The Belharbour

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on March 29th 2002 by Josh Kane.

This tune has been added to 80 tunebooks.

Also known as Bel Harbour, The Bel Harbour, Belharbor, The Belharbor, Belharbour, Bell Harbor, The Bell Harbor, Bell Harbour, The Bell Harbour, Bellharbor, The Bellharbor, Bellharbour, The Bellharbour, Dillon's, Dillon's Fancy, Fisherman's Farewell, The Fisherman's Farewell, Fisherman's Return, The Fisherman's Return, The House On The Hill, Newtown Bridge, Over The Bridge, Paddy Reynold's, Paddy Reynolds', Reynold's, The Rough Road, Sailor's Farewell, The Sailor's Farewell, Sailor's Return, The Sailor's Return.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Breath Of Fresh Air by Kevin Crawford
• A Clare Conscience by Aidan McMahon And Anthony Quigney
• At It Again by John Carty
• Come To Dance: A Celtic Tradition by John Whelan
• D Flute Album by Kevin Crawford
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
• Dancing To Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
• Down From Bell Harbour by Chris Droney
• Dreaming Up The Tunes by Johnny Og Connolly And Brian McGrath
• Ebony And Brass by Marc Pollier
• Feenish Legacy by Marcus Hernon And Padraic Coyne
• First Flight by Gerald Trimble
• Happy Days by Trad Lads
• Hit The Bricks... by Waking Maggie
• Homeward Way by Bards Of A Feather
• In Good Company by Kevin Crawford
• In The Footsteps Of Coleman by Various Artists
• Irish Dance Music by Chris Droney
• Irish Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
• Irish Traditional Music (on Uilleann Pipes, Hammered Dulcimer, Fiddle, Flute And Whistle) by Various Artists
• Let Down The Blade by John Regan And Paddy Glackin
• Live At The Ulster Folk And Transport Museum by Matt Molloy And John Carty With Arty McGlynn
• Masters Of The Irish Guitar by Various Artists
• Newtown Bridge by Eileen O'Brien
• Ó Cheartlár Mo Chroí by Vincent McGrath
• Pathway To The Well by Matt Molloy And John Carty With Arty McGlynn
• Pride Of Erin by Under-18 All-Ireland Champions
• Rabharta by Feenish
• Real Reels Of Ireland by Various Artists
• Riptide by Anam
• Riverdance And Other Famous Irish Songs And Dances by Various Artists
• Rockall by The House Band
• Roll Away The Reel World by James Keane
• Sheridan's Guesthouse by Dave Sheridan
• Southerly Breeze by Various Artists
• Streetlife by Patrick Street
• Strings Attached by Mick Moloney
• That's The Spirit by James Keane
• The Boys From The Blue Hill by Vinnie Kilduff
• The Coleman Archive Vol. 2: The Home Place by Various Artists
• The Coleman Country Ceili Band by The Coleman Country Ceili Band
• The Crooked Stair by Cran
• The Far Set by Michael Clarkson And Gerry Jones
• The Fertile Rock by Chris Droney
• The Fire Aflame by Keane, Molloy, O'Flynn
• The Flowing Tide by Chris Droney
• The Frost Is All Over by Paul McGrattan
• The Heather Breeze by Heathery Breeze Ceili Band
• The Little Country by Charles De Lint
• The Maid At The Well by Tony O'Rourke
• The Mason's Apron by The Madden Brothers
• The Moneymusk by Hammy Hamilton
• The Pure Box by Colin Nea
• The Twentieth Anniversary Collection by Various Artists
• Trad Celtique by Le Chene Vert
• Traditional Irish Music On Button Accordion by Patty Furlong
• Traditional Irish Tunes Played On The Tin Whistle (1/2) by Geraldine Cotter
• Traditional Music Of Ireland And The Bucks Of Oranmore by Joe Burke And Charlie Lennon
• Tuned Up by Brendan Mulholland, Brendan Hendry, Paul McSherry
• Two Miles To Tulla by Larry Gavin, Micheál O'Rourke And Charlie Lennon
• Waifs And Strays (Traditional Irish Music From County Clare) by Michael Hynes And Dennis Liddy
• Within A Mile Of Dublin by Paul O'Shaughnessy And Paul McGrattan
• Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 2, Disc 2 by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Belharbour, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
|: DG~G2 DGBd | ~g2gd egdB | A2GB A2BA |
GBAF GFEF |DG~G2 DGBd | g2gd egdB |
G2 (3Bcd gedc |1 BGAF G2GE :|2 BGAF ~G2AB ||
|:dggf gGBd | g2af gfed | eaag abag |
~e2ag edBc | dggf gGBd | g2af gedB |
GA (3Bcd gedc |1 BGAF ~G2GB :|2 BGAF G2GE ||

The Belharbour ( The Sailor's Return ) by Peter Woodley

T:Sailor's Return, The
T:Paddy Reynold's
T:Belharbour, The
M:4/4
L:1/8
S:Peter Woodley
R:reel
D:Southerly Breeze
Z:g.m.p
K:G
E|DG~G2 D2(3Bcd|~g2dg egdB|~A3G AcBA|GBAF GFEF|
DG~G2 D2(3Bcd|~g2dg egdB|GA(3Bcd gedc|B2AF ~G3:|:z||
dggf gd(3Bcd|g2af gfed|eaag ~a3g|eaag egdB|
dggf gd(3Bcd|g2af gedB|GA(3Bcd gedc|B2AF ~G3:|

# Posted on August 23rd 2003 by gian marco

Another transcription of the tune: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/890

# Posted on March 1st 2006 by slainte

TRIPLICATE ~ brought back from the past ~ "Over the Bridge" / "The Belharbour" / etc...

Key signature: G Major
Submitted on November 2nd 2006 by dubhghaill.

T: Over The Bridge
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: G Major
|: B |
DGGD G2 (3Bcd | g2 dg egdB | A3 G A2 BA | GBAF GFEA |
DGGD G2 (3Bcd | g2 dg egdB | GA (3Bcd gedc | BGAF G3 :|
|: B |
dggf gG (3ABc | g2 af gfed | eaag a3 g | ageg ed B2 |
dggf gG (3ABc | g2 af gedB | GA (3Bcd gedc | BGAF G3 :|

# Posted on November 2nd 2006 by ceolachan

~ I meant to say "back from the 'future'" ~ I'm in a time warp...

# Posted on November 2nd 2006 by ceolachan

#890 ~ "Dillon's" / "Dillon's Fancy" / "The Belharbour" ~ for comparison's sake

Key signature: G Major
Submitted on August 13th 2002 by milesnagopaleen.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/890

K: G Major
|: E |
DG G2 DGBd | g2 dg egdB | A2 AG AcBA | GBAF GFEG |
DG G2 DG (3Bcd | gedB eBdB | GA (3Bcd gedc | (3Bcd AF G3 :|
|: e |
dggf gG (3Bcd | gbaf gfed | eaag a2 ag | eaag edBc |
dggf g2 (3Bcd | g2 af gedB | GA (3Bcd gedc | (3Bcd AF G3 :|

"I learned this tune from Marcus Hernon some years ago when he lived in London. If you're a flute player and you haven't heard this man play, check him out. This tune appears on the first track of a new album by called Rabharta with Marcus, brother P.J (accordian) and Don Stiffe (guitar,vovals) calling themselves Feenish". I think he may also have recorded the tune on an earlier album with Carl Hession. This tune also appears on Kevin Crawford's "d flute album" as "Dillon's Fancy"."

# Posted on August 13th 2002 by milesnagopaleen

# Posted on November 2nd 2006 by ceolachan

Actually Nox you were right ~ 4 Xs...

# Posted on November 2nd 2006 by ceolachan

The Belharbour Reel

I always associated this tune with concertina player Chris Droney who actually lives in Belharbour, near Kinvara in north Clare.
He played it on his first album back in the 60s called, if I remember rightly, The Flowing Tide However, it would seem from all the comments that the tune might have a longer lineage than I thought.

# Posted on November 2nd 2006 by murfbox

Me too murfbox, a great dance musician and dancer. Yes, it is on his album "The Flowing Tide", one of my favourites...along with the rest of his recordings...

# Posted on November 2nd 2006 by ceolachan

This isn't the belharbour that John Carty plays on "At it again". His is the hornpipe and I am looking for the dots. Anyone have a clue??

# Posted on April 16th 2008 by I_Fel

Bellharbour hornpipe

is here:

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6456

not quite the same as John Carty's version, but close enough for a start (he doesn't play it the same way twice anyway)

# Posted on April 16th 2008 by airport

Not a Croney composition

I wrote to Chris Droney to ask if he had composed this one, and he replied that he had not and wasn't sure how the "Bellharbour" title got attached to it on his "Flowing Tide" CD. Martin Mulhaire recorded it c. 1960 on a 78 rpm disc as "Paddy O'Brien's," but in Eileen O'Brien's book of her father's tunes, it appears as "Paddy Reynolds'." I know Paddy didn't compose it as the only tune he ever took credit for was a reel he called "The Rakes of Drumlish." So the origin remains a mystery.

# Posted on August 18th 2009 by blarneystar