The New Custom House

reel

Key signature: Dmixolydian

Submitted on June 30th 2001 by martin t.

This tune has been added to 63 tunebooks.

Also known as The New Customs House.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Boxed by Anders Trabjerg
• Cooley by Joe Cooley
• Foxglove by Moving Cloud
• Harmonic Motion by Slide
• I GCnoc Na Grai by Noel Hill And Tony MacMahon
• Steam by John Williams
• Sweeter As The Years Roll By by James Keane
• The Hour Before Dawn by Solas
• The Lake Of Learning by Tim O'Shea And Friends
• The Pure Box by Colin Nea
• Through The Round Window by Eamonn Coyne
• Traditional Irish Music From London by John Blake, Lamond Gillespie And Mick Leahy
• Welcome Here Again by Martin Hayes And Dennis Cahill

X: 1
T: New Custom House, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmix
A2DE FGAB|cAGE DEFG|A2DE FGAB|cGeG dcAG|
A2DE FGAB|cAGE DEFG|ADdD FGAB|cAGE AD~D2:|
|:Add^c d2cd|ed^cd efge|Add^c d2cd|eaag ed^cd|
Add^c d2cd|ed^cd efgb|a2ba ge^cd|eaag ed^cd:|

Silence !!!

In 38 tune books, and nobody has a word to say about it ???

# Posted on February 12th 2006 by Kenny

The Composer

Several sources attribute this tune to East Galway fiddler Paddy Kelly.

# Posted on August 15th 2006 by slainte

"In 38 tune books, and nobody has a word to say about it ???"

Okay then: the D in bars 2 and 5 ought to be a C!

# Posted on November 7th 2006 by Jeeves Tones

In 48 ~ ... and counting... So how about this, a different key and take on the whole thing:

K: D Dorian
|: FG |
A2 DE FGAB | cAGE CEGE | (3AAA DE FGAB | (3ccc eG dGEG |
AD (3DDD FGAB | c2 GE CEFG | AdDd FGAB | (3cdc GE D2 :|
||: FG |
Ad (3dd^c (3ded =cd | ed^cd ef (3gfe | Add^c d2 =cd | eAag (3efe c_B |
Ad-d^c d2 =cd | ed^cd efg_b | a2 _ba gec_B | Adce d2 :|

# Posted on November 7th 2006 by ceolachan

"Paddy Kelly's" / "The New Custom House" ~ another take on it

Key signature: D Mixolydian
Submitted on April 22nd 2007 by Tanya482.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7095

# Posted on April 22nd 2007 by ceolachan

Damn, I forgot about this. I like that take in D Dorian, moving into a kind of d minor way for the B-part, fun...

# Posted on April 22nd 2007 by ceolachan

"The New Custom House" / "Paddy Kelly's"

The following first came to mind in E Dorian, where it can also be played...

X: 1134
T: The New Custom House
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: E Mixolydian
|: e/d/c |
BEGE GABc | d2 AF DFAd | BE E/E/E GABc | d/e/d fd efdc |
BE G/F/E G2 A/B/c | d2 AF DFAd | BE E/E/E G2 A/B/c | dBAF E2 :|
|: GA |
BeGe Bege | f2 dB fgaf | Be e/e/e Begb | ag f/e/d geGA |
Be e/e/e BeGe | fd d/d/d fg a/g/f | b2 a/g/f ebbe | fbba f2 :|

# Posted on April 22nd 2007 by ceolachan

Here it is with Jeeves Jones earlier few suggested corrections made, the more usual way with it, those low Cs ~

X: 1
T: New Custom House, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmix
|: A2 DE FGAB | cAGE CEFG | A2 DE FGAB | cGeG dcAG |
A2 DE FGAB | cAGE CEFG | ADdD FGAB|cAGE AD ~D2 :|
|: Add^c d2 cd | ed^cd efge | Add^c d2 cd | eaag ed^cd |
Add^c d2 cd | ed^cd efgb | a2 ba ge^cd | eaag ed^cd :|

# Posted on April 22nd 2007 by ceolachan

"Paddy Kelly's" / "The New Custom House" ~ duplication (?) rescued

Key signature: D Mixolydian
Submitted on April 22nd 2007 by Tanya482.
~ /tunes/display/7095

X: 1
T: Paddy Kelly's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: D Mixolydian
AD (3FED =FGAB | cAGE CEGc | ADFD =FGAB | c2 ec dcAG |
AD (3FED =FGAB | cAGE CEGc | ADFD =FGAB | cAGE ED D2 :|
Ad d2 Adfd | ec c2 ef g2 | Ad d2 Adfa | gfec fdec |
Ad d2 Adfd | ec c2 efgf | afge d (3ABc d | eaag ed d2 :|

Learnt this tune off a CD of Irish Fiddle music and would love to know if anyone else knows it by another name. I love the change from F sharp to F natural; it makes this tune very unique! And it's fun to play!

# Posted on April 22nd 2007 by Tanya482

# Posted on April 22nd 2007 by ceolachan