Neilidh O’Boyle’s (strathspey) on The Session

Also known as Jimmy Lyons’, Jimmy Lyons’ Highland, Jimmy Lyons’ Highland Fling, Neiliḋ Ní Ḃaoill, Neilidh O’Boyle’s Highland, Rosses Highland, The Rosses Highland Fling, The Rosses Highland, Rosses Highlands, The Rosses Highlands, Stumpie.

Nine comments

Tune requested bu tufbo

Source: Altan "Harvest Storm"
Transcription: g.m.p.

This is the first tune of a three higlands set recorded by Altan under the collective name "The Rosses Highlands".

Stumpie/Buttered Peas

This highland derived from a Scottish strathspey that goes by the name of "Stumpie" or "Buttered Peas" https://thesession.org/tunes/3526.

“Pwt-ar-y-Bys” ~ a Welsh relative

Key signature: A , D, G Major
Submitted on November 8th 2006 by ceolachan.
https://thesession.org/tunes/6341

Altan Set

Does anybody know how the other two tunes of the Altan set are called? I like this set a lot and would love to play it.

3rd….

https://thesession.org/tunes/3034

And possibly 2nd…

https://thesession.org/tunes/96
The "abcs" to the 2nd tune may be in the "Comments". Before anyone else tells you this, if you have the recording, you’d do far better learning the tunes by ear. Takes longer, but more worthwhile in the long run. Good luck.

Learning by listening

Thanks a lot for the information on the 2nd and 3rd tune. Indeed I had learnt to play some parts of them by listening, but couldn’t finger out some others, so thanks indeed! Also, I always like to read the comments and know as much as possible about the tunes, I find it makes them even more enjoyable.

X: 3 is from James Byrne’s "Road to Glenlough" where it is in a set with https://thesession.org/tunes/171 entitled "Jimmy Lyons’ Highland".

Neilidh O’Boyle’s strathspey

Three settings