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Single reels

Single reels

The ceili band I play in is about to start playing more sets and in figuring the set lengths we dicovered that it would be handy to know a bunch of single reels ( in my parlance that's a reel played ABAB). We especially need three-part single reels(ABCABC). If anybody has any suggestios for tunes that fit the bill please chime in. Thanks.

AOG

# Posted on October 13th 2002 by AOG

Re: Single reels

Single reels are very common. Just look for music that doesn't have the :| repeat signs, or for stuff that repeats 4 bars instead of 8. Off the top of my head: Mullingar Races, Cup of Beer, Rolling in the Ryegrass.

# Posted on October 13th 2002 by glauber

Re: Single reels

You alredy know about the Dublin Reel, Humors of Ballyconell & the three part Limerick Lasses. When Jay was over on saturday night I went through the Krassen O'Neills & came up w/ these three part single reels
Flogging Reel
Jennie Rock the Cradle
The Merry Sisters
Lord MacDonald's
Ballinasloe Fair
The Kerry Huntsman
The Rambling Sailor
The Graf Spee
The Bunch of Keys (Which is what someone playing the flute will need to get through that tune)

Then there's also one of my favs - "Tripping Up the Stairs" aka Paddy Taylor's

Double singles are a lot easier to come by

# Posted on October 13th 2002 by Mad Baloney

Re: Single reels

Three part single?
Craigs pipes

# Posted on October 13th 2002 by llig leahcim

Re: Single reels

The Humours of Ballyconnell

# Posted on October 14th 2002 by ragaman

Re: Single reels

I must admit the three part ones are less common but one which does come to mind is the Musical Priest (GOTO http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/73)

# Posted on October 14th 2002 by Bannerman

Re: Single reels

The Sailor's Bonnet - it only has two parts, but it is usually played ABB, so it is 24 bars long in total.
The Banks of the Ilen is another one played ABB.

# Posted on October 14th 2002 by ragaman

The Longford Spinster is a 3-part single reel.

# Posted on October 14th 2002 by ragaman

Re: Single reels

Sorry to keep posting in little bursts like this. Another ABB tune is The Macroom Lasses, as played by Jackie Daly and Seamus Creagh. It's the reel version of Faral O'Gara's Schottische, posted in the 'tunes' section a few days ago.

# Posted on October 14th 2002 by ragaman

Re: Single reels

Correction: When I said ABB, what I really meant is that, including repeats, the A-part is 8 bars long, whilst the B-part is 16 bars long.

# Posted on October 14th 2002 by ragaman

Re: Single reels

Galway Rambler (its in the tunes section)

# Posted on October 15th 2002 by kardshark87

Re: Single reels

Thanks All. If anything more come to mind please post them. I will be checking in regularly so the effort won't be in vain. We actually got some encouragement for this project from a set dance instructor. What we are trying to do is match tunes to bar for bar with the structure of the individual sets as an aid to the dancers. According to the fellow we talked to the bands he has worked with just play whatever and stop wherever they happen to be when the dances ends. Thanks for the help.

# Posted on October 17th 2002 by AOG

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