The Maid In The Cherry Tree (reel) on The Session

Also known as The Gardener’s Daughter, Gardiner’s Daughter, Maid In A Cherry Tree, The Maid In A Cherry Tree.

Six settings

X: 1
T: The Maid In The Cherry Tree
R: reel

M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Amix
eAAF G2 cd|eA A/A/A gefd|eAAF G~E3|1 dBgB BAcd:|2 dBgB BAA2||
ea a/a/a bgag|ea a/a/a egdg|ea a/a/a bgaf|gedB BAA2|
ea a/a/a bgag|eaaf ~g3a|bgaf gefd|egdB BAcd||

X: 2
T: The Maid In The Cherry Tree
R: reel

M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Ador
gfa|eA~A2 eABA|GBde dBGB|eA~A2 eABA|GBdB BAfg|
(3ege dg e^cdB|GABG dGBd|cBAc ~B2ge|1 dBGB A2:|2 dBGB BAAB||
cdef gc~c2|gceg dBGB|cdef gceg|dBGB BAAB|
cGEG ~g3e|dedc BGBd|cBAc ~B2ge|1 dBGB BAAB:|2 dBGB A2||

X: 3
T: The Maid In The Cherry Tree
R: reel

M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Amix
cd|eAAA G2 cd|eAAA gefd|eAAA G2 Bc|dBgB BAcd|
eAAA G2 cd|eAAA gefd|eAAA G2 Bc|dBgB BAcd||
eaaa bgag|eaag e2 d2|eaaa bgaf|gedB BA A2|
eaaa bgag|eaag e2 ga|bgaf geef|gBdB BA A2||

X: 4
T: The Maid In The Cherry Tree
R: reel

M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Amix
eAAF ~G2 (3Bcd|eAAf (3gfe fd|eAAF ~G2 (3Bcd|edgd BA (3Bcd:|
ea~a2 bgag|eaaf gfed|ea~a2 bgag|edgd BA (3Bcd|
ea~a2 bgag|eaaf ~g3a|bgaf gfed|edgd BA (3Bcd||

X: 5
T: The Maid In The Cherry Tree
R: reel

M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Amix
e2BA eABA|~G3B dGAG|~e3A eABA|dBGA BA~A2|
e2BA eABA|~G3B dGBG|cBcA B3G|1 dBGA BAA2:|2 dBGA BAAB||
c2ec gceB|c2eg dBGB|c2ec gceg|dBGA BAAB|
c2ec gceB|cdeg dBGB|cBcA B3G|1 dBGA BAAB:|2 dBGA BAA2||

X: 6
T: The Maid In The Cherry Tree
R: reel

M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Ador
|:eAcA eAcA|~G2BG dGBd|eAcA eAcA|dBGB cA~A2|
eAcA eAcA|~G2BG dGBd|~c2cA ~B3c|1 dBGB cA~A2:|2 dBGB cAAB||
|:c2ec gcec|cdeg dBGB|c2ec gceg|dBGB cAAB|
c2ec gcec|cdeg dBGB|~c2cA ~B3c|1 dBGB cAAB:|2 dBGB cAA2||

Nineteen comments

The Maid in the Cherry Tree

A different tune, to my ears, than the "Maid in the Cherry Tree" posted here by Kenny some time ago. This is based on the version in O’Neill’s and the playing of a fiddling friend of mine here in Helena.

A perky little thing… at speed ‘tis fun fun fun…

The very different ‘other’ one:
https://thesession.org/tunes/1760

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Another version

The London Lasses

The reel that John Carty plays after "The Galway (or Galloway) Hornpipe" listed on his 2005 album "I Will if I Can" as "The Maid in the Cherry Tree" is also known as "The London Lasses"

Gan Ainm

The first tune in the ‘Brolum Set’ from the CD ‘In Concert’ with Barra MacNeils.
I’ve never heard it before, so if anyone know the name of this tune, it will be great.
I play the second tune in the set, but i don’t know it’s name…….so anyone.

X: 1
T: Gan Ainm
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Amix
cd|eAAA G2 cd|eAAA gefd|eAAA G2 Bc|dBgB BAcd|
eAAA G2 cd|eAAA gefd|eAAA G2 Bc|dBgB BAcd||
eaaa bgag|eaag e2 d2|eaaa bgaf|gedB BA A2|
eaaa bgag|eaag e2 ga|bgaf geef|gBdB BA A2||

D’oh, bad cut and paste, and too fast on the click… I meant to just post:
https://thesession.org/tunes/5195

Thx for the name of the first tune Nico, now I just need the name of the second tune……

Actually, the point was that this is a duplicate, so you should post your setting there, and hopefully Jeremy will delete this post.

Jeremy, please delete this post

OOOOH sorry Nico, my mind was’nt going that far. Done now.

Name ID

‘The Maid In The Cherry Tree’ is the first tune in the ‘Brolum Set’ from the CD ‘In Concert’ with Barra MacNeils.
I play the second tune in the set, but i don’t know it’s name…….so anyone.

Found out myself……The Red Haired Lass

🙂

Go here for another transcription under a different name https://thesession.org/tunes/11548

X: 4 is from Patsy Touhey’s 1904 cylinder recording.

The Maid In The Cherry Tree, X:5

Source: Fintan Vallely
Transcription: Gian Marco Pietrasanta

The Maid In The Cherry Tree, X:6

I prefer notation with C flat (eAcA), like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5eG8ozCmyg, in other setting you play first measure eABA. Sometimes C sharp is a good variation

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The Maid In The Cherry Tree reel