Crowley's

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on December 4th 2002 by Dow.

This tune has been added to 61 tunebooks.

Also known as Crowley's Highland Fling, Crowley's No. 2, Master Crowley's Highland Fling, Master Crowley's Reel (2).

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 1891-1945 Disc 1 by Michael Coleman
• 3 Way Street by Moloney, O'Donnell, Egan
• Across The Pond by Kevin Griffin, Roger Burridge And Others
• An Toilean Aerach by Johnny Connolly
• Atlantic Breeze by Shaskeen
• Bimis Ag Ol by Ronan Le Bars
• Collection Of Jigs And Reels by Shaskeen
• Cooley by Joe Cooley
• Cotton-Eyed Joe by The Chieftains
• Crossing The Bridge by Eileen Ivers
• Cuts From The Turf by Hooley
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 12 by Matt Cunningham
• Diamonds by Rapalje
• Evening Comes Early by John Doyle
• Flea Ceoil by Various Artists
• Foinn Seisiun 3 by Ennis/Dublin Session Group
• From The Archives by Sean McGuire And Josephine Keegan
• Humdinger by Paul Brock And Enda Scahill
• In Ireland by James Galway And The Chieftains
• In Safe Hands by Various Artists
• Johnny O'Leary Of Sliabh Luachra by Johnny O'Leary
• Live At Mona's by Various Artists
• Long Expectant Comes At Last by Cathal McConnell
• Looking For The Early Opener by Dana Lyn
• Memories Of Hughie Gillespie by Frank Kelly
• Music From Co.Leitrim by Packie Duignan And Seamus Horan
• New Irish Harmonica by Brendan Power
• Nine Fine Irishmen's Sin E Ri-Ra by Sin E Ri-Ra
• Open House by Kevin Burke
• Pay The Piper: Music For The Sets Volume 3 by Various Artists
• Plays The Irish Tenor Banjo by Kieran Hanrahan
• Pleasures Of Home by Winifred Horan
• Remember Des Donnelly by Des Donnelly
• Reunion Concert: Fleadh Nua 2001 by All-Ireland Céilí Band Champions
• River Reel by Begley,Glackin And O'Brien
• Shaskeen Irish Pub Session by Shaskeen
• The Gathering by Various Artists
• The Iron Man by Tommy Peoples And Daithi Sproule
• The Liffey Banks by Tommy Potts
• The Three Piece Flute by Desi Wilkinson
• Traditional Fiddle Music From County Clare by Vincent Griffin

X: 1
T: Crowley's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
e|f2ed edBc|dB{c}BA BAFA|~B3d AFDF|GE{F}ED EDB,e|
fd~d2 ec~c2|dB{c}BA BAFA|BcdB AGFD|EGAG FDD|
|:A|cd{e}dc dAFA|BGBd cA~A2|BdAd GdFd|EFGE FDD:|

At my local session, this always gets played after Crowley's #1, also posted on this site. I've found versions on JC's in which the two different variations of that descending phrase in the A-part are each repeated and made into an A- and B-part, making the whole tune in 3 parts. I've always found this posted version fairly "safe" for sessions though.

# Posted on December 4th 2002 by Dow

Please ignore the first "repeat" barline - I must have transcribed it by accident. You only play through the A-part once - at least in this setting.

# Posted on December 4th 2002 by Dow

I've more often heard the descending phrase in the penultimate bar of the B-part played:

| BGAF GEFD | or | B2AF GEFD |

# Posted on December 5th 2002 by ragaman

Another setting

Here's a version I learned from the playing of Boston-area fiddler George Keith. He plays it with a nice light touch, great lift, and flute-like rolls (evenly spaced cuts and lifts).

X: 1
T: Crowley's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
S: George Keith
K: Dmaj
e|f2 ed edBc|dB{d}BA BAFA|~B3d AFDF|GE{G}ED EFGe|
f2 ed edBc|dB{d}BA BAFA|~B3d AFDF|~E3G FDFA||
d2 dc dAFA|~B3d cAFA|B{d}B AF G2 FD|~E3G FDFA|
d2 d/d/c dAFA|~B3d cAFA|BdAd GdFd|~E3G FDde||

# Posted on June 9th 2005 by Will CPT

"Master Crowleys" ~ highland flung

R: highland fling
K: D Major
|: F>d |
f2- f>d e2 B>c | d2 B>A B>AF>A | B2 (3Bcd A>FD>F | G2 F>D (3EFG :|
|: FA |
(3ded d>c d>A (3FGA | B2 B>d c>AF>A |1 (3BcB A>F G2 F>D | E2 E>G F>D :|
2 (3Bcd A>d G>dF>d | E2- E>G (3FED ||

Flingin' it about, but also nice in 'G Major', and there are a few places in this one that would 'snap' nicely too...

# Posted on March 12th 2006 by ceolachan

Note: the title ascribed to the 'fling' is tongue in cheek... "Crowley's Fling" will to just fine...

# Posted on March 13th 2006 by ceolachan

My Setting........

I got this from JOe cooley and tweaked it a bit.
| f2ed edBc | dBcA BAFA | B2AF AFDF | GEFD EDB,B, |
fddd eccc | dBcA BAFA | BcdB AGFD | EFGE FDD2 |

| Addc dAFA | B2dB cAAd | BdAd GdFd | EFGE FDD2 |
Addc dAFA | B2dB cAA2 | B2AB GB FA | EFGE FDD2 |

# Posted on February 11th 2008 by dinn2