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Anybody know this reel?

Anybody know this reel?

This tune has resurfaced in recent days. I am sure I have the first part right, but I can't get the turn. I believe I learned it a good few years ago from the playing of fiddler Damian Harrigan of Burnfoot, county Donegal, though maybe Damian did not play in G. Anybody know it, got a name for it and know the rest of it? All help appreciated.
K:G
|B2GB dBGA|BG (3B^cd gdBd|c2Ac ecAB|cdef gedc|
B2GB dBGA|BG (3B^cd gdBd|cdef gedc|BGAB ~G3A:|

# Posted on August 12th 2007 by LongNote

Re: Anybody know this reel?

I did an advanced search in the tunes section for the phrase "cdef gedc" and got Dunderave and Green Gates. Is it one of those?

# Posted on August 12th 2007 by timmy!

Re: Anybody know this reel?

Your abc section sounds a bit like the B part of Father Kelly's (No 1), just played a third below...
This tune is notated at TheSession in D and a slightly different version. I have encountered this tune only in G, so here's the ABC for a version closer to what I know and play (JC's ABC tune finder):

X: 1
T:Father Kelly's (#1)
A:Ireland
R:reel
Z:id:hn-reel-499
M:C|
F:http://www.geocities.com/Nashville/7088/tunes1.txt 2007-08-12 19:57:17 UT
K:G
B2GB AGEG|DGGF G2AB|c2AB cBAG|EAAG FDGA|
B2GB AGEG|DGGF GABc|d2Bd gdBd|1 cAFA ~G3A:|2 cAFA GABc||
|:d2Bd gdBd|d2Bd gdBd|e2ce agfe|defg agfe|
d2Bd gdBd|d2Bd gdBd|c2Ac BAGB|1 AGFA GABc:|2 AGFA ~G3A||

# Posted on August 12th 2007 by heike

Re: Anybody know this reel?

I'll second heike's answer.

I've been whistling it for a few minutes and it's Father Kelly's No1 that comes to mind.

# Posted on August 13th 2007 by bc_box_player

Re: Anybody know this reel?

Might it be the other Father Kelly composition , which has similarities ? Just a guess, from "abcs" in my head.

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2449

# Posted on August 13th 2007 by Kenny

Re: Anybody know this reel?

I doubt it's Rossmore Jetty (aka. Fr. Kelly's #1). Mr. Longnote has played this music for long, so must know the very common tune.

# Posted on August 13th 2007 by slainte

Re: Anybody know this reel?

Thanks for the help so far, but I certainly would have recognized both the Father Kelly tunes though there are some echoes. Anyway, the second part - or at least a second part - has shaped itself and it does seem to be a good match for the first part, so I'm confident I have the tune in some complete shape or fashion. So for those of you who pitched in to help, here's an attempt at the whole tune. Kenny, had a good chat with Mich in Copenhagen and and saw him very, very briefly in Milltown where I could only spend 2 nights.
Damian Harrigan's
|B2GB dBGA|BG (3B^cd gdBd|c2Ac ecAB|cdef gedc|
B2GB dBGA|BG (3B^cd gdBd|cdef gedc|1 BGAB ~G3A:|2 BGAB G2ge||
|dega bggf|g2fg egdB|c2Ac ecAB|cdef gdeg|
dega bggf|g2fg egdB|cdef gedc|1 BGAB G2ge:|2 BGAB ~G3A||

# Posted on August 13th 2007 by LongNote

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