Usually in Ador it's in CRE2 in junior Crehan's version and named (for him I assume) the Old grey Gander.
A versatile tune, depending on sharpening the the c or not it is basically also The Humours of Quilty, The Eel in the Sink, one of the John Naughton's ones and a few others beside. Liam Flynn recorded it as 'Willie Clancy's'.
Oh look, this is getting silly. I just looked up the CRE2 version and find that that one's one of my oldest tunes (as in, I've probably been playing that one, under that name, for 40 years or so). I can't believe I didn't associate the two different versions. I shall give myself a sharp smack to the head.
Tune name
Tune name
Does anyone know the name of this tune that I've suddenly discovered I seem to know? And where does it come from? Thanks.
X:1
T:Gan ainm
M:4/4
R:reel
K:Ddor
A,DDE F2FG | EC-~C2 EF(3GFE | A,DDE ~F3A | cAGE EDDC |
A,DDE FEFG | EC-~C2 EF(3GFE | A,DDE FGAB | cAGE EDD2 :|
Addc dcAG | (3E^FgAB c2Bc | Addc dcAB | cAGE EDD2 |
Addc dcAG | (3E^FGAB c2Bc | dBcA BGAB | cAGE EDD2 :|
# Posted on September 3rd 2011 by ethical blend
Re: Tune name
Usually in Ador it's in CRE2 in junior Crehan's version and named (for him I assume) the Old grey Gander.
A versatile tune, depending on sharpening the the c or not it is basically also The Humours of Quilty, The Eel in the Sink, one of the John Naughton's ones and a few others beside. Liam Flynn recorded it as 'Willie Clancy's'.
# Posted on September 3rd 2011 by Prof. Prlwytzkofski
Re: Tune name
I've definitelly heard it, could it be Farewell to Milltown Malbay?
# Posted on September 3rd 2011 by Paudy
Re: Tune name
Thanks Prof. Perfect. I'll go fish out CRE2 now and check it out.
There's one or two other Eels in the Sink, I think ...
# Posted on September 3rd 2011 by ethical blend
Re: Tune name
ok no definitely not Farewell to Milltown Malbay but I like the name Humours of Quilty. Great tune
# Posted on September 3rd 2011 by Paudy
Re: Tune name
Liam Flynn's A dor version, a version a bit closer to how you wrote it tha nthe CRE one, appeared in Ceol,21
# Posted on September 3rd 2011 by Prof. Prlwytzkofski
Re: Tune name
I'm probably being thick here Prof - I don't understand the reference to "Ceol,21" ??
# Posted on September 3rd 2011 by ethical blend
Re: Tune name
Ceol nr 21. Breandan Breathnach's journal. The article is reproduced in 'The Man and his Music' (p.101-104)
# Posted on September 3rd 2011 by Prof. Prlwytzkofski
Re: Tune name
Ah right. OK. I was being thick. Thanks again.
# Posted on September 3rd 2011 by ethical blend
Re: Tune name
Oh look, this is getting silly. I just looked up the CRE2 version and find that that one's one of my oldest tunes (as in, I've probably been playing that one, under that name, for 40 years or so). I can't believe I didn't associate the two different versions. I shall give myself a sharp smack to the head.
# Posted on September 3rd 2011 by ethical blend