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Name of a Martin Hayes' reel

Name of a Martin Hayes' reel

Does anyone know the name of the first tune of this set of Martin Hayes : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69V_s7-2Uls&playnext=1&videos=6DwuqIfuIDE

Thank you

# Posted on August 7th 2010 by Doc. P

Re: Name of a Martin Hayes' reel

The Broken Pledge

# Posted on August 7th 2010 by Prof. Prlwytzkofski

Re: Name of a Martin Hayes' reel

Thanks! It's really amazing how fast do members of this site answer, this is great!

# Posted on August 7th 2010 by Doc. P

Re: Name of a Martin Hayes' reel

And -
Does anyone know the name of the sixth tune of this set of Martin Hayes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96bKIE37gwQ&feature=related

Thank you

# Posted on August 7th 2010 by Piece

Re: Name of a Martin Hayes' reel

Not quite sure of the numbers (5 or 6) but I think it's either The Torn Jacket or The Beauty Spot. The first one was written by Connie O'Connell. The second one is older than dirt.

# Posted on August 7th 2010 by David Levine

Re: Name of a Martin Hayes' reel

The names are in the comments.

# Posted on August 7th 2010 by Prof. Prlwytzkofski

Re: Name of a Martin Hayes' reel

Prof.:
The fifth one is listed in the comments as the "Mountain Lark (version of The Steampacket)", which did not seem to be amongst the tune listings here at The Session.

So, yes, in the comments - but no, possibly not correct.

If it is ME in error, however, I humbly await correction, and enlightenment on where to find the tunes.

# Posted on August 8th 2010 by Piece

Re: Name of a Martin Hayes' reel

I was responding to cocus' post actually and hadn't watched the whole clip. One of the last tunes is the Steampacket, Mountain Lark is just the name it is given in Ceol Rinnce 1. There are a few small variations in it and he plays it in a different key. Nothing much more serious than that.

# Posted on August 8th 2010 by Prof. Prlwytzkofski

Re: Name of a Martin Hayes' reel

Rook,

The 6th tune (as I counted them) is a version of "The Devil in the Kitchen." It's listed as "Tom Doherty's" in the comments to the youtube link. It was recorded by the late Tom Doherty, from Donegal and later New York, on this recording:

http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/1210

It's the third of three highlands in track four. Tom played it in E minor/dorian to suit his 10 key Walters accordion based on the notes of the D major scale, but I have heard a similar highland version of Devil in the Kitchen played by fiddlers in A as noted here:

http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/1210

# Posted on August 9th 2010 by Paul Groff

Re: Name of a Martin Hayes' reel

Sorry, cut-and-paste error in my last post.

The key of A highland version of Devil in the Kitchen I've heard from fiddlers is similar to this one:

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6263

Hmmm, looks like this site is linking that same tune to all three (different) highlands in Tom Doherty's set, track 4 of his cd....

PG

# Posted on August 9th 2010 by Paul Groff

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