The Maids In The Meadow reel

Also known as The Dream Of Home, Maid In The Meadow, The Maid In The Meadow, Michael Relihan’s, Relihan’s, The Smoky Chimney.

There are 24 recordings of this tune.

This tune has been recorded together with

The Maids In The Meadow appears in 2 other tune collections.

The Maids In The Meadow has been added to 16 tune sets.

The Maids In The Meadow has been added to 102 tunebooks.

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Five settings

1
X: 1
T: The Maids In The Meadow
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
d2 ed =cAGB|Addc dfag|fded =cAGE|EG=cG EDDA|
dfed =cAGB|Addc dfag|fded =cAGE|E2 =cG ED D2|
fddc d2 cd|eaag efge|fddc d2 cd|eaag edde|
fddc d2 cd|eaag efge|fddc dAcd|eaag efge|
# Added by Kenny .
2
X: 2
T: The Maids In The Meadow
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
d3B =cAGB|Addc dfag|f2ed =cAGE|EG=cG EDDA|
d3B =cAGB|Addc dfag|f2ed =cAGE|EG=cG EDDe|
fddc d2 cd|eaag efge|fddc d2 cd|eaag edde|
fddc d2 cd|eaag efge|fddc dAcd|eaag efge|
3
X: 3
T: The Maids In The Meadow
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmix
d3B cAGB|Add^c d3g|effe dcAG|(3ABc AG EDD2|
dAed cAGB|Add^c d3g|effe dcAG|(3EFG cG EDDg||
fdd^c d3g|eaag efge|fage dcAd|egag eddg|
fdd^c d3g|eaag a2ag|effe dcAd|(3efg ag eage||
4
X: 4
T: The Maids In The Meadow
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmix
|:d2ed cAGc|Add^c dfag|f2e^c d=cAG|E2cE EDD2:|
|:fed^c d2cd|eaag eaae|fed^c d2cd|eaag edd2:|
5
X: 5
T: The Maids In The Meadow
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
|:dged =cAGB|Addc dfag|fded =cAGF|(3EFG =cG EDDc|
dged =cAGB|Addc dfag|fded =cAGF|E2 =cG ED D2:|
|:fddc d2 (3Bcd|eaag efge|fddc d2 (3Bcd|eaag edde|
fddc d2 (3Bcd|eaag efge|fddc dAcd|eaag efge|
# Added by JACKB .

Eleven comments

Ceol Rince na hEireann Vol5, no155 as “The Dream of Home”

Gan Ainm

Another Tune played by Shane Meehan during the Sean O’Riada gold medal 2019. He plays a lot of variations on it. This is the first turn of the tune.

Re: Gan Ainm

That’s Right. Sorry for that. It sounded a bit familiar to my ears, but I couldn’t find it in the database. I tried Tunepal and it didn’t work.
I think I should erase it and post it as a version of The Maid in The Meadow but I do’nt know how to do that.

Re: Gan Ainm

Don’t worry, Pierre - I’m sure Jeremy will do that for you shortly. Thanks for taking the trouble to submit it. ^_^