Barrel Rafferty's

reel

Key signature: Dmixolydian

Submitted on September 5th 2008 by swisspiper.

This tune has been added to 7 tunebooks.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Celtic Winds (Irish Music In America) by Various Artists
• New Day Dawning by Cherish The Ladies
• The Dangerous Reel by Mike And Mary Rafferty
• The New Broom by Willie Kelly And Mike Rafferty With Donal Clancy
• The Old Fireside Music by Mike And Mary Rafferty
• Traditional Irish Music In America: The East Coast by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Barrel Rafferty's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmix
A4|:GEcE EDD2|AcBG A2ge|edce edde|ged^c d2 cA|
GEcE EDD2|AcBG AAge|edce edde|ged^c d2 cA|
(3Bcd ef g2 ea|ageg ~g2ed|^cdef g2 ea|age^c d2 cA|
(3Bcd ef gg ea|agef g2 fg | afge fdez |1 dge^c d2=cA:|2 dfef d4||

From the "Old Fireside Music*, Mike & Mary Rafferty, transposed to abc by Lesl Harker.
Great tune!

# Posted on September 5th 2008 by swisspiper

Lesl has published 300 of Mike Rafferty's tunes in a book, see http://www.firescribble.net/rafferty/index.html

# Posted on September 5th 2008 by swisspiper

Barrel Rafferty's

I'm sure this is a version of "Jessie over the Bridge" or "Over the Bridge to Bessie": http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/3968/comments

Tom "Barrel" Rafferty was Mike Rafferty's father, who played the flute and pipes.

# Posted on September 5th 2008 by slainte

Jessie's 2nd part and the second part here have some similarities, but I think this are still two reels!

# Posted on September 5th 2008 by swisspiper

Celtic Winds tune

abcnotation.com has this version:

X:170
T: Barrel Rafferty's
T: Master McDermott
T: McDermott's Reel
T: Josie McDermott's
R: reel
D: Kevin Griffin "Down in Doolin"
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: D
A | D2 ED FAAB | d2 fe dB B2 | AF ~F2 DF A2 |\
BFAF EAFE |
D2 ED FAAB | d2 fe dB B2 | AF ~F2 D2 AF |\
EGFE D3 :|
A | df~f2 dfaf | g2bf affe | dBBA Bcde |\
fdgf e2 de |
faaf g2bf | affe dB B2 | AF~F2 D2 AF | EGFE D3 :|

Sounds much more like what I heard on Celtic Winds.

# Posted on March 11th 2011 by rtorrey