Also known as
The Coolea, Denis Doody’s, Dennis Doody’s, Hannah’s, Johnnie Mickey’s, Johnny Mickey Barry’s, Johnny Mickey’s, Polca An Dreollín, Salmon Tailing Up River, The Salmon Tailing Up River, Salmon Tailing Up The River, The Salmon Tailing Up The River, Toormore Lasses, Tourniore Lass, The Wedding, Wren, Wren’s, The Wren’s, The Wren.
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|: B/A/ |GB DE | G>F Ge | dB AG | dB AB/A/ |
GB DE | G>F Ge | dB AG/A/ | BG G :|
|: G/A/ |B/c/d Bd | g2 ge | dB AG | d/e/d/B/ A2 |
B/c/d B/c/d | g>f ge |dB AG/A/ | BG G :|
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: Amaj
| Ac EF | A>G Af | ec BA | e/f/e/c/ Bc/B/ |
Ac EF | A>G Af | ec BA/B/ | cA A2 :|
|: ce ce | a>g af | ec BA | e/f/e/c/ BA/B/ |
ce ce | a>g af | ec BA/B/ | cA A2 :|
Is this a Kerry originated tune re the St. Steven’s day rituals, procedures? Neat sounding tune …
The Wran Boys
Ah, so this would be a tune that the "wran" (wren) boys would play as they go from house to house?
Looks like we’ve got five more days to learn this tune, catch a bird and paint our faces. 🙂
Variation?
anyone with a better ear than I got a transcription for Mark Roberts’s variation in the 3rd & 4th bars of the B-part (on repeat) at the end of Touchstone’s version?
Also, Touchstone substitutes the last 4 bars of the B-part repeat with the last 4 bars of the A-part. I’m sure either way is perfectly in order, just letting you know… 🙂
K: G Major
|: B/A/ |
GB DE | G>F Ge | dB AG | dB AB/A/ |
GB DE | G>F Ge | dB AG/A/ | BG G :|
|: G/A/ |
B/c/d Bd | g2 ge | dB AG | d/e/d/B/ A2 |
B/c/d B/c/d | g>f ge |dB AG/A/ | BG G :|
A popular polka, at least in County Cork sessions. I was surprised not to find it already listed, unless it is under a different name in a key other than Amaj…?