Tom Steele

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on June 23rd 2002 by Mad Baloney.

This tune has been added to 87 tunebooks.

Also known as Bob Steele's, Hand Down The Tackle, Hand Me Down My Tackle, Hand Me Down The Tackle, Miss Flanagan, The Pure Drop, Reidy Johnnson's, Reidy Johnson's, Tom Steele's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 1891-1945 Disc 1 by Michael Coleman
• 2 by Pierre Bensusan
• A Compilation by Natalie MacMaster
• A Treasury Of Irish Music 2 by Lynn Saoirse
• A Tribute To Andy McGann by Joe Burke, Brian Conway And Felix Dolan
• A Tribute To Joe Cooley by Frankie Gavin, Paul Brock, Charlie Lennon
• Across The Waters - Irish Traditional Music From England by Lynn Saoirse
• Buried Treasure Of The Toucan Pirates by Toucan Pirates
• Celtic Dream by Oisin
• Ceol Tigh Neachtain - Music From Galway by Lynn Saoirse
• Classic Ceili Bands by Lynn Saoirse
• Classic Recordings Of Irish Traditional Fiddle Music by Hugh Gillespie
• Classic Recordings Of The Irish Fiddle Legend by Paddy Reynolds
• Cooley's House by Conor Keane
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 11 by Matt Cunningham
• Deireadh An Fhómhair - End Of The Harvest by Declan Masterson
• Drops Of Springwater by Karen Tweed
• Feenish Legacy by Marcus Hernon And Padraic Coyne
• First Through The Gate by Brian Conway
• Hangin' At The Crossroads by Ceili Bandits
• Humours Of Lissadell by Seamus And Manus McGuire
• I GCnoc Na Grai by Noel Hill And Tony MacMahon
• In Full Spate by Paddy Glackin
• In Good Hands by Paddy Murphy
• In Praise Of Lissycasey by Lynn Saoirse
• In The Heather by Lynn Saoirse
• In Your Ear by Seamus Egan
• Kerry's Own Paddy Cronin by Paddy Cronin
• Last Night's Fun by John Carty
• McGlynn's Fancy by Arty McGlynn
• Memories Of Hughie Gillespie by Frank Kelly
• P.J. Hernon by P.J. And Marcus Hernon
• Pathway To The Well by Matt Molloy And John Carty With Arty McGlynn
• Portraid by Sean Maguire
• Rattle The Boards by John Nugent, Benny McCarthy And Pat Ryan
• Round The House: Music For The Sets Volume 1 by Lynn Saoirse
• Seana Choirce by Brendan Begley
• Seoda Ceoil 2 by Lynn Saoirse
• Seoltai Seidte (Setting Sail) by Lynn Saoirse
• Temple House 1 by Temple House Ceili Band
• The Best Of Irish Piping by Seamus Ennis
• The Best Of Sean McGuire by Sean Maguire
• The Blue CD by Irish Session Tunes
• The Clare Shout by Bobby Gardiner
• The Drones And The Chanters Vol.2 by Lynn Saoirse
• The Floating Bow (Traditional Fiddle Music From Donegal) by John Doherty
• The Godfather by Brian Rooney
• The Maid Of Eirin by Grianan
• The Return From Fingal by Séamus Ennis
• The Rights Of Man The Concert For Joseph Doherty by Lynn Saoirse
• The Rough Guide To Irish Music by Lynn Saoirse
• The Session by Na Connerys
• The Slopes Of Benbulben by John Regan
• The South West Wind by Ronan Browne And Peter O'Loughlin
• To Hell With The Begrudgers by Seamus Tansey And Jim McKillop
• Tracin' by Gearóid Ó HAllmhuráin And Patrick Ourceau
• Traditional Music Of Ireland On Button Accordion by Seamus Walshe
• Traditional Music Of Ireland, Vol. 1 by Sean Ryan
• Trip Over The Mountain by Watkin Lees
• Tru The Years by Jim McKillop

X: 1
T: Tom Steele
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
|: dD~D2 FDFA | dfaf gfec | dD~D2 FDFA | GFEF GABc |
dD~D2 FDFA | dfaf gfec |d2 ec dBAF | GFEF GABc :||
d2 fd Adfd | ~d2 fd edBc | d2 fd Adfd | BdAG FDDA |
[1 d2 fd Adfd | cdef ~g2 fg | afge fede | BdAG FDD2 :|
[2 ~a3b agfa | ~g2 ef gbag | faeg fdAF | GFEF GABc ||

Common Session Tune

A good solid common irish session tune, enjoyable on any instrument. AKA as "Reidy Johnson's" & "Hand Me Down The Tackle". One of the few tune names with a dangling participle.

# Posted on June 23rd 2002 by Mad Baloney

Here is a transcription of a version by Sean Ryan. Not all that different from that already posted, but it shows his ornamentation. Same key etc.

dD (3DDD FD (3FGA|dfaf {a}gfec|dD (3DDD FAAF|(3Bcd AF EDB,D|
dD (3DDD FD (3FGA|dfaf {a}gfec|d2 (3edc dBAF|(3GGG EF GABc:|
d2fd Adfd|(3ddd fd BAFA|(3ddd fd Adfd|(3Bcd AF EDB,D|
d2fd Adfd|cdef g2fg|(3agf (3gfe fdec|(3dcB AF EDB,D|
d2fd Adfd|(3ddd fd BAFA|(3ddd fd Adfd|(3Bcd AF EDB,D|
(3agf ab agfa|g2 {a}(3gfg gage|faeg fdAF|(3GGG EF GABc||

# Posted on November 25th 2002 by lazyhound

Here's a transcription of another version played by Declan Masterson on the uilleann pipes on his recording 'End of the Harvest':

d~D3 FAAF | dgfd edBc | d~D3 FAAF | GFEF GABc
d~D3 FAAF | dgfd edBd | fdec dcBA | ~G3F GABc::
de(3fed AdfA | dfed cdec | de(3fed Adfd | BGEF GABc
de(3fed AdfA | dfed cdeg | fdec dcBA | ~G3F GABc:|

In my opinion this one somehow flows a little better than the one written here.

# Posted on March 8th 2003 by EldKatt