The Virginia

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on June 28th 2002 by CreadurMawnOrganig.

This tune has been added to 325 tunebooks.

Also known as Virginia, The Virginia, The Virginian.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• After The Break by Planxty
• Bandalised by Vin Garbutt
• Ceilizemer: Shalom Ireland by The Freilachmakers Klezmer String Band And Driving With Fergus
• Ceol Tigh Neachtain - Music From Galway by Various Artists
• Cliabhán An Dúchais by Brid O'Donohue
• Comb Your Hair And Curl It by Catherine McEvoy, Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, Mícheál Ó Raghallaigh
• Contentment Is Wealth by Matt Molloy And Sean Keane
• Cuckanandy by Moving Cloud
• Flower Of The Red Mill by Sarah Blair
• Foinn Seisiun 3 by Ennis/Dublin Session Group
• Giorraíonn Beirt Bóthar by Bóthar Na Sop
• Harmony Hill by Dervish
• Irlande by Frankie Gavin, Arty Mc Glynn And Aidan Coffey
• Live At Trinity Hall by Trinity Hall Session Players
• Melodeon by John Gannon
• Mick Mulcahy And Friends by Mick Mulcahy
• Moving Cloud by Moving Cloud
• Notes From The Heart by Mick, Louise And Michelle Mulcahy
• Over The Edge by Moher
• Reeltime by Reeltime
• Relative Minors by Qristina And Quinn Bachand
• Rogha Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy 2007 by Various Artists
• Russell's House by Russell's House
• Tap Of The Foot by Just Us
• The Gentlemen Pipers by Various Artists
• The Green Mountain by Pay The Reckoning
• The Jolly Tinker by Kane O'Rourke
• The Last Order by Ceol
• The Living Wood by Maire Ni Chathasaigh And Chris Newman
• Toss The Feathers by Mountain Dew
• Turning Of The Tide by Fresh Fish
• Uilleann Pipes by Pat Mitchell
• Virginia by Birkin Tree

X: 1
T: Virginia, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
DBBA ~B3A | BAdB AFEF | DF~F2 ~A3B | AFBF AFEF |
DBBA ~B3A | BAdB ABde | ~f3e defe | dBAF BE~E2 :|
|:defe d3A | BAFA dAFA | dffe defg | afbf afeg |
~f3d efdB | AF~F2 ABcd | ~f3e defe | dBAF BE~E2 :|

Here's the tune JMH was after. It's an organic synthesis of various versions I've heard around in sessions, after being left to mature in my head for a few months.

# Posted on June 28th 2002 by CreadurMawnOrganig

Virginia reel

This is a great reel---one of my favourites.....We play it right after the Holly Bush at our session in Canada----I just got back from a great 2 week trip to Northern ireland, and heard it played there as well!

# Posted on June 30th 2002 by aoife

I always liked this one, it's got a sweet sound, always reminded me of a "major" version of "joe cooley's reel" although this tune is probably older.

# Posted on July 7th 2002 by B Rad

Error?

I'm guessing that in bar six of the second part you would want de instead of cd. As in the first part.

# Posted on September 24th 2006 by Katedu

Yeah. I guess it's so obvious that nobody has mentioned it.

# Posted on September 24th 2006 by slainte

Origin

What is the origin of this tune? Is it named after the U.S. state?

# Posted on January 22nd 2008 by Kheelch

Origin

Kheelch: Food for thought -- there is a "Virginia" in County Monaghan. Whether or not the tune is associated with that "Virginia" rather than the U.S. state of "Virginia" (or neither) would be up to someone more knowledgeable than I to say.

# Posted on February 21st 2008 by browndog