The Reel Of Bogie

reel

Key signature: Edorian

Submitted on July 20th 2004 by Kenny.

This tune has been added to 43 tunebooks.

Also known as Ballylander’s, The Cuffstreet Lasses, Mulcahy’s, Reel Of Bogey, The Reel Of Bogey, The Reel Of Boggey, Reel Of Bogie, The Reel Of Bogy, The Stile Of Ballylanders, The Style Of Ballylanders, The Tramp's, The Tramps.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

A Selection Of His Music by Dermot Grogan
Atlantic Wave by Paddy Reynolds, Charlie Mulvihill, James Keane, Felix Dolan
Century by The Kilfenora Ceili Band
Cold In April by Mat Walklate
First Through The Gate by Brian Conway
John Bowe And Mary Conroy by John Bowe
Katy Bar The Door by Randal Bays
Leitrim's Hidden Treasure by McNamara Family
McGreevy And Cooley by John McGreevy And Seamus Cooley
My Love Is In America by Various Artists
Open Hearth by Mary And Andrew MacNamara
Raise The Rafters by Raise The Rafters
Raise The Rafters by Molly's Revenge
Return To Droim by Colm Gannon
Seven Streams by The Turloughmore Ceili Band
Simple System by Dan Isaacson
Songs, Jigs, Reels by Glenside And Kilfenora Ceili Bands
Stranger At The Gate by Paddy O'Brien
The Celts Play Connecticut by Various Artists
The Cobblestone Sessions by Various Artists
The Desperate Battle Of The Birds by Breabach
The Killavil Post by Dartry Ceili Band
Traditional Irish Fiddle Music by The Kilfenora Fiddle Ceili Band
Turning The Tune by Charlie Lennon

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

Reel Of Bogie

This is the "Reel Of Bogie" which I learned from Roy Gullane of the "Tannahill Weavers" in the early 70s, before they turned exclusively to Scottish traditional music. This version [ more or less ]has been recorded by the "Kilfenora Ceili Band". A very similar version has been recorded by Paddy O'Brien, and is in O'Neill's, so it's been around under that name for a long time, and certainly pre-dates "The Reel Of Rio".

# Posted on July 20th 2004 by Kenny

The Reel Of Bogie

What kind of music were they playing in the early 70's?

# Posted on March 1st 2003 by dafydd

Tannies

Mainly Irish - this was even before the 1st LP, after which they brought the pipes in, and it's been Scottish ever since.

# Posted on July 20th 2004 by Kenny

Different version

I was listening to the ceili band competitions on Ceili House and heard this tune, though it was a version that was comparably different than one posted here, especially the A-part, hence the transcription below.

Fiddler Tony deMarco plays it more or less the same way (with lots of variations) on "My Love is in America" and adds a special touch to the first part by playing the c#'s slightly flat (I think). This gives the tune a haunting, modal feel to it that I associate with older fiddle players.

X: 1
T: Reel Of Bogie, The
T: Tramp's, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Edor
S: Naomh Padraig Ceili Band
S: Ceili House, Oct. 8th, 2005
BE~E2 dEcE | ~B2AF DEFA | BE~E2 dEcE | ~B2AF E2FA |
|1 BE~E2 dEcE| ~B2AF DEFA | ~B3d cBce | dBAF E2FA :|
|2 B3B BAFA|(3Bcd AF DEFA |~B3d cBce | dBAF E2FE ||
D2 FA d3A | ~B2AF BFAF | D2FA defe | dBAF EGFE |
D2 FA d3f | edef g2fg | afge fdec |1 dBAF E2FE :|2 dBAF E2FA||

# Posted on October 15th 2005 by Bleedin' Heart

Another Version Soon To Come

A friend of mine just taught me a version of this tune he learned by his teacher, Brian Conway. I will post ABCs as soon as I make them.

# Posted on November 8th 2006 by Why Bother?

Brian Conway Version

Alright here it is
X: 1
T: The Reel of Bogey
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Edor
S: Brian Conway
dc|:BE ~E2 d2 cd|BFAF DEFA|BE ~E2 d2 cd|BFAF EFGA|
BE ~E2 d2 cd|BFAF DEFA|~B2 BA Bfec|1 dBAF EFGA:|2dBAF
EGFE||
D2 FAdc dB|AF ~F2 BFAF|DF (3ABc dfec|dBAF EGFE|
D2 FAdf eg|fddc defa|afdB ~B2 dB|dBAF EGFE:|

# Posted on November 16th 2006 by Why Bother?

Nice powerful version here:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=hX3cETXDs60

# Posted on July 4th 2008 by Larshansen

From the West Limerick 102 Radio Concert 2007, All-Ireland Senior Céili Band Champions, “The Allow” Céili Band play a set of four reels: “Lucy Campbell”, “The Mountain Top”, “The Reel of Bogie.”

http://comhaltas.ie/music/detail/comhaltaslive_248_3_allow_ceili_band

# Posted on July 4th 2008 by Phantom Button

Oops... I didn't notice that the YouTube version of this is already posted. But maybe it's a good idea to link these to the Comhaltas website instead of YouTube.

# Posted on July 4th 2008 by Phantom Button

YES!!! 8-)

Note: I have a perscription for those glasses, in case of any impending threat...

# Posted on July 4th 2008 by ceolachan

A jig version, maybe...

Clancy's: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/9283

# Posted on May 1st 2010 by slainte

Other titles

This tune appears as 'The Reel of Bogie' in the O'Neill collections, but in the Roche collection from the 1920's as 'The Stile of Ballylanders' and later in Bulmer and Sharpley's "Music of Ireland" as 'The Style of Ballylanders' (wonder what this title refers to?). Other sources give the titles 'Cuffstreet Lasses' and 'Mulcahy's'. Looks like this tune gets around...

# Posted on April 16th 2011 by rwwt

Other titles

Thanks for doing the digging, rwwt- here's another connection that folks may be missing: move the tune up to A dorian & you more or less have "Old Cuffe Street". Which is interesting, given that "Cuffstreet Lasses" is amongst the titles you found. Hmmmm.....

# Posted on November 4th 2011 by jaychoons

Very different setting of Reel of Bogie than I'm used to.

# Posted on November 18th 2011 by Mad Baloney

Bleedin Hearts is more in line with how I know the tune.

# Posted on November 18th 2011 by Mad Baloney

Bogie

I have a version that comes from a tape of Tom Busby's piping, recorded by Ronnie Wathen I believe :

T:Reel Of Bogie, The
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:reel
K:EDor
BE E2 BAFA | BFAF DEFA | BE E2 BAFA | dcdf e2 dc |
BE E2 BAFA | BFAF DEFA | dcde fdef |1 dBAF EFGA :|2 dBAF EGFE ||
D2 FA d3 A | BdAd BAFE | D2 FA dcdA | BdAF EGFE |
D2 FA dcdf | edef g2 fg | afge fdec |1 dBAF E2 FE :|2 dBAF EFGA ||

# Posted on November 18th 2011 by Prof. Prlwytzkofski

That was a cut paste mistake, I try again:

T:Reel of Bogie
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
K:ADor
Bd|eA ~A2 ed(3Bcd|eAAF ~G3 (3Bcd|eA ~A2 ed(3Bcd|gedB A2 Bd|
eA ~A2 eA ~A2|eAAF ~G2 Bd|~e3 f ~g2 ag| e2 dB A2||
(3cBA| ~G2 Bd ~g3 e|dB ~B2 dBBA|~G2 (3Bcd ~g3 e| dedB AcBA|
G2 Bd ~g3 |dedB dega|bgag eaaf|gedB A2||

# Posted on November 18th 2011 by Prof. Prlwytzkofski