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The Ebb Tide reel

Also known as The Dash To Portobello, Sean Ryan’s.

There are 11 recordings of this tune.

The Ebb Tide appears in 1 other tune collection.

The Ebb Tide has been added to 1 tune set.

The Ebb Tide has been added to 49 tunebooks.

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Two settings

1
X: 1
T: The Ebb Tide
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Emin
d^c|:BE~E2 {G}EDB,A,|D2FE DA,~A,2|B,EED EFGA|{d}B2eB dBAc|
BE{G}ED EDB,A,|D2FE DA,~A,2|B,E{G}ED EFGA|B2AF GE{G}E2:|
{a}g2eg bgeg|f2df afdf|{a}g2eg bgeg|fedB e3d|
{a}g2eg bgeg|f2df afdf|eB{d}BA ~B3^c|d^cdf e2ef|
gbeg begb|{a}f2df afdf|g2eg bgeg|fedB e3f|
{a}g2eg bgeg|f2df afdf|eB{D}BA ~B3^c|d^cdf e2d^c|
# Added by Mikea .
2
X: 2
T: The Ebb Tide
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Emin
d^c|:BE E2 EDBA|D2FE DA A2|BEED EFGA|B2 e^c dBA=c|
BE E2 EDBA|D2FE DA A2|BEED EFGA|BdAF GE E2:||
|:g2 eg bgeg|f2 df afdf|g2 eg bgeg|fgaf ge e2|
|g3a bgeg|fd d2 Adfd| g3a bgaf| gfed Bdef|
gbeg begb|f2df afdf|g2eg bgeg|fgaf ge e2|
g2eg bgeg|fd d2 Adfd| g3a bgaf| gfed BdAF||
# Added by JACKB .

Six comments

Ebb Tide

I first heard this tune when I was given as a christmas present Peter Horan and
Fred Finn’s recording, ‘Music of Sligo.’ This was a Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann
recording released in 1988, some tracks were recorded in Dublin, and some came
from archive recordings dating back as far as 1959. Tragically Fred Finn died in
January 1986 whilst this album was being put together. There are many great tunes
on this album but I always thought the ‘Ebb Tide’ was something special.
Good Luck.
Mikea.

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Sounds like "Sean Ryan

Ebb Tide

Sean Ryan’s tunebook "The Hidden Ireland" has this reel listed as "The Dash to Portobello".

Just a point of clarification. The tune as transcribed is not the same tune that is played on the Tommy Keane/Jackie McCarthy CD that is listed. That is an entirely different tune in G, hornpipe, and can be found in Breandan Breathnach’s "Folk Music and Dances of Ireland" (I’m not sure which volume).

This tune is indeed Sean Ryan’s composition "Dash to Portobello", which is also listed at https://thesession.org/tunes/533

The other "Ebb Tide" is a hornpipe composed by James Hill.

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Re: The Ebb Tide

Ebb Tide is names Sean Ryan’s on Fire Aflame.