The Banks Of Lough Gowna

jig

Key signature: Bminor

Submitted on June 17th 2002 by slainte.

This tune has been added to 373 tunebooks.

Also known as Banks Of Loch Gowna, The Banks Of Lough Gamhna, Lough Gowna, Pride Of Rock Chapel, Pride Of Rockchapel, The Shores Of Loch Ghamhna, Shores Of Lough Gowna, The Shores Of Lough Gowna.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 60th Anniversary Celebration by The Tulla Ceili Band
• A Tribute To Michael Coleman by Joe Burke, Andy McGann And Felix Dolan
• An Sliabh Glas by Tony O'Rourke
• Anything Strange? by Ditte Fromseier Mortensen
• Black Black Black by Cran
• Blowing Through The Reeds by Steve Shaw And Martin Cole
• Calliope House by Modesty Forbids
• Casey In The Cowhouse by Bobby Casey
• Claddagh Ring by The Tulla Ceili Band
• Claire Mann by Claire Mann
• Come Dance With Me In Ireland by Various Artists
• Coppers And Brass by Dick Gaughan
• Dancing Through Ireland by Various Artists
• Dancing To Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
• Darach by The Bonnie Loch Fiddlers
• Draiocht by Michael Rooney And June McCormack
• Family by Qristina And Quinn Bachand
• Foinn Seisiun 3 by Ennis/Dublin Session Group
• Gaughan by Dick Gaughan
• Give It Shtick by Matt Cranitch
• Goldfiddle by Matt McGranaghan
• In The Footsteps Of Coleman by Various Artists
• Irish Dance Music - Folkways LP by Various Artists
• Irish Music In Surround Sound by Various Artists
• Irish Piping, Flutes And Whistles by Various Artists
• Irish Traditional Music (on Uilleann Pipes, Hammered Dulcimer, Fiddle, Flute And Whistle) by Various Artists
• Kids In A Candy Store by Rick May And Gil Yslas
• La Route De L'orgie by Toutatis
• Light Through The Leaves by Various Artists
• Live In Alaska by Surreel
• Macalla Na HÓige by Hugh Healy And Colm Healy
• Milestone At The Garden by Irish Fiddle Masters From The 78 RPM Era
• Music From The Coleman Country by Various Artists
• My Heart Belongs To Jenny by Duck Baker
• Notes From The Heart by Mick, Louise And Michelle Mulcahy
• Pathway To The Well by Matt Molloy And John Carty With Arty McGlynn
• Patrick Street by Patrick Street
• Road Map Of Ireland by Tom McGonigle And Robert McGouran
• Rolling Harbour by Elandir
• Sceal Eile by Gerry Harrington And Eoghan O'Sullivan
• Spirit by Dervish
• The Best Of Patrick Street by Patrick Street
• The Best Of Seamus Tansey by Seamus Tansey
• The Crooked Rose by Stockton's Wing
• The Curlew by Cliff Moses
• The Green House by Grey Larsen And Paddy League
• The Green Mountain by Pat O'Connor
• The Irish Folk Festival '01 by Various Artists
• The Leitrim Cake by Joe 'Lacky' Gallagher
• The Long Long Note by Deiseal
• The South West Wind by Ronan Browne And Peter O'Loughlin
• The Trip To Cullenstown by Phil, John And Pip Murphy
• The Words That Remain by Solas
• Traditional Irish Tunes Played On The Tin Whistle (1/2) by Geraldine Cotter
• Travel 'n Style by Martin Nolan
• Turas Ceoil by Marcas O'Murchu
• Up And Away by Paul Smyth
• Zama Zama... Try Your Luck... by Battlefield Band

X: 1
T: Banks Of Lough Gowna, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Bmin
BcB BAF|FEF DFA|BcB BAF|
d2e fed|BcB BAF|FEF DFA|
def geg|1 fdB Bdc:|2 fdB ~B3||
|:def ~a3|afb afe|dFA def|
geg fdB|def ~a3|afb afe|
def geg|1 fdB ~B3:|2 fdB Bdc||

The Banks of Lough Gowna

This is a modern composition attributed to Paddy O'Brien, though it sounds really traditional. Quite popular tune. This version was found at "JC's ABC Tune Finder.

# Posted on June 17th 2002 by slainte

The Banks of Lough Gowna

This is in fact a traditional tune which pre-dates Paddy O'Brien and is listed in the "O'Neill's 1001" collection (Tune No. 264). It's a great jig and, for fiddles, works even better taken down a tone (ie ABA AGE| EDE C,EG| etc.) which is probably the more common way of playing it at Clare sessions.

# Posted on June 17th 2002 by Bannerman

There's a slightly different Aminor version, something like:

~A3 AGE | EDE ~G3 |~A3 AGE | c2d edc | ~A3 AGE | EDE GAB | cde ged | cAA A3 :|
:cde ~g3 | gea ged | cde ~g3 | geg ~a3 | cde ~g3 | gea ged | cde ged | cAA A3 :||

# Posted on June 18th 2002 by CreadurMawnOrganig

Banks of Lough Gowna

Paddy O'Brien composed a tune called "The Boys of Lough Gowna", which is in his book, it's a lovely Jig,
John

# Posted on June 25th 2002 by banjowalsh

I'm really ashamed of this very early post of mine. I naively believed what is said in the sleeve notes of Claire Mann's album, but it seems she or her friend mixed up this tune with "The Boys of Lough Gowna."

Here is what I play now:

~B3 BAF|FEF DFA|BdB BAF|d2e fed|
~B3 BAF|FEF DFA|def geg|fdB B2A:|
def ~a3|afb afe|dFA def|gag fdB|
def ~a3|afb afe|def geg|fdB B2A:|

It's not so much different, but I believe my version is influenced by Grey Larsen's. His concertina playing of this tune is really touching.

# Posted on June 27th 2004 by slainte

Banks of Lough Gowna

My thanks to Cheshire Puddy Tat for helping figure out how to find more tune names!

I heard this B minor variant in NYC at the beginning of the summer

X: 2
T: Banks Of Lough Gowna
T: From a NY Session - B minor
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
Q:400
R: Reel
K: Bmin
|:B2 B BAF| FEF DFA |B2 B B^AB|
| d2 e fed|B2 B BAF| FEF DFA |
|def gfe|1 fdB B2 z:|2 fdB B2 A:|
|:def a3 | afb afe|d2A def|
|gfe fdB| def a3 |afb afe |
|def gfe |1 fdB B2A:|2 fdB dBA:|

Just wanted to share this...

# Posted on October 26th 2007 by bledsoeo

You're welcome, bledsoeo--glad I could help.

Your setting there is very close to a version John Carty taught at a workshop this summer.

# Posted on October 26th 2007 by Will Harmon

Stocktans wing version

same name different tune

X: 1
T: lough gowna
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
AB |: cAB cBc| dcd ede| ~A3 cde | dcA AGE|
cAB cBc| dcd ~e3| ~a3 ged |1cAG A2 B:|2cAG A2d|
|: eaa aba|gef ~g3|eaa aba |ged cAA|
eaa eaa| gef ~g3| ~a3 ged| cAG A2d:|

# Posted on December 3rd 2008 by silas

Rescue.....

Another version of this great tune...
jig
Key signature: Adorian
Submitted on December 24th 2008 by Nasen.

X: 1

T: Banks of Lough Gowna
M: 6/8

L: 1/8

R: jig

K: Ador

ABG AGE|EDE G3|ABG AGE|c2d edc|

ABG AGE|EDE G3|cde ged|1 BcB A2G:|2 BcB A2B||

cde g2a|gea ged|cde g2a|geg a2B|

cde g2a|gea ged|cde ged|1 cAA A2B:|2 BcB A3|]

# Posted on December 25th 2008 by bogman

Paddy Killoran's

On Dublin Made Me.

Their version is different enough, but obviously the same tune.

# Posted on March 24th 2010 by Nico

second tune in this set, as I would hear it... (i.e. the tone lower because of the C concertina rather than the setting)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p44lBEK0S6c

# Posted on July 23rd 2010 by Loughcurra

...sorry, I'm talking rubbish, it's friday, ignore that

# Posted on July 23rd 2010 by Loughcurra

Two versions of the B part (measures 3 and 4 clash)

I discoverd the following while learning this tune from my wife.

O'Neill's version and the version posted above by bogman have the repeat of the initial ascending figure starting on the first beat of measure 3:

" | def geg | " in the B minor version.

In contrast, the main version shown above has the ascending figure delayed to beat 2 of measure 3, the climb being delayed by an extraneous set of three notes (dFA) introduced on beat one.

This somewhat ragged or asymetrical version must be getting a lot of play, since it is in fact essentially the same as the version my wife was taught (in A minor) by harper Grainne Hambly.

This is not a minor problem, as you must know which version your colleagues will be playing to avoid a big clash on B.

# Posted on September 6th 2010 by mallette

The Banks of Lough Gowna

Here's an interesting version by the Mulcahy's, the third tune. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xrk78FTY6tQ

# Posted on November 14th 2010 by bogman

sorry, meant the second tune.

# Posted on November 14th 2010 by bogman