Key signature: Dmajor
Submitted on July 21st 2004 by gian marco.
This tune has been added to 20 tunebooks.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Palm Tree, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
AF~F2 dfaf|g2ag fddf|eAce d=cAF|GBAF ~G3B|
AF~F2 d~f3|g2ag fddf|ea~a2 aged|cAGE FDD2:|
af~f2 dafd|(fg)ed cAAG|FGAF GBed|ca~a2 bagb|
af~f2 dafd|(fg)ed cAAG|FGAF GBed|cAGE FDD2:|
The Palm Tree (reel)
Source: Alan & John Kelly - Fourmilehouse
Transcription: gmp
# Posted on July 21st 2004 by gian marco
A great reel from e great album.
( I think so )
# Posted on July 21st 2004 by gian marco
Composer
composed by Billy Mc Comiskey (if I'm not mistaken).
# Posted on July 22nd 2004 by Henk Bos
There's a funny story here about this reel and the Flowers of Brooklyn:
http://www.cranfordpub.com/tunes/Irish/Palm_Tree.htm
The composer, Billy McComiskey writes the following about the history of this tune:
"Lori Anders, a New England piano accordion player, challenged me one night years ago saying, "See, that's why the piano accordion is better than the button box ... you can't play in Eb or Bb."
In response, Billy wrote The Flowers of Brooklyn in Eb and The Palm Tree in Bb.
# Posted on July 22nd 2004 by LH
This is my favourite tune at the moment. I love it!
# Posted on June 2nd 2006 by Dow
The tune is quite a challenge on the box. But great practice. Laurie Andres (correct spelling of her name) had a point though: there's a difference between writing a tune in Eb or Bb and jumping right in at a session when you're playing a box in B/C or C#/D. (not talking about D/D# of course).
# Posted on April 11th 2007 by pennhorse