Woodland Flowers

Woodland Flowers

A tune composed by Felix Burns (1864 – 1920).

Burns composed a number of tunes which became highly popular with Scottish dance bands and through them, and in particular through Jimmy Shand, were disseminated widely. The tune is found in the repertoire of many traditional musicians, including Bob Cann, Scan Tester and Harry Cox (who called it Shitcart Polka, popular dance orchestras such as Harry Davidson's Old Time Dance Orchestra and was also known in Sweden where Carl Jularbo recorded it as "Skogsblommor". It became popular in Ireland through the playing of Mrs Kenny (and is therefore often called Mrs Kenny's barndance or similar) and was recorded by Michael Coleman, Seamus Tansey and others.

Paul Burgess