The Wind That Shakes the Barley

A slow recording followed by up tempo for the Bonnie Loch Fiddle Club. The version is from the Fiddle Fake Book minus the repeat in the B section

[@michaelscanlon9747]

"The Wind That Shakes the Barley" is an IRISH ballad written by Robert Dwyer Joyce (1836-1883), a Limerick-born poet and professor of English literature.

[@lizpowers6521]

The title appears in Henry Robson's list of popular Northumbrian song and dance tunes ("The Northern Minstrel's Budget"), which he published c. 1800. I think the reel preceded Joyce's ballad. Certainly the reel does not carry the weight of Joyce's version.

[@lizpowers6521]

The Joyce ballad has a completely different tune. It is not a reel.

[@klaranemcova2144]

Thanks for the video! It helped me very much :)

[@ashley.bee.3]

Great, very simple and easy to follow!

[@angelajasonbetts8402]

Yep it is a Irish tune☘️

[@Jon-vc1kz]

awesome! perfect to learn.

[@suzytee]

Thanks for listening!! Enjoy

[@suzytee]

Thank you!

[@jean-francoisbec8358]

Merci! It helped me a lot!

[@1955mrjim]

Jean Ritchie sang a song called Little Pack Of Tailors, to that melody.

[@lizpowers6521]

Yes, this is because the original reel goes, "Oh, won't you rattle me, the little bag of tailors".

[@emmamurphy8165]

isn't this an irish tune??

[@extint3407]

Yes

[@Kitiwake]

@273065.77M 371H41.1 not correct. It's associated with the 1798 rebellion. So is the song "the minstrel boy".

[@frankiekirby2519]

Yes it's an Irish tune.

[@lizpowers6521]

The title appears in Henry Robson's list of popular Northumbrian song and dance tunes ("The Northern Minstrel's Budget"), which he published c. 1800.

[@lizpowers6521]

See comment above. The reel existed prior to the Wexford ballad.

[@moilamagicienne3144]

Waw

[@whiterice1024]

It's Irish