The Glentaun

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on June 18th 2003 by gian marco.

This tune has been added to 29 tunebooks.

Also known as Geoghan's, The Glauntane, Gleanntan, Gleanntán, The Gleanntán, The Glentaun, Glentown, The Glentown, O'Keeffe's Dream.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Ceol As Sliabh Luachra by Julia Clifford And Billy Clifford
• Cuisle by Angela Deane
• Folk Im Schlosshof 2009 Live by Various Artists
• Fourmilehouse by Alan And John Kelly
• Gleanntan by Sliabh Notes
• Music From Sliabh Luachra by Denis Murphy
• Seven Streams by The Turloughmore Ceili Band
• The Godfather by Brian Rooney
• The Star Above The Garter by Denis Murphy And Julia Clifford
• Touchdown by Whisht!
• Tuned In by Johnny Murphy
• Unearthed by Paul McGlinchey

X: 1
T: Glentaun, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
DGBG AGBG|DGBG AGEG|DGBG ~A3B|dged BAGE|
DGBG AGBG|DGBG AGEG|DGBG ~A3B|dged BGGd||
~B3c dgef|g2fg eA~A2|B/c/d ef gage|dBAc BGGd|
~B3c dgef|g2fg eA~A2|B/c/d ef gage|dBAc BAGE||

The Glentaun

Source: Alan & John Kelly
Transcription: g.m.p.

# Posted on June 18th 2003 by gian marco

This sounds like a cousin of Lord McDonald's:
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/507

Sliabh Luachra fiddler, Denis Murphy played a typically 'straight up' version of this tune, something like this:

M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
DGBG AGBG|DGBG AE~E2|DGBG AGAB|d2ed BGG2:|
BddB d2ef|g2fg eA~A2|B/c/d ed Bdgd|BdAd BGG2|
BddB d2ef|g2fg eA~A2|B/c/d ef g3e|dBAd BGG2||

# Posted on June 23rd 2003 by CreadurMawnOrganig