The Holly Bush reel

By Finbarr Dwyer

Also known as Finbarr Dwyer’s, Finbarr Dwyer’s 2, Finbarr Dwyer’s Reel No 1, The Hollybush, O’Dwyer’s.

There are 83 recordings of this tune.

This tune has been recorded together with

The Ivy Leaf (a few times),
The Wise Maid (a few times),
The Cameronian (a few times),
The Exile Of Erin (a few times) and
John Dwyer’s (a few times).

The Holly Bush appears in 2 other tune collections.

The Holly Bush has been added to 143 tune sets.

The Holly Bush has been added to 575 tunebooks.

Twelve settings

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2

3

X: 3
T: The Holly Bush
R: reel

M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmix
|(3ABA FA DAFG|Adde fded|cG ~G2 cGdG|cGed cAGE|
(3ABA FA DAFG|Adde fded|cG ~G2 cedB|cAGE D2 dB|
(3ABA FA DAFG|Adde fded|cG ~G2 EGcG|C2 ed cAGE|
(3ABA FA DAFG|Adde fded|cG ~G2 cedB|cAGE D2 dc|
Add^c defg|aged cAGE|~G2 EG cgeg|aged cAGc|
Add^c defg|adfa dcAB|~c2 Bd cAGc|AEGE D2 dc|
Add^c defg|aged cAGE|~G2 EG cgeg|aged cAGc|
Add^c defg|add^c dcAB|~c2 Bd cAGc|AEGE D2 dc|
(3ABA FA DAFG|Adde fded|cG ~G2 cGdG|cGed cAGE|
(3ABA FA DAFG|Adde fded|cG ~G2 cedB|cAGE D2 dB|
(3ABA FA DAFG|Adde fded|cG ~G2 EGcG|C2 ed cAGE|
(3ABA FA DAFG|Adde fded|cG ~G2 cedB|cAGE D2 dc|
Add^c defg|aged cAGE|~G2 EG cgeg|aged cAGc|
Add^c defg|add^c dcAB|~c2 Bd cAGc|AEGE D2 dc|
Add^c defg|aged cAGE|~G2 EG cgeg|aged cAGc|
Add^c defg|add^c dcAB|~c2 Bd cAGc|AEGE D2 dc|
(3ABA FA DAFG|Adde fded|cG ~G2 EGcG|C2 ed cAGE|
(3ABA FA DAFG|Adde fded|cG ~G2 cedB|cAGE D2 dB|
(3ABA FA DAFG|Ad ~d2 adBd|cG ~G2 EGcG|C2 ed cAGE|
(3ABA FA DAFG|Adde fded|cG ~G2 cedB|cAGE D2 dc|
Add^c defg|aged cAGE|~G2 EG cgeg|aged cAGc|
Add^c defg|add^c dcAB|~c2 Bd cAGc|AEGE D2 dc|
Add^c defg|aged cAGE|~G2 EG cgeg|aged cAGc|
Add^c defg|add^c dcAB|~c2 Bd cAGc|AcGE D2 ag|