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Castle Bray

strathspey

Key signature: Amajor

Submitted on February 12th 2004 by Trevor Jennings.

This tune has been added to 26 tunebooks.

Also known as Bray Castle, Ed Reavey's, Ed Reavy's Highland, Ed Reavy's Highland Fling.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

Last Orders by Liz Doherty
Within A Mile Of Dublin by Paul O'Shaughnessy And Paul McGrattan

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

X: 1
T: Castle Bray
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: strathspey
K: Amaj
A2 (3Bcd ed c<A|A,B, =CE D<=G, B,G,|A,B, =CD E<A, CD|EA ce dB GB|
A2 (3Bcd ed c<A|A,B, =CE D<=G, B,G,|A,B, =CD EA ^ce|dB GB c<A AB|
ce ac dc BA|GA Ba (3gfe (3dcB|ce ac dc BA|GB dB c<A AB|
ce ac dc BA|GA Bc de fg|a2 ga (3fga ec|1 df ec Aa ga:|2 df ec A4:||
"Ed Reavy's original"
A2 (3Bcd edcA|A,B, =CE DB, =G,B,|A,2 (3B,=CD ED ^CD|EA ce dB =GB|
A2 (3Bcd ed cA|A,B, =CE DB, =G,B,|A,B, =CD EA ^ce|dB =GB A2 Ad|
ce ac dc BA|GA Ba ge dB|ce ac dc BA|GA Bd cA AB|
ce ac dc BA|GA Bc d2 fg|(3aba (3gag (3fgf ec|df ec Aa ga:||

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Castle Bray

This is an Ed Reavy tune, one of his highlands (probably the best), so I've allocated it as a strathspey as being more appropriate than a reel.
The first section was taught to me by my teacher, who learnt it from someone else, who got it from someone in Donegal, who got it from etc ... anyway you get the picture.
The second section is the Ed Reavy original, so we can see how the tune has changed subtly in passing from one player to another.
Being a highland/strathspey it is played with a dotted rhythm. Watch out for the snaps in various places.
Trevor

# Posted on February 12th 2004 by Trevor Jennings

Do we know the origin of this tune? Is this for Bray in the County Wicklow?

# Posted on June 10th 2011 by sandwich

From the Ed Reavy website

# Posted on June 10th 2011 by Nico