Master Crowley's

reel

Key signature: Edorian

Submitted on September 13th 2001 by Will Harmon.

This tune has been added to 280 tunebooks.

Also known as The Bluebells, Crowley's, Crowly's, Master Crowley, Master Crowly's, Miss Patterson, Miss Patterson's Slipper, Miss Patterson's Slippers, Na Coinnle Corra, Paddy Taylor's, Shark's Favorite, Shark's Favourite, Slipéir Iníon Nic Pháidín, The Witchcraft .

Recordings of a tune by this name:

...So Magic by Enrico Euron
1891-1945 Disc 1 by Michael Coleman
20th Feakle Festival: Reeling Through The Years by Various Artists
3 Way Street by Moloney, O'Donnell, Egan
A Flick Of The Wrist by Brendan Larrissey
A Treasury Of Irish Music by Various Artists
Across The Black River by Kevin Burke And Cal Scott
Across The Pond by Kevin Griffin, Roger Burridge And Others
Across The Waters - Irish Traditional Music From England by Various Artists
Aislinn (A Vision) by The Celtic Jazz Collective
An Buachaill Dreoite by Joe Ryan
An Crann Carraige (Concertina Melodies From Tuamgraney, East Clare) by Martin O'Brien
An Toilean Aerach by Johnny Connolly
An Tris Is A Rian by Claire Keville, John Weir And Eithne Ni Dhonaile
Another Time by Gavin Whelan
Are You The Concertina Player? by Kate McNamara
Atlantic Breeze by Shaskeen
Barefoot On The Altar by Chulrua
Beginish by Beginish
Beo - Live by Slide
Best Of Irish Fiddle by Florie Brown
Bimis Ag Ol by Ronan Le Bars
Black Mountain Harmonica by Tony Eyers
Both Sides by Nua
Bothar Gan Briseadh/Down The Line by Calua
Boxed by Anders Trabjerg
Bridging The Gap by Mick Mulvey
Bundle And Go by John Doherty
Camp House Ballads by Jimmy Crowley
Capel Street by James Kelly
Cavan's Lilter by Séamus Fay
Century by The Kilfenora Ceili Band
Ceol A'Ghleanna by Ciarán Ó Maonaigh
Ceol Na DTéad by Francie And Mickey Byrne
Champions Of Ireland: Tin Whistle by Ciarán Marsden And Gráinne Kelly
Clan Ranald by Martin Tourish And Luke Ward
Classic Recordings Of Irish Traditional Fiddle Music by Hugh Gillespie
Come Dance With Me In Ireland by Various Artists
Conversation At The Crosses by Pat O'Connor And Eoghan O'Sullivan
Cooley by Joe Cooley
Crossing The Bridge by Eileen Ivers
Cruinn by Academy Of Irish Music Chicago
Cuts From The Turf by Hooley
Damp In The Attic (I Was Flyin' It) by P.J. King, Martin Murray, Cyril O'Donoghue, And Colm Murphy
Diamonds by Rapalje
Down The Back Lane by Chulrua
Down The Broom by Trouble In The Kitchen
Down The Line by Ciaran Tourish
Dragon Reels by Roger Landes
Drink The Night Away by Blackbeers
E Koad Nizan by Jean-Michel Veillon And Yvon Riou
Ebony And Brass by Marc Pollier
Evening Comes Early by John Doyle
Far From Home by Golden Bough
Farewell To Ireland CD 4 (Of A Box Set Of 4) by Various Artists
Flea Ceoil by Various Artists
Foinn Seisiun 3 by Ennis/Dublin Session Group
For Each New Day by Jennifer Roland
From Galway To Dublin: Early Recordings Of Traditional Irish Music by Various Artists
From The Archives by Sean McGuire And Josephine Keegan
Give It Shtick by Matt Cranitch
Glackin by Paddy Glackin
Glass Of Beer by Greenhouse
Grapevine by Elvie Miller And Naomi Morse
Handed Down by Cathal Hayden
Happy Hour by Donal Murphy
Happy To Meet, Sorry To Part by Peter McAlinden
Harmonic Motion by Slide
Hawthorn by Carlos Plumley And Mike Herr
Hill 16 by Hill 16
Hills Of Erin by Karen Ashbrook
Humdinger by Paul Brock And Enda Scahill
In Full Spate by Paddy Glackin
In Ireland by James Galway And The Chieftains
In Safe Hands by Various Artists
Ireland's Own Traditional Accordionist by Finbarr Dwyer
Irish Heritage: Ireland's Musical Tradition (CD 1) by Various Artists
Irish Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
Irish Piping, Flutes And Whistles by Various Artists
Irish Showtime by The Irish Showtime Band
Irish Traditional Music by Kevin Taylor
It's No Secret by Hammy Hamilton, Seamus Creagh, Con O Drisceoil
John Bowe And Mary Conroy by John Bowe
Johnny O'Leary Of Sliabh Luachra by Johnny O'Leary
Kelly/O'Brien/Sproule by Kelly, O'Brien and Sproule
Kitty's Rambles by Finbarr Dwyer
Le Chéile (Lord Mayo) by Various Artists
Light Through The Leaves by Various Artists
Live At Mona's by Various Artists
Live From The Katharine Cornell Theater Traditional Irish Music by Various Artists
Long Expectant Comes At Last by Cathal McConnell
Looking For The Early Opener by Dana Lyn
Lord Mayo by Le Cheile
Macalla Na H�ige by Hugh Healy And Colm Healy
Masters Of The Celtic Accordion: The Big Squeeze by Various Artists
Memories Of Hughie Gillespie by Frank Kelly
Music From Co.Leitrim by Packie Duignan And Seamus Horan
Music Of A Champion by Brendan McGlinchey
Music On The Wind by Sean Moloney
New Irish Harmonica by Brendan Power
Nine Fine Irishmen's Sin E Ri-Ra by Sin E Ri-Ra
Notes From The Heart by Mick, Louise And Michelle Mulcahy
Now And Then by Daoine Sidhe
O' Bheal Go Beal by Marcas O'Murchu
Oilean by Siamsa Tire
Onward by Lilt
Open House by Kevin Burke
Out On The Ocean by Moher
Past Masters Of Irish Fiddle Music by Various Artists
Piano + by Geraldine Cotter
Plays The Irish Tenor Banjo by Kieran Hanrahan
Pleasures Of Home by Winifred Horan
Pluckin' Good by Christy Dunne
Pourquoi Quebec by Tony McManus
Pure Traditional Irish Accordion Music by Finbarr Dwyer
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
Roll Away The Reel World by James Keane
Seanchairde by Dermy Diamond, Tara Diamond, Dáithí Sproule
Seán Ryan CD1 by Sean Ryan
Seisiún Ceoil Bhéal Feirste by Various Artists
Seven Evenings, Seven Mornings by Shantalla
Shaskeen Irish Pub Session by Shaskeen
Solas by Solas
Spin by Whirligig
Sporting Nell by Tommy McCarthy
Stark Ravin' by Roy Johnstone
Sugrú by Eilish O'Connor
Sweeter As The Years Roll By by James Keane
The Boy In The Gap by Paddy Taylor
The Bucks Of Oranmore by Joe Burke
The Coming Of Spring by Cliff Moses
The Donegal Fiddle by Various Artists
The Fiddle Music Of Donegal - Volume Three by Various Artists
The Fine Art Of Piping by Liam O'Flynn
The Floating Bow (Traditional Fiddle Music From Donegal) by John Doherty
The Gaelic Heritage: Traditional Music From Connemara by Various Artists
The Gathering by Various Artists
The Good Ear by Dougal Adams And Ormonde Waters
The Iron Man by Tommy Peoples And Daithi Sproule
The Leitrim Cake by Joe 'Lacky' Gallagher
The Liffey Banks by Tommy Potts
The Madrid Sessions by Philippe Barnes And Tom Phelan
The Purple Heather CD2 by Vincent Campbell
The Rare Stuff by The Rare Stuff
The Road From Ballinakill by Mike And Mary Rafferty
The Rough Guide To Irish Folk by Various Artists
The Smoky Chimney by Eoghan O'Sullivan, Gerry Harrington, Paul De Grae
The Tap Room Trio by Tap Room Trio
The Three Piece Flute by Desi Wilkinson
The Twentieth Anniversary Collection by Various Artists
The World Pipe Band Championships 2006 by Various Artists
This Side Up by Tania Elizabeth
Three's Company by Martin Meehan
Track Across The Deep by London Lasses And Pete Quinn
Traditional Fiddle Music From County Clare by Vincent Griffin
Traditional Flute Music In The Sligo-Roscommon Style by Catherine McEvoy With Felix Dolan
Traditional Music From Ireland by Kieran Fahy
Traditional Music From Ireland by Seamus Creagh And Aidan Coffey
Traditional Music Of Ireland by Paddy O'Brien
Traditional Music Of Ireland by James Kelly, Paddy O'Brien, Daithi Sproule
Traditional Music Of Ireland And The Bucks Of Oranmore by Joe Burke And Charlie Lennon
Traditions by Maggie Sansone
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Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

Master Crowley's

This is one of a few tunes I know by this name. I pulled this off a nameless tape of a bouzouki player, and this was the simplest version he did of the tune.

The B Part throws that squirrely downhill run in the first tow measures (and then repeats it right away)--it's important to keep your fingers relaxed. I bow this section with more slurring than usual--seems to add to the falling downhill effect.

Will

# Posted on September 13th 2001 by Will Harmon

Crowley's

Well,Will, this is the only version (albeit a bit different) of the tune I play although I know there's others out there of the same name and this is one of my favourites.Why?-the discussion about tunes you hate made me think about tunes I like and the ones I like often have really juicy sections on the bottom strings of the fiddle and this is one them-not complex but it hits the spot,as they say! That,and the contrast between the two parts,it's a cracker.When I get the hang of the abc, I hope to post a few of my favourites.
Dave

# Posted on September 13th 2001 by biggus dave

G string raves

I agree, Dave, there's something about that sweet growly low stuff that really grabs me. So enjoy the Red Crow, and Nine Mile Stone (listed here as Frankie Kennedy's I think), Farewell to Erin, and even just the first bar of Mullingar Races. Now if I could just find a fiddle that growled with the right warmth and resonance!

Check out the abc tutorial on the main abc site in the links section--it'll have you posting tunes in no time.

Will

# Posted on September 13th 2001 by Will Harmon

Master Crowley's

Oh, I like this one! This goes in the tune book for sure!

Hey, would that be Aleister Crowley? ;-)

# Posted on September 13th 2001 by JeffK627

777

No,Jeff,somehow I don't think it would! :-) but then again....
Dave

# Posted on September 13th 2001 by biggus dave

777

Hmmm... "Jig how thou wilt shall be the whole of the trad?" :-P

# Posted on September 14th 2001 by JeffK627

Oh JEFF.... hehehehe

# Posted on September 14th 2001 by Zina Lee

Master Crowley's

There are three reels I know of by this name, and they're all great tunes. I can only assume Master Crowley was either a gifted composer, or had goos taste in tunes. This one's got an air of hysteria about it. I look forward to adding it to my repertoire.

# Posted on September 15th 2001 by CreadurMawnOrganig

Hysteria

Well, yes, a wailing kind of chaos in that B part. I guess that's why it struck me as appropriate for posting this week....
Will

# Posted on September 15th 2001 by Will Harmon

Master Crowley's

At a recent session the lead fiddler sharpened the high A in the 1st and 3rd bars of the second part to Asharp, giving an exciting urgency to these measures. Must be one of the rare occasions when you come across an Asharp in Irish fiddle music. Guaranteed to excite the whistle players!

# Posted on September 18th 2002 by Trevor Jennings

Master Crowley's

Further to my previous comment today I should have mentioned that the Asharp applies also in the 5th bar of the second part. Sorry!

# Posted on September 19th 2002 by Trevor Jennings

Master Crowley's

He probably got the sharpened A bit from a recording that Sean Keane did of it - also the G string work in the first part allows for a lot of interesting variation.

# Posted on December 2nd 2003 by Jamie

"Miss Patterson's Slippers"

Also known as "Master Crowley's"
Submitted on January 16th 2003 by what?!!?.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1345

# Posted on May 13th 2006 by ceolachan

Matt Molloy

Matt Molloy plays this on the Paul Brady/Andy Irvine/Matt Molloy album "The Gathering" (1992).

# Posted on May 19th 2007 by Martin_BC

Lovely version of this tune...

On the Kevin Burke and Cal Scott CD "Across the Black River".

# Posted on June 8th 2007 by timmy!

This tune appears in D Dorian...

# Posted on November 5th 2007 by dbritton

Dmix setting

The link to tune #1345 posted above now does not work, so I'm posting that interesting Dmix version back up here in the comments section, as it was sent to me by e-mail back in November last year.

X: 1
T: Miss Patterson's Slippers
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmix
|: A,D D/2D/2D A,DFD | ECB,C G,CEC | A,D D/2D/2D A,DFA | GE^cE FDEC |
| A,D D/2D/2D A,DFD | E/2G/2E CE G,ECE | DEFD EFGA | GE^cE FDD2 :|
|: dgfg egdg | ecBc Gcec | dgfg egdB | cGEG FEDA |
dgfg egdg | ecBc efgG | FGAB cGEG | A^cGE FDD2 :|
Adfd Adfd | ecBc Gce^c | Adfd Adfa | ge^c'e fd^cB |
Adfd Adfd | ecBc efgG | FGAB cGEG | A^cGE FDD2 ||

# Posted on April 24th 2008 by Dr. Dow

I think that version was transcribed from the playing of John Doherty.

# Posted on April 24th 2008 by Dr. Dow

Here's the Kevin Burke version played on "Across the Black River" with Cal Scott

# Posted on February 4th 2009 by bobbi

Master Crowley's

Here's an arrangement for the whistle

X: 1
T: Master Crowley's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Edor
|:Be (3eee befe|edBd Adfd|Be (3eee Begb|
afde feed|Be (3eee Befe|edBd Adfd|
Be (3eee Begb|1 afdf feed:|2 afdf feeA||
|:Bbab fgeg|fd (3ddd Adfd|Bbab fgeg|
fdAF FEEA|Bbab fgeg|fd (3ddd Adfd|
EFGA BABd|1 AFdF FEEA:|2 AFdF FEEd||

# Posted on April 16th 2009 by bogman

Master Crowley's

And here's a nice arrangement by two young fiddlers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-rBSpgmen0

# Posted on April 16th 2009 by bogman

Mmm, that's too modern to my ears.

# Posted on April 16th 2009 by slainte

Tommy Potts's rendition is not listed here because the track has been linked to another reel called 'Crowley's'. You can hear it on The Liffey Banks:
http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/289

# Posted on May 20th 2010 by birlibirdie

I always think of Hugh Gillespie's setting of this tune. You can listen to it here
http://www.juneberry78s.com/sounds/Hugh%20Gillespie%20-%20Master%20Crowleys%20Reels.mp3

# Posted on May 6th 2011 by Mad Baloney