The Birmingham

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on June 22nd 2003 by Dr. Dow.

This tune has been added to 22 tunebooks.

Also known as Eddie Moloney's, The Kinvara, The Mayo .

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Croch Suas E by Frankie Gavin
• Doctor A's Secret Remedies by Four Men And A Dog
• Down The Green Fields by Bua
• Faoi Bhlath by Dave Sheridan, Ciaran Somers, Nicolas Quemener
• Foinn Seisiun 3 by Ennis/Dublin Session Group
• Hand-Me-Downs by Mary Rafferty
• Happy To Meet, Sorry To Part by Peter McAlinden
• Looking For The Early Opener by Dana Lyn
• Loozin Air by Garry Shannon
• Memories From The Holla by Peter Carberry, Angelina Carberry And John Blake
• Mysterious Ireland by Various Artists
• Notes At Liberty by Full Set
• Potsticks by Sean Moloney
• Raise The Rafters by Raise The Rafters
• Side By Side by Liz And Yvonne Kane
• Stormy Brew by Rig The Jig
• Sweetwood by Liam Kelly
• The Fine Art Of Piping by Liam O'Flynn
• The Groves by Laurel Martin
• The Home Ruler by Catherine McEvoy
• The Irish Girl by Robin Bullock And Michel Sikiotakis
• The Man Behind The Box by Joe Derrane
• The Mountain Road by Comhaltas Tour Group 1997
• The Singing Kettle by Chulrua
• The Thing Itself by Maeve Donnelly And Peadar O'Loughlin
• Traditional Irish Music On Flute And Guitar by Jack And Jimmy Coen

X: 1
T: Birmingham, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
g2gf gdBd|gdBd ea~a2|g2gf gdBd|1 ecAc BGGf:|2 ecAc BGGF||
|:G2dB ~G3D|G2Bd eA~A2|GA (3Bcd g2ge|fdcA AGFA:|
|:G2DG BGdG|~G2dG FDEF|~G3A (3Bcd eg|1 fdcA AGFA:|2 fdcA BG~G2||

Birmingham Reel/Eddie Moloney's

This is starting to gain popularity in Sydney sessions, and this setting comes from a session recording. It appears on Frankie Gavin's "Up And Away" (track 1) as "Eddie Moloney's". I got what I think is the original name of "Birmingham Reel" from looking at Paddy O'Brien sets.

# Posted on June 22nd 2003 by Dr. Dow

Apparently another title is "The Kinvara Reel".

# Posted on June 22nd 2003 by Dr. Dow

Eddie Moloney's

Kenny has pointed out this is a variant of "the Humours of Westport": http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/47

# Posted on April 4th 2007 by slainte

I heard Kevin Crawford and P.J. King play this reel on the radio months ago. The track was taken from their album "Raise the Rafters": http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/1158

# Posted on July 5th 2007 by slainte

Birmingham Reel

This appears in a 2-part setting as the "Birmingham Reel" on Four Men & a Dog's "Doctor A's Secret Remedies". Their B-part is reminiscent of the A-part of the Scartaglen Reel.

X: 1
T: The Birmingham Reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
S: Four Men & a Dog
K: Gmaj
g3f gdBd|g2dg fgaf|~g3f gdBd|1 ecAc BGBd:|2 ecAc BGAB||
|:GB~B2 G2ge|fddc A2BA|GABd gage|1 fdcA AGAB:|2 fdcA AGBd||

# Posted on April 30th 2008 by Dr. Dow

Version from Mary Bergin

X: 1
T: Birmingham Reel
M: C|
L: 1/8
R: Reel
K: Gmaj
S: A.K.A. Eddie Moloney's - Mary Bergin Youtube Clip - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4hos7ZkRl8
Z: George Grasso - 21 November 2010
~g3 f {g}gd B/c/d | gd B/c/d e2 ab | {f}~g3 f {g}gd B/c/d | ecAc BG B/c/d ||
{f}~g3 f {g}gd B/c/d | gd B/c/d e2 ab |{f}(3gag fa {b}gd B/c/d | ecAc {c}BG{B}AF |]
[|Gd B/c/d ~G3 z | Gd B/c/d e ~A3 | Gd B/c/d g2 eg | fdcA {B}AGFA ||
Gd B/c/d ~G3 z | Gd B/c/d e ~A3 | Gd B/c/d .g3 e | fd c/B/A {B}AGFA |]
[| ~G2 dG {B}AG dG | ~G2 dG FDFA | {F}~G3 d B/c/d e2 | {b}fdcA {B}AGFA ||
~G2 dG {B}AG dB | GBdG FDFA | {F}~G3 d B/c/d e2 | {b}fdcA {B}AGfa |]

# Posted on December 13th 2010 by iTrad