The Traveller

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on June 17th 2001 by Jdharv.

This tune has been added to 125 tunebooks.

Also known as Carpenter's, The Carpenter's, Laborer's, Le Reel Des Ouvriers, The Traveler, Travelers, Walker Street.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 1975 The First by The Bothy Band
• A Dance Visit To Ireland by McCusker Brothers Ceilidhe Band
• All Ireland Champion Musicians Singers And Dancers On Tour Of Australia by Na Ridiri
• Another Side Of Cape Breton by Johnny Wilmot
• As We Got Them: Traditional Flute And Fiddle Music From County Sligo by Various Artists
• Between The Sets by Barefield Ceili Band
• From Galway To Dublin: Early Recordings Of Traditional Irish Music by Various Artists
• Happy To Meet And Sorry To Part by Joe Burke, Michael Cooney And Terry Coleman
• Ireland's Best Session Tunes CD 1 by Waltons Recording
• Live In Lisdoonvarna by The Kilfenora Ceili Band
• Music From A Little Known Planet by Wild Asparagus
• No Doubt by Six Mile Bridge
• One by Murphy Roche Irish Music Club
• Past Masters Of Irish Dance Music by Various Artists
• Past Masters Of Irish Fiddle Music by Various Artists
• Sunday After Mass by Denis O Connor And Con Moynihan
• The Best Of Seamus Tansey by Seamus Tansey
• The Celts Rise Again by Various Artists
• The Gallowglass Ceili Band by The Gallowglass Ceili Band
• The Home Ruler by Catherine McEvoy
• The Irish Low Whistle by Joe McKenna
• The Morning Mist by Joe Burke
• The Music Makers: Celebrating 35 Years Of Comhaltas In Leeds by Leeds CCE
• The Russell Family Of Doolin, County Clare by The Russell Family
• The Slopes Of Benbulben by John Regan
• Traditional Music Of Ireland by Various Artists
• Two Gentlemen Of Clare by Gerard Commane And Joe Ryan

X: 1
T: Traveller, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
G2BG dGBG|ABcd cBAG|Bdgd egdB|cBAG FADF|
G2BG dGBG|ABcd cBAG|Bdgd egdB|cAFA G4:|
g2dg Bgdg|g2bg agef|g2dg BgdB|cBAG FAD2|
g2dg Bgdg|g2bg agef|gfga gfed|egfa g4:|

Shares a common opening motif with other reels such as Buckley's Fancy and Five Mile Chase.

# Posted on December 3rd 2002 by lazyhound

Carpenter's Reel

Wonderful thing, the session! I heard Carpenter's Reel in 1975 or so by the California group 'The Arkansas Sheiks' who do a great rendition with fiddles, mandolin and hammered dulcimer. I could never quite figure out the notes but now at last it is found here - bliss!!

# Posted on May 26th 2004 by charlies

old folks in the acadian community in eastern Canada really enjoy this tune, consider it a definite classic ..

# Posted on October 31st 2004 by stickson007

This is also traditional in Quebec

One of the common tunes heard in Quebec.
Many are not aware that the tune is originally Irish.
Other such "importations":
- The teetotaler (Reel De La Tempérance)
- The Heathery Breeze (Gigue à Ti-Mé which is wrongly attributed to P. Bruneau)

# Posted on January 10th 2008 by f.pellerin