X: 1
T: New Mown Meadow (E mixolydian / A major)
T: Old Silver Spear
T: Silver Spear
C: traditional
O: Ireland
R: Reel
N: also played in D mixolydian / G major or A mixolydian / D major
Z: transcribed and arranged by Frank Weber
S: learned from tenor banjo and fiddle player Uli Schmidt in August 2013
D: 1975: Seán Keane: Gusty's Frolicks
D: 1975: Noel Hill & Tony McMahon: In Knocknagree / Í gCnoc na Graí
D: 1977: Denis Murphy & Julia Clifford: Kerry Fiddles
D: 1979: Kevin Burke & Micheál Ó Dhomhnaill: Promenade
D: 1991: Crónán : Garamharc
D: 1992: John Williams: Dear Old Erin's Isle - Irish and Cape Breton Traditional Music - Irish Traditional Music from America
D: 1993: Kevin Griffin: Down in Doolin
D: 1996: Todd Denman & Bill Dennehy: Like Magic
D: 1996: Séamus Begley & Stephen Cooney: Meitheal
D: 1996: Conor Keane & Kevin Griffin: Irish Folk Festival - Celtic Roots and Celtic Moods
D: 1997: Shaskeen: Music for Sets Volume 2
D: 1997: Nomos: Set You Free
D: 1998: Brian Hughes: Meascra - Whistle Stop
D: 1999: Desi Wilkinson: Three Piece Flute
D: 1999: Waltons: Ireland's Best Fiddle Tunes
D: 2002: Fergal Scahill & Paul Moran: A Flying Start
D: 2003: Meaiti Jo Sheamuis Ó Fatharta: Boithrini an Locháin - Sean-nós Songs from Connemara
D: 2003: Shiela Garry & Bríd Cranitch: Irish Session Tunes - The Orange Book
D: 2004: Johnny Connolly: An Mileoidean Scaoilte
D: 2005: Chris Smith: Coyotebanjo
D: 2006: Nicolas Buckmelter: Wooden Flute Obsession, Volume 3
D: 2006: Damien Mullane: Echoes of Erin 2006
D: 2007: Joe Burke, Brian Conway & Felix Dolan: A Tribute to Andy McGann
D: 2008: The London Lasses with Pete Quinn
D: 2008: Gearóid Keane & Seán Keane: Comhaltas Live #283-1
D: 2008: Moving Cloud: Welcome: Who Are You?
D: 2009: Maeve Donnelly, Geraldine Cotter, Charlie Harris & Conal Ó Gráda: Riches of Clare
D: 2009: Ray Gallen: The Man of the House
D: 2010: Matt Cranitch & Jackie Daly: The Living Stream
D: 2010: Corcaghan Céilí Band: Comhaltas Live #333-2
D: 2011: Abbey Céilí Band: Bóthar na Réidhe
D: 2011: Marla Fibish & Jimmy Crowley: The Morning Star
D: 2011: Pat Kane, Ian Keane & Erica Keane: Home from Home
D: 2011: Eamon Cotter, Maeve Donnelly, Charlie Harris & Geraldine Cotter: Comhaltas Live #339-2
D: 2011: The Shannonvale Céilí Band: Comhaltas Live #355-1
D: 2011: The Shannonvale Céilí Band: Comhaltas Live #362-1
D: 2012: Michael Sexton: Comhaltas Live #377-8
D: 2012: Annalivia: The Same Way Down
D: 2012: Kilfenora Céilí Band: Chapter 8
D: 2013: P.J. Hernon: P.J. Hernon
D: 2013: Éadaoin Ní Mhaicín & Bobby Gardiner: Comhaltas Live #419-2
D: 2014: Eoin O'Neill, Quentin Cooper, Aoibheann Queally & Noirin Lynch: Crag Road
D: 2015: Caitlín Nic Gabhann & Cíaran O'Maonaigh: Caitlín & Cíaran
D: 2015: Leo Rickard: Up, Down and Around
D: 2015: Lisa Ní Sheighin & Muireann Ní Íci: Comhaltas Live #472-6
D: 2015: The Blackwater Céili Band: Comhaltas Live #484-1
D: 2016: Tiarnán Ó Duinchinn & Laoise Kelly: Ag Lorg na Laochran / On the Shoulders of Giants
D: 2017: Fergal Scahill: A Fiddle Tune a Day 2017 (Tune #86)
D: 2018: Bobby Gardiner: Melodeon Mad!
D: 2018: Kozo Toyota: Internal Circulation
D: 2018: Caridwen & Greg Spatz: All Along the Sea
D: 2020: Nathan Gourley, Laura Feddersen, Natasha Sheehy & Anna Colliton: Ship in the Clouds
D: 2020: Blackwater Céilí Band: Music in the Valley
D: 2021: The Slieves: Knots in the Wood
D: 2022: The Gaulway Ramblers: Traditional Irish and French Music
D: Matt Cunningham: Dance Music of Ireland, Vol. 4
N: Chords: | E  -  | E  -  | E  -  | D  -   |
N:         | E  -  | E  -  | D  A  | D  -  :|
N:         | A  -  | A  E  | A  -  | A  E   |
N:         | A  -  | A  E  | D  A  | D  -  :|
N:         Last line to finish:
N:         | A  -  | A  E  | D  A  | D  -   | E  |]
N:         The first part can also be accompanied with E minor, which changes the mode to E dorian:
N:         | Em -  | Em -  | Em -  | D  -   |
N:         | Em -  | Em -  | D  A  | D  -  :|
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
Q: 1/4=170
N:
N: Tune only:
N: ==========
N: K: E mixolydian % 3 sharps
N: BEED E2FA | BdcA BAFA | BE~E2 FEDF |    A2BA FEFA  |
N: BEED E2FA | BdcA BAFA | d2 dB c2cB | [1 AcBA FEFA :|\
N:                                      [2 AcBA FAAc  |]
N:
N: K: A major % 3 sharps
N: e2ce fece | e2cA BAFA | e2 ce fecB |    AcBA FAAc  |
N: e2ce fece | e2cA BAFA | d2 dB c2cB | [1 AcBA FAAc :|\
N:                                      [2 AcBA FEFA  |]
N:
N: P: Last line to finish:
N: e2ce fece | e2cA BAFA | d2 dB c2cB |    AcBA FEAF  | E8 |]
N:
N: P: The first part can also be accompanied with E minor, which changes the mode to E dorian:
N: K: E minor % 1 sharp
N: e2ce fece | e2cA BAFA | e2 ce fecB |    AcBA FAAc  |
N: e2ce fece | e2cA BAFA | d2 dB c2cB | [1 AcBA FAAc :|\
N:                                      [2 AcBA FEFA  |]
N:
N: Tune with Chords:
N: =================
K: E mixolydian % 3 sharps
"E" BEED E2FA | "E" BdcA BAFA | "E" BE~E2     FEDF |    "D" A2BA FEFA  |
"E" BEED E2FA | "E" BdcA BAFA | "D" d2 dB "A" c2cB | [1 "D" AcBA FEFA :|\
                                                     [2 "D" AcBA FAAc  |]
N:
K: A major % 3 sharps
"A" e2ce fece | "A" e2cA "E" BAFA | "A" e2 ce     fecB |    "A" AcBA "E" FAAc  |
"A" e2ce fece | "A" e2cA "E" BAFA | "D" d2 dB "A" c2cB | [1 "D" AcBA     FAAc :|\
                                                         [2 "D" AcBA     FEFA  |]
N:
P: Last line to finish:
"A" e2ce fece | "A" e2cA "E" BAFA | "D" d2 dB "A" c2cB |    "D" AcBA     FEAF  | "E" E8 |]
N:
P: The first part can also be accompanied with E minor, which changes the mode to E dorian:
K: E minor % 1 sharp
"Em" BEED E2FA | "Em" BdcA BAFA | "Em" BE~E2     FEDF |    "D" A2BA FEFA  |
"Em" BEED E2FA | "Em" BdcA BAFA | "D"  d2 dB "A" c2cB | [1 "D" AcBA FEFA :|\
                                                        [2 "D" AcBA FAAc  |]