The Maid Behind the Bar

Reel, D, Irish Traditional
TrailJams Tune of the Week for July 8, 2021

Recordings

• Audio – Comhaltas: The Maid Behind the Bar – from the album Foinn Seisiún Volume 1
• Audio – Stephen Ducke: The Maid Behind the Bar (Reel) – played on tin whistle. From the book Irish Music – 400 Traditional Tunes

Dots (Music Notation)

As always for traditional tunes, the musical notation and chords do not indicate the “right” way to play the tune, but are a useful reference.

Suggested Sets

Companion tunes and sequences that work well for this tune.

• Cooley’s Reel / The Maid behind the Bar
• The Maid behind the Bar / The Banshee
• The Banshee (G) / Cooley’s (E Dor) / Maid behind the Bar (D)
  Jump to the Banshee Reel Set

References and Resources

For those who want to dig deeper, here are some other resources.

• More recordings
  • Video – Irish Reels – Maid Behind The Bar & The Banshee (Aaron Brown, Alanna Jenish, Philip Provencher)
  • Video – Stockton’s Wing: The Maid Behind The Bar
  • Video – The Maid Behind the Bar ft. Liam O’Connor | McNeela Music (Whistle & fiddle)
  • Video – Rapalje: Cooley’s – Maid Behind the Bar – Two Irish Reels
• Books
  • Book – Stephen Ducke: Irish Music 400 Traditional Tunes
• Lessons
  • Video – Shannon Heaton: Learning Irish Flute – Tune of the Month with Shannon Heaton – Maid Behind the Bar [Reel]
  • Video – Chris Haigh: Irish fiddle lesson; learn The Maid behind the Bar
  • Video – Red Desert Fiddle: Irish Tune a Week: Maid Behind the Bar – fiddle lesson.