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Searching for a rare Ed Reavy Tune

Searching for a rare Ed Reavy Tune

I wonder if anyone could direct me to a recording of a great reel by Ed Reavy called The Way to Shercock. There is nothing in the archives here, and I haven't had much luck finding it elsewhere on the web. Thanks.

# Posted on January 31st 2009 by Jusa Nutter Eejit

Re: Searching for a rare Ed Reavy Tune

BILLY McCOMISKEY
Outside the Box
Compass Records 4882
released 2008, 30 sec. sample:

http://www.jr.com/product/music/pm/_1036869/

and here:

http://www.buy.com/prod/outside-the-box/q/loc/109/208459871.html

Kevin Krell



# Posted on January 31st 2009 by kkrell

Re: Searching for a rare Ed Reavy Tune

Billy McComiskey, he's sooooo good....

# Posted on January 31st 2009 by Henk Bos

Re: Searching for a rare Ed Reavy Tune

X: 35
Z:Song #35 in 'Reavy/Reavycom.abc'
T:The Way to Shercock
R:Reel
C:Ed Reavy
M:4/4
L:1/8
Z:Joe Reavy
N:When Ed returned with us to
N:Ireland for a visit in 1969,
N:we were amazed at his recall of
N:the old roads in his native region.
N:He knew which ones stood and
N:which were changed. He never lost his
N:childhood sense of direction. To
N:this day, he could still show us the
N:way to Shercock.
K:G
c|:d2 Ad fdAB|[E2=c2] Gc EcGc|d=cAG FGAF|G2 E=C EFGB|
A2 FA FGAB|[E2=c2] Bd cAGB|Addc defd|cAGE D3:|
c|:defg afdB|=cdef gedA|defg adfa|ge^ce d2 fg|
adfa g=ceg|fedc dcAG|1FGAB cded|cAGE D3:|
[2FGAB (3ccd ed|cAGE D3||

# Posted on January 31st 2009 by concertinaplayer

Re: Searching for a rare Ed Reavy Tune

Oh sorry, just realised that you wanted a recording !

# Posted on January 31st 2009 by concertinaplayer

Re: Searching for a rare Ed Reavy Tune

of this 'tune', not 'song'.

# Posted on January 31st 2009 by Henk Bos

Re: Searching for a rare Ed Reavy Tune

It's on Sheila McGuire (Fiddle) album and tunes can be downloaded individually for 0.99 USD (0.77 EUR) http://www.tradebit.com/filedetail.php/1325640-sheila-maguire

# Posted on January 31st 2009 by gtag

Re: Searching for a rare Ed Reavy Tune

Excellent - thanks

# Posted on January 31st 2009 by Jusa Nutter Eejit

Re: Searching for a rare Ed Reavy Tune

If you can read the dots: http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/cgi/abc/tuneget?F=GIF&U=/~jc/music/abc/mirror/www.terra.es/personal8/niltoni/t.abc&X=17322&T=WAYTOSHERCOCK

# Posted on February 1st 2009 by lukegarry

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