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Phyllis’ Birthday reel

By Josephine Marsh

Also known as Josephine Marsh’s, Phil’s Favourite, Philis’s Birthday, Phillis’s Birthday, Phylis’s Birthday, Phyllis’s Birthday.

There are 24 recordings of this tune.

Phyllis’ Birthday appears in 2 other tune collections.

Phyllis’ Birthday has been added to 22 tune sets.

Phyllis' Birthday has been added to 155 tunebooks.

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Six settings

1
X: 1
T: Phyllis' Birthday
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
BG ~G2 Bded|B2 Ac BAGE|DEGA B2 Bd|edBG A2 ed|
BG ~G2 Bded|B2 Ac BAGE|DEGA BABd|1 deBA G2 ed:|2 deBA G2 z2||
dega b2 ag|egdc BG ~G2|dega b2 ag|eaag a2 ge|
dega ~b2 ag|egdc BG GF|DEGA BABd|deBA G2 zG:|
2
X: 2
T: Phyllis' Birthday
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
BG~G2 Bded|B2Ad BGGE|DEGA BABd|edBG A2ed|
BG~G2 Bded|B2Ad BGGE|DEGA BABd|1 deBA G2ed:|2 deBA G4||
|:dega ~b2ag|egdc BG~G2|dega b2ag|eaag abge|
dega ~b2ag|egdc BGGE|DEGA BABd|edBA G4:|
# Added by bdh .
3
X: 3
T: Phyllis' Birthday
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Fmaj
A~F3 Acdc|ABGB AGFD|CDFG Acce|fdcA G3B|
A~F3 Acdc|ABGB AGFD|CDFG Acce|1 fdcA F2 FG:|2 fdcA F3A||
cdfg aggf|d2 cB AFFA|cdfg afgf|~g3a gfdf|
cdfg aggf|dfcB AFFD|CDFG Acce|1 fdcA F3A:|2 fdcA F2 FG||
# Added .
4
X: 4
T: Phyllis' Birthday
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
BG~G2 Bded|B2dB BAGE|DEGA Bd~d2|edBG A2GA|
BG~G2 Bded|B2dB BAGE|DEGA Bd~d2|1 edBA G3A:|2 edBA G3e||
|:d3g bgaf|gedc BG~G2|dega b3g|a2ab a2ge|
dega bgaf|gedc BGGE|DEGA Bd~d2|1 edBA G3e:|2 edBA G3A||
5
X: 5
T: Phyllis' Birthday
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Fmaj
|:G|AF ~F2 Acdc|AcGc AGFD|CDFG Ac ~c2|dcAF G2FG|
AF ~F2 Acdc|AcGc AGFD|CDFG c ~c2|dcAG F3:|
|:c|cdfg afgf|dfcB AF ~F2|cdfg afgf|dggf g2 fd|
cdfg afgf|dfcB AFFD|CDFG Ac ~c2|dcAG F3:|
6
X: 6
T: Phyllis' Birthday
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|:BG G2 (3Bcd ed|B2 Ac BAGE|DEGA B3d|edBG A2 ed|
BG G2 (3Bcd ed|B2 Ac BAGE|DEGA BA (3Bcd|1 deBA G2 ed:|2 deBA G4||
|:dega b2 ag|egdc BG G2|dega b2 ag|eaag a2 ge|
dega b2 ag|egdc BGGF|DEGA BA (3Bcd|deBA G4:|
# Added by JACKB .

Seventeen comments

Who’s Philis?

This is a tune played in our group and I’m wondering if any one knows anything about the tune or the dedicatee

I don’t have any CD’s to hand and an abc search didn’t help but I am sure I have heard either Lunasa or Mike McGoldrick play this.

Is it really Wedding? Birthday, isn’t it?

Reel composed by Clare ACCORDION Player

Reel composed by Clare ACCORDION Player Josie Marsh ,She wrote it for her mums birthday .

Well, I guess I know what I’m doing today. Learning this tune. Me mum’s name is Phyllis, and, believe it or not, today is her birthday.

Small world, ain’t it?

KFG

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Ooops! sorry

It is Birthday. A senior moment got me confused with the chicken keeping and marrying Jenny

Tune

this tune is great, and quite a popular feis tune. there is a great version of this on Feis musician Anthony Davis’ album - Perfect timing, its really lively and upbeat and just makes you want to dance

see yas all later
champ_irish_dancer

Sorry

Correction to above post
Track 5

I have heard from a good source that F is the original key.

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McGoldrick/McSherry version

K: Gmaj
BG~G2 Bded | B2Ad BGGE | DEGA BABd | edBG A2ed |
BG~G2 Bded | B2Ad BGGE | DEGA BABd|1 deBA G2ed:|2 deBA G4||
|: dega ~b2ag | egdc BG~G2 | dega b2ag | eaag abge |
dega ~b2ag | egdc BGGE | DEGA BABd | edBA G4 :|

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Phyllis’ Birthday

Evelyn Healy plays this in F as the second tune here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWjd1IdvgKg&feature=related


Bones of it, in F.

X: 1
T: Phyllis’ Birthday
C: Josephine Marsh
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: F
A~F3 Acdc|ABGB AGFD|CDFG Acce|fdcA G3B|
A~F3 Acdc|ABGB AGFD|CDFG Acce|1 fdcA F2 FG:|2 fdcA F3A||
cdfg aggf|d2 cB AFFA|cdfg afgf|~g3a gfdf|
cdfg aggf|dfcB AFFD|CDFG Acce|1 fdcA F3A:|2 fdcA F2 FG||

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