The Oak Tree
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"The Oak Tree", in Gaelic "An crann darach" or "Na Saighean", also known as<br> "Mary Hold the Candle Steady While I Shave the Chicken Lip, "Northern Lights",<br> "The Old Oak Tree", "Old Simon's Hornpipe" or "Tommy Peoples Reel" is an Irish reel<br> from County Donegal in D Major ('A' and 'C' parts), B Dorian ('B' part).<br> The parts are played AB (Breathnach), AABBCC (Brody) or ABBC (Breathnach).<br> It is a popular reel in County Donegal. Caoimhin Mac Aoidh (1994) lists this as one of<br> the Donegal tunes played with long bowed double stops, reminiscent of piping. A close<br> County Tyrone variation is "The Grand Turk's March" while the Scots strathspey<br> "Miss Montgomery"<br> is quite similar to the version played by Donegal fiddler John Doherty.<br> It was printed in Breathnach's CRÉ II (1976),<br> Brody's Fiddler's Fakebook (1983) and<br> Bulmer & Sharpley's Music from Ireland vol. 1 (1974).<br> It was recorded by Tommy Peoples, <br> John Doherty on The Floating Bow (1996),<br> Boys of the Lough on Live,<br> Tommy Peoples and Paul Brady on The High Part of the Road (1976) and<br> Frankie Gavin on Frankie Goes to Town.<br>
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