Key signature: Bdorian
Submitted on August 25th 2004 by Dr. Dow.
This tune has been added to 70 tunebooks.
Also known as The Flood On The Road To Glenties.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Flooded Road To Glenties, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Bdor
|:A|FB~B2 cfec|cfec BAFE|FB~B2 caaf|gfeg ~f3e|
fafe cfec|~B3A defg|af~f2 fecB|cfec ~B3:|
|:c|dB~B2 aBgB|fB~B2 cBAc|dB~B2 abaf|gfeg ~f3e|
fafe cfec|~B3A defg|af~f2 fecB|cfec ~B3:|
The Flooded Road To Glenties
Reel written by Jimmy McHugh, posted on behalf of bb as it is one of her favourite tunes. Transcribed from Liz Doherty's album "Quare Imagination". In practice her long rolls start on the note below, followed by a short roll, but I've simplified this for the transcription, so for example e~f2e I've written as ~f3e and A~B2A as ~B3A.
# Posted on August 25th 2004 by Dr. Dow
Thanks Dow! Lads, this really is a tasty tune, I hope you'se all learn it!
# Posted on August 25th 2004 by bb
Ideas for some chords
I worked out some nice chords for this today. I know there are people out there who hate me for talking about chords, but hey, I'm a backer, and they might be useful for someone, so here goes:
|:Bm A |A E|Bm A|C#m F#m|
F#m A|G D|F#m|A E:|
|:Bm|Bm A|Bm A|C#m F#m|
F#m A|G D|F#m|A E:|
# Posted on August 25th 2004 by Dr. Dow
Thanks, Dow, for posting this tune! Actually, I posted it a month or so ago under "Gan Aimn" because I didn't know the name.
I learnt mine from a *very* static-filled tape. That, combined with my lack of skill at learning from Jesse Smith blazing fiddle has made our transcriptions different. Which is good!
Jonathan
# Posted on August 25th 2004 by jdave
Mark, thanks for the chords--the backers I play with love it when I suggest chords for new tunes, and your info here helps.
# Posted on August 25th 2004 by Will Harmon
Thanks Will. As long as people aren't getting the impression that I'm a cheeky young upstart telling other people how to play. I'm passionate about harmony and backing, and I only want to help and contribute in a positive way to this website, that's all. Jonathan, sorry for duplicating. I didn't thnk to do an advanced search for the abc. If Jeremy deletes this I'll post the chords in the comments of the other one.
# Posted on August 26th 2004 by Dr. Dow
There're quite a few different versions of this tune. I learnt one version in Paul Bradley's class at the Willie Clancy Week, then a completely version from Liz Doherty a couple of weeks ago, and this one's different again - they all make for good variations!
# Posted on August 26th 2004 by tbag
I don't think you tell other people how to play, Mark. *snicker*
# Posted on August 26th 2004 by Zina Lee
Imagine me smiling and obsessively ticking your name off on my list.
Zeens √
One of these days I must start taking those pills the doctor gave me for my syndrome :o⌡
# Posted on August 26th 2004 by Dr. Dow
Thank you for this
Didnt know McHugh of McHugh's on "Wintering out" wrote it.
Heard Mairi Campbell and Derek Hoy play it in the Castle arms, Edinburgh few yrs ago
# Posted on September 9th 2004 by Gordon Wilson
I noticed quite a difference between the version I learned of this, from the Victoria Bar session (Christina Smith), and the version Benny McHugh (Jimmy's son) plays. I quite like the low G# followed by the high A in his version
X:1
T:The Flooded Road to Glenties
R:reel
C:Jimmy McHugh
S:Benny McHugh, Sharkey's Bar Glasgow
Z:robin.beech@mcgill.ca
L:1/8
M:4/4
K:Bdor
FB B/A/B Gafe | cfec BAFE | FB B/A/B Ga a/g/a | gfeg f2 fe |
fgfe cfec | B/c/B cB cefg | aff2 egfe |1 cfec B2BA :|2 cfec B2Bc |:
dB B/A/B aBgB | fB B/A/B cBAc | dB B/A/B ABde | gfeg f2 fg |
gffe fgfe | cfec BAFE | FB B/A/B ABce | afec B2Bc :|
# Posted on September 5th 2006 by lildogturpy
For jdave's transcription of this, go here: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/3160.
# Posted on March 2nd 2007 by Dr. Dow
The Flooded Road To Glenties
Katie Boyle playing it on YouTube (second tune):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqfGl8jyAKY
# Posted on December 15th 2007 by Pere
The Flooded Road To Glenties
Is this an Irish tune then? id guess so like...Jimmy McHugh is an Irish soundin name! Could I play it in the Fleadh like?
# Posted on March 16th 2008 by never-too-old
The Flooded Road To Glenties
Here is the version Dave Cory plays on banjo on Track 7 from "Isn't Anyone Going To Stop Them?" by Magic Square
X:1
T:The Flooded Road to Glenties
R:reel
C:Jimmy McHugh
S:Dave Cory, Magic Square
L:1/8
M:4/4
K:Bdor
FB BF Bcaf | cfeB cBAB | FB BB Bc af | gfeg ef ff |
fgfe cfec | BF cF cdfg | afff ecef |1 cfec ABBA :|2 cfec ABBc ||
dB BB aBgB | fB BB cBAc | FB BB cAaf | gfeg effg |
fafe cfec | BFBc defg | af.ff ecfe | cfec ABBc :|
# Posted on July 25th 2008 by Laughtonb