Annotation:Pleasant Gardens (The)
X:1 T:Pleasant Gardens, The M:C L:1/8 R:Reel S:Rev. Luke Donnellan – “Oriel Songs and Dances", S:Journal of the County Louth Archaeological Society (vol. II, No. 2, 1909; No. 97) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion N:Sounds better in A dorian. K:Amin B|cBcA a2 ef|gdBG BddB|cBcA a2 ea|gdBd eAAB:| |:(3cBA eA cdef|gdBG BddB|(3cBA eA cdef|gdBd eAAB:|]
PLEASANT GARDENS, THE. AKA and see "Marquis of Huntly's Reel (3)." Irish, Reel (cut time). A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The reel "Pleasant Gardens" is contained in the early 20th century music manuscript collection that was in the possession of Rev. Luke Donnellan (1878-1952), south County Armagh, a fiddler, although he may not have been the original author of the manuscript. Donnellan researcher Gerry O'Connor believes the ms. was the work of "an unknown, able, traditional musician, probably a fiddle player, transcribed over the musician's lifetime."
Researchers Fr. John Quinn and Conor Ward link "Pleasant Gardens" with the "Famous Ballymote (The)" tune family that includes "Marquis of Huntly's Reel (3)," "Pride of Ahamore," "Roast Beef from London," "Rock Reel (The), "Skibbereen Lasses (The)," and "Sporting Days of Easter (4) (The)."
