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SUNNY BANKS [1], THE (Na bruachanna gréine). AKA and see “Flowers of Ballymote (The),” “Gardiner's Favourite (1),” “Flying Column (2) (The)," “London Lasses (1),” “Maids of Donegal (The)," "Reevey Johnson.” Irish, Reel (cut time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Breathnach, Mallinson, Mulvihill): AA’BB’ (Vallely). "Sunny Banks" was recorded in 1922 by Co. Sligo fiddler Michael Coleman along with uilleann piper Michael Walsh^[1], paired with "Beauty Spot (The)." The second strain of "Sunny Banks [1]" is shared with "Dunmore Fancy (The)," and, in a slip jig setting, in the second strains of "There is No Milk in the House," "Jackson's Jig (5)" and "Give Us a Drink of Water (1)." See also the related slip-jig setting in the first part of “Top it Off.”

Additional notes
Source for notated version : - flute player Éamonn de Stabaltún (Ireland) [Breathnach]; “from my mother” [Mulvihill];

Printed sources : - Breathnach (Ceol Rince na hÉirreann vol. I), 1963; No. 148, p. 59. Cotter (Traditional Irish Tin Whistle Tutor), 1989; 62. Mallinson (100 Enduring), 1995; No. 8, p. 4. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 65, p. 17. Vallely (Armagh Pipers Club Play 50 Reels), 1982; No. 31, p. 16. Treoir, vol. 36, No. 2, 2004; p. 32.

Recorded sources : - Coleman Center CD CC004, Harry McGowan, Mick Loftus & Jim Corry – “The Mountain Road” (1999. Various artists. “A Compilation of tunes popular in South Sligo”). Gael-Linn CEF060, “Paddy Glackin.” New Republic 2333 (78 RPM), Micheal Coleman & Michael Walsh (1922). Shanachie 97011, Dan Ar Bras - "Irish Reels, Jigs, Airs and Hornpipes" (1990). Topic TSCD602, Frank Quinn & P. Crowley – “Irish Dance Music” (1995. A reissue of the 1926 original). Victor 71933 (78 RPM), Frank Quinn (1926).

See also listing at :
Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources []
Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info [1]
Hear Frank Quinn's 1926 recording on youtube.com [2] (paired with "Westport Chorus".)

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↑ Don Meade remarks that Walsh, according to Harry Bradshaw's notes, was the best man at Coleman's wedding.

[1] Don Meade remarks that Walsh, according to Harry Bradshaw's notes, was the best man at Coleman's wedding.

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