2cd|eafd cABG|Aaec A2:|
"variations:"
"Fin 1°phrase:"
cd|(3eae(3cec (3AcAED|CEAc ecAc|(3dbb(3caa (3Bgg(3Aff|(3Gee(3F^dd e2c=d|
(3eae(3cec (3AcAED|CEAc defg|(3agf(3edc (3fed(3cBA|(3GAB(3EFG A2||
"Fin 2°phrase:"
Bc|dBGB EGBc|dBGB d2fa|ec(3AcA EA(3cd^d|ec(3Ace a2g2|
(3fgf(3efe (3ded(3cdc|Bcde fefg|(3agf(3edc (3fed(3cBA|(3GAB(3EFG A2||

# Posted on February 14th 2006 by pivert