John 'Watt' Henry's

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on February 3rd 2006 by Kenny.

This tune has been added to 23 tunebooks.

Also known as Casagh, The Casagh, John Henry's, John Watt Henry's, Johnny Henry's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Ar An Bhfidil by Oisin MacDiarmada
• As I Carelessly Did Stray... by Harry Bradley
• Caise Ceoil by Various Artists
• Celanova Square by Calico
• Claire Mann by Claire Mann
• Driven by Donall Donnelly And Brian Hanlon
• Evergreen by Becky Tracy
• Hives Of Honeyed Sound by Padraic Mac Mathuna
• Lucky In Love by Charlie Lennon And Mick O'Connor
• Memories From The Holla by Peter Carberry, Angelina Carberry And John Blake
• Mirth-Making Heroes by At The Racket
• O' Bheal Go Beal by Marcas O'Murchu
• Seisiún Na H-Éireann 2006 Festival CD by Various Artists
• Sunshine Dance by Deiseal
• The Family Album by The McCarthys
• The Home Ruler by Catherine McEvoy
• The Kitchen Recordings by Sean O'Driscoll And Larry Egan
• The Mountain Road by Various Artists
• The Natural Bridge by Ben Lennon And Friends
• The Story So Far by John Creavan
• The Wind Among The Reeds by Tommy Keane And Jaqueline McCarthy
• Traditional Flute Music In The Sligo-Roscommon Style by Catherine McEvoy With Felix Dolan

X: 1
T: John 'Watt' Henry's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
G2 Bd dGBd | dGBd cAAD | G2 Bd dGBd | ecAc BGGF |
G2 Bd dGBd | dGBd cA A2 | G2 Bd dGBd | ecAc BG G2 |
g2 gd e2 eg | d2 Bd cA A2 | g2 gd e2 eg | dBAc BG G2 |
g2 gd e2 eg | d2 Bd cA A2 | GABc defa | gedc BG G2 |

John "Watt" Henry's

Another fine reel from the repertoire of Sligo fiddler John "Watt" Henry. Someone asked about this tune a few weeks back. I've assumed it's in G, because it has that feel about it. The only 2 recordings I have of it are in odd keys. Matt Molloy plays it on a low-pitched flute, round about Bb on the "Fire Aflame" recording with Sean Keane and Liam O'Flynn. Accordeon player Luke Daniels plays it in F# [ in the key of F on an Eb box, if that makes sense ], on a compilation CD called "Evolving Tradition".

# Posted on February 3rd 2006 by Kenny

John Henry's

This is the tune Calico recorded on 'Celanova Square.' I'll put a link from that tune to here in case anyone's looking for it. It's also a slightly different setting that I'll try to post abcs for at some stage.

# Posted on February 3rd 2006 by Phantom Button

Claire Mann

This is also the tune that Claire Mann recorded on her appropriately titled "Claire Mann" CD.

# Posted on February 4th 2006 by Jason G

Claire Mann learned it off Calico's Celanova Sq.

# Posted on February 4th 2006 by slainte

Bernadette MaCarthy and Henry Benagh play the bejeezus out of this one in a fiddle duet included on the McCarthy's "Family Album". They play it in D.

# Posted on February 7th 2006 by Pawl

X: 1
T: John Henry's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
D: Calico - Celanova Square
R: reel
K: Gmaj
G2Bd dGBd|dGBd cAAB|AGBd dGBd|dBAd BGGD|
G2Bd dGBd|dGBd cAAc|B2DG dGBd|dBAd BGGd||
gd (3B^cd edeg|dGBd cAAd|gd (3B^cd edeg|dBAd BGGd|
gd (3B^cd gdeg|dGBd cA~A2|G2 (3B^cd egfa|gedc B2DE||

# Posted on May 17th 2008 by Dow

The Casagh Reel

Catherine McEvoy plays this reel as "The Casagh Reel" on her latest solo album. According to the notes, it's a 1950s composition of South Sligo fiddler Johnny 'Wat' Henry and named after a small village near the fiddler's birthplace, Doocastle. Not sure where this piece of information comes from, but it's probably from a reliable source.

# Posted on May 26th 2008 by slainte