The Bird In The Bush

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on April 3rd 2002 by Josh Kane.

This tune has been added to 244 tunebooks.

Also known as Bird In The Bush, The Bird In The Tree, The Bird On The Bush, Bird On The Tree.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 1891-1945 Disc 1 by Michael Coleman
• 3(three) by Birkin Tree
• A Dance Visit To Ireland by McCusker Brothers Ceilidhe Band
• A Musical Trip To Coleman Country by Various Artists
• A Tribute To John McKenna by Mick Woods
• A Week In January by Seamus Egan
• A Wind Of Change by Brendan O'Regan
• Ah, Surely! by Eddie Cahill
• An Fhidil, Sraith 2 by Sean Keane, Kevin Burke, Paddy Glackin And Seamus Creagh
• An Irish Delight by Flanagan Brothers
• Another Day by Solas
• Another Side Of Cape Breton by Johnny Wilmot
• Border Fiddles: Border Traditions Volume 1 by Various Artists
• Celanova Square by Calico
• Come To An Irish Dance Party by Laichtín Naofa Céilí Band.
• Come To Dance: A Celtic Tradition by John Whelan
• Concertina Music From West Clare by Elizabeth Crotty
• Coppers And Brass by Dick Gaughan
• Cuckanandy by Moving Cloud
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 1 by Matt Cunningham
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 3 CD Version by Matt Cunningham
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 4 by Matt Cunningham
• Down The Broom by Trouble In The Kitchen
• Edel Fox And Ronan O'Flaherty by Edel Fox And Ronan O'Flaherty
• Foinn Seisiun 1 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
• Humdinger by Paul Brock And Enda Scahill
• In Safe Hands by Various Artists
• In The Morning Early by Tulca Mor
• Irish Accordion by Joe Derrane
• Jackie Daly And Seamus Creagh by Jackie Daly And Seamus Creagh
• Lamh Ar Lamh (Many Hands) CD 2 by Various Artists
• Live At Winkles by The Lahawns
• Lucky In Love by Charlie Lennon And Mick O'Connor
• Macalla Na HÓige by Hugh Healy And Colm Healy
• McGreevy And Cooley by John McGreevy And Seamus Cooley
• Memories Of Clare by Bobby Gardiner
• Mysterious Ireland by Various Artists
• New Irish Harmonica by Brendan Power
• Over The Edge by Moher
• Over The Moor To Maggie by Oisin
• Patrick Kelly From Cree : Fiddle Music by Patrick Kelly
• Pay The Piper: Music For The Sets Volume 3 by Various Artists
• Promenade by Kevin Burke And Mícheál O'Domhnaill
• Selkie by Mick Conneely
• Seven Streams by The Turloughmore Ceili Band
• Show The Lady: Music For The Sets Volume 5 by Various Artists
• Temple House 1 by Temple House Ceili Band
• The Best Of Joe And Antoinette Mckenna by Joe And Antoinette McKenna
• The Curlew by Cliff Moses
• The Gallowglass Ceili Band by The Gallowglass Ceili Band
• The Good Ear by Dougal Adams And Ormonde Waters
• The Heather Breeze by Heathery Breeze Ceili Band
• The Living Tradition Vol II by All Ireland Champions Tara And Garrai Eion Ceili Bands
• The Quiet Glen by Tommy Peoples
• The Raineys by The Raineys
• The Rights Of Man The Concert For Joseph Doherty by Various Artists
• Three Around The Table by Poljez Trio
• Time For A Tune With Charlie Lennon by Charlie Lennon
• Two Champions: Irish Traditional Music At Its Best. by Sean McGuire And Joe Burke

X: 1
T: Bird In The Bush, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
|: d2eB dB~B2 | dBAB GAAG | EGAd BG~G2 | BGBd g2ge |
d2eB dB~B2 | dBAB ~G2GE | DEGA B2eB | dBAd BG~G2 :|
|: Bdef g2fg | afdf gfed | Bdef g~g2b | agab g~g2a |
bg~g2 agef | ~g2fe dBGE | DEGA B2eB | dBAd BG~G2 :|

The Bird In The Bush

What a shame nobody has bothered to comment on this classic tune - a standard in all Irish sessions I'm sure. This is one of the first reels I learnt when I first started playing Irish music. Some people I know call it the Bird In The *Tree*. In bar 3 I've always played |EA~A2 BG~G2| or |EAAc BG~G2| but I quite like Josh's version |EGAd BG~G2|.

# Posted on June 3rd 2006 by Dow

Here's an alternative that carries the feel of Dow's third bar rolls and also makes use of the C natural giving a different tonal feel in the passing notes (I think this is pretty much what's played on the Conhaltas Foinn Seisiun CD, although not everyone is playing exactly the same thing)

X: 1
T: Bird In The Bush, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
|: d2eB dB~B2|dBAB G2AG|EA~A2 BGGA|BG (3Bde g2ge|
d2eB dB~B2|dBAB ~G3E|DEGA B2Bc|dBAc BG~G2:|
|:(3Bcd ef g2fg|afdf gfed|Bdef ~g3b|agab ~g3a|
bg~g2 agef|~g3e dB~B2|DEGA B2Bc|dBAc BG~G2:|

# Posted on April 6th 2007 by WhistlinLeeds

You can check out the Foinn Seisiún version at http://comhaltas.ie/music/detail/bird_in_the_bush/ which is very similar to Mark's transcription.

# Posted on April 7th 2007 by Bannerman

;)

# Posted on May 8th 2007 by dinn2

"The Birds In The Tree" ~ hornpipe ~ all in the family

Key signature: A & G Major
Submitted on June 26th 2007 by ceolachan.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7409

# Posted on June 26th 2007 by ceolachan

set?

# Posted on June 11th 2008 by dinn2

Is this one of Marcus Hearnon's tunes?

# Posted on September 18th 2008 by Pat McDermott

Bird

He plays it, I'm sure, but didn't compose it.

# Posted on September 19th 2008 by Kenny