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The Famous Ballymote reel

Also known as The Weeshie Bag Of Potatoes.

There are 34 recordings of this tune.

This tune has been recorded together with

The Famous Ballymote appears in 1 other tune collection.

The Famous Ballymote has been added to 55 tune sets.

The Famous Ballymote has been added to 411 tunebooks.

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Eight settings

1
X: 1
T: The Famous Ballymote
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmix
FDAD FAAB|cABG EFGE|FDAD FAAB|cAGE ED D2:|
FDFA d2 ed|cABG EFGE|FDFA d2 ed|cAGE ED D2:|
2
X: 2
T: The Famous Ballymote
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmix
||FDAD FAAB|cABG EFGE|FDAD FAAB|cAGE ED D2:|
FDFA d2 ed|cABG EFGE|1 FDFA d2 ed|cAGE ED D2:|2 FDFA df ed|cAGE ED D2||
3
X: 3
T: The Famous Ballymote
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmix
||FDAD F~A3|cABG EFGE|FDAD F~A3|cAGE FD D2:|
FDFA d2 ed|cABG EFGE|1 FDFA d2 ed|cAGE FD D2:|2 FDFA df ed|cAGE FD D2||
4
X: 4
T: The Famous Ballymote
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Amix
cAeA ceef|gefd BcdB|cAeA ceef|gedB BA A2:|
cAce a2 a/a/a|gefd BcdB|cAce a2 ga|gedB BA AB:|
5
X: 5
T: The Famous Ballymote
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmix
|FDAD FAAB|cAAG EFGE|FDAD FAAB|cAGE FD D2|
FD D2 FAAB|cAAG EFGE|FDAD FAAB|cAGE FD D2||
FDFA d2 ed|cAAG EFGE|FDFA d2 ed|cAGE FDAD|
FDFA d2 ed|cAAG EFGE|FD D2 d2 ed|cAGE =F4||
# Added by JACKB .
6
X: 6
T: The Famous Ballymote
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmix
|BGdG Bdde|fddc ABcA|BGdG Bdde|fdcA BG G2|
BG G2 Bdde|fddc ABcA|BGdG Bdde|fdcA BG G2||
BGBd g2 ag|fddc ABcA|BGBd g2 ag|fdcA BGdG|
BGBd g2 ag|fddc ABcA|BG G2 g2 ag|fdcA =B4||
# Added by JACKB .
7
X: 7
T: The Famous Ballymote
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmix
FDAD FAAB|cABG EFGE|FDAD (3FFG AB|cAGE ED D2:|
FDFA dfed|cABG EFGE|FDFA dfed|cAGE ED D2:|
# Added by RTP .
8
X: 8
T: The Famous Ballymote
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmix
FDAD FAAB|cABG EFGE|D2 FD FAAB|cAGE FD D2|
DD3 D3 F/A/|cABG EFGE|FDAD FAAB|cAGE FD D2||
F3A d2 ed|cABG EFGE|F3A d2 ed|cAGE FD D2|
FDAD FAdB|cABG EFGE|FD D2 d2 ed|cAGE =F4||
(3.F.G.A DA (3.F.G.A DB|cABG EFGE|(3.F.G.A DA (3.F.G.A DB|cAGE FD D2|
DD3 AD D2|cABG EFGE|(3.F.G.A DA (3.F.G.A DB|cAGE FD D2||
F3A d2 ed|cABG EFGE|F3A d2 ed|cAGE FD D2|
FDAD FAdB|cABG EFGE|FD D2 d2 ed|cAGE =F4||
# Added by JACKB .

Twelve comments

Guitarists beware

This tune is listed as G major, but it’s actually D mixolydian. New guitarists should be aware that if you try to resolve it to a G chord, it’s not going to work.
Now you know.
-jon

Another recording

Icame to this tune from an album called
Journey - The Best Of Donal Lunny (Disc 1)
same set as bothy band i.e Kesh/ Give us a drink of Water/ Famous Bellymote… but live… v.good

a snappy tune made out of only 4 different bars!
Little means, great results!

Bothy band

X: 1
T: Famous Ballymote, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmix
||FDAD FAAB|cABG EFGE|FDAD FAAB|cAGE ED D2:|
||FDFA d2 ed|cABG EFGE|1 FDFA d2 ed|cAGE ED D2:|2 FDFA df ed|cAGE ED D2||

Var

X: 1
T: Famous Ballymote, The ~
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmix
||FDAD F~A3|cABG EFGE|FDAD F~A3|cAGE FD D2:|
||FDFA d2 ed|cABG EFGE|1 FDFA d2 ed|cAGE FD D2:|2 FDFA df ed|cAGE FD D2||

Scottish pipe friendly version:

X: 1
T: Famous Ballymote, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K:Amix
cAeA ceef|gefd BcdB|cAeA ceef|gedB BA A2:||
cAce a2 a/a/a|gefd BcdB|cAce a2 ga|gedB BA AB:||

F nat

I love to play the F natural at the end of the second part in D mix.

Posted by .

Re: The Famous Ballymote

Just wondered if anyone knew anything about the background of this tune? I live not far from Ballymote and wondered if it was a local tune but older musicians in this area don’t tend to play it and it doesn’t appear in the older tune collections that I’ve looked at.

Re: The Famous Ballymote

Most people would have learned it from the Bothy Band 1st album. No idea of its origins, I’ m afraid.

Posted by .

Re: The Famous Ballymote

Thanks for that Kenny. Maybe it was a new tune written for the band. Anyway it’s a good one.