Drag Her Round The Road

reel

Key signature: Eminor

Submitted on November 19th 2002 by shanaway.

This tune has been added to 223 tunebooks.

Also known as 42 Bunratty, Andy Mc Gann's No 42, Andy McGann, Andy McGann's, Andy McGann's #42 Bunratty Reel, Andy Mcganns, Burke's, The Commonality Reel ?, Drag Her 'Round The Road, Drag Her Across The Road, Drag Her Along The Road, Drag Her Around The Road, Drag Her Cross The Road, Drag Her Round The Road, Drag Her Round The Roads, Draggin Across The Road, The Kiss In The Furze No. 2, The Piper On Horseback, Pullet And Cock, The Pullet And Cock, The Pullet And The Cock, The Pullet, The Shores Of Lough Graney, THE PULLET AND COCK.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

40th Anniversary 1946 - 1986 by The Tulla Ceili Band
A Tribute To Michael Coleman by Joe Burke, Andy McGann And Felix Dolan
Ace And Deuce by Ace And Deuce
An Fhidil by Various Artists
An Sliabh Glas by Tony O'Rourke
Angelina Carberry And Martin Quinn by Angelina Carberry And Martin Quinn
Any Old Time by Any Old Time
Are You The Concertina Player? by Kate McNamara
Around The World For Sport by The Doon Céilí Band
At Home by Cherish The Ladies
At The End Of The Day by Dervish
At The End Of The Day by Dervish
Baker's Well by Baker's Well
Bakerswell by Bakerswell
Bavan by Méabh O'Hare And Conor Byrne
Best Of Irish Traditional Music by Sean McGuire And Roger Sherlock
Caught In The Surf by Sheamus Heneghan And Family
Champions Of Ireland Concertina by Denise Shiel
Claire Mann by Claire Mann
Cronin And Burke by Johnny Cronin And Joe Burke
Damp In The Attic (I Was Flyin' It) by P.J. King, Martin Murray, Cyril O'Donoghue, And Colm Murphy
Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 7 by Matt Cunningham
Down From Bell Harbour by Chris Droney
Eavesdropper by Kevin Burke And Jackie Daly
Fonnchaoi by Verena Commins And Julie Langan
For Love And Laughter by Solas
Golden Lights And Green Shadows by Grainne Hambly
Happy To Meet by P.J. Crotty, Carol Cullinan, James Cullinan
Heart And Home by Lucy Farr
Hoof And Mouth by Open House
In The Footsteps Of Coleman by Various Artists
Ireland's Harvest : A Tribute To The Golden Years Of Music In Irish America by Joe Derrane, Frankie Gavin And Brian McGrath
Irish Dancer by Larry McKee And The Shandonairs
Irish Fiddle Solos by Pete Cooper
It's A Hard Road To Travel by Andy McGann And Paul Brady
King Of The Concert Flute by Seamus Tansey
Live At Trinity Hall by Trinity Hall Session Players
Live In Palma by Dervish
Matt Molloy, Paul Brady, Tommy Peoples by Matt Molloy, Paul Brady, Tommy Peoples
Morning Rory by Michael McGoldrick
Music For The Sets - Volume 6: Face The Hob by Various Artists
My Love Is In America by Various Artists
N� Keen Affair by Paddy Keenan
New Day Dawning by Cherish The Ladies
New Irish Harmonica by Brendan Power
Northern Lights by Kevin And Seamus Glackin
On TSean - Am Anall by Danny O'Donnell
Out Of Their Shell by Céide
P.J. Hernon by P.J. And Marcus Hernon
Pleasures Of Home by Winifred Horan
Reelin'in Tradition by The Mulcahy Family
Remember Des Donnelly by Des Donnelly
Rogha Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy 2007 by Various Artists
Roguery Road by Jason O'Rouke And Ruadhrai O'Kane
Sean McGuire Plays by Sean Maguire
Set On Stone by The Kilfenora Ceili Band
Shame The Devil by Turlach Boylan
Shantalla by Shantalla
Stormy Brew by Rig The Jig
Sugrú by Eilish O'Connor
Temple House 2 by Temple House Ceili Band
The Branch Line by Jack And Charlie Coen
The Celtic Album by Boston Pops
The Celts by Various Artists
The Cook In The Kitchen by John Brosnan
The Family Album by The McCarthys
The First Month Of Summer by Buttons And Bows
The Flute Players Of Roscommon - Vol 1 by Various Artists
The Funny Reel by Joe Burke, Andy McGann And Felix Dolan
The Kinnitty Sessions by Lunasa
The Music Of Kevin Keegan by Kevin Keegan
The New Strung Harp by Maire Ni Chathasaigh
The Next Turn by Trouble In The Kitchen
The Rights Of Man The Concert For Joseph Doherty by Various Artists
The Session by Na Connerys
The Shores Of Lough Graney by P.J.Hayes And Martin Hayes
The Silver Spire by Karen Tweed
The Tap Room Trio by Tap Room Trio
The Tie That Binds by Joe Derrane
The Tie That Binds by Various Artists
The Trip Over The Mountain by Michael Queally And Cyril O'Donoghue
The Woman I Loved So Well by Planxty
Toss The Fiddles by Various Artists
Track Across The Deep by London Lasses And Pete Quinn
Traditional Music Of Ireland On Button Accordion by Seamus Walshe
Tripswitch by John McSherry And Dónal O'Connor
Tune For Michael by Tom McConville
Unearthed by Paul McGlinchey
Unleashed by The Border Collies
Yvonne Casey by Yvonne Casey

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

Andy McGann's (Drag Her Round The Road)

My transcription from Andy McGann's & Paul Brady: " It's a hard road to travel"
GA|BEED E2DE|GEDB, D2B,D|GEED E2DE|GABG ABGA|
BE~E2 B,E~E2|GEDB, D2B,D|GEED E2DE|GABG AGEF||
G2GF GBdc|B2BA BcBA|GFGB dedB|(3ABA GB A2(3DEF|
G2FA GBdc|B2Ac BcBA|GFGB dedB|(3ABA GB A2||

# Posted on January 22nd 2003 by gian marco

Andy McGann's #42 by M�abh O'Hare And Conor Byrne

T:Andy McGann's #42
T:Andy McGann'sDrag Her Round The Road
M:4/4
L:1/8
S:Bavan by M�abh O'Hare And Conor Byrne
R:reel
Z:G.M.P.
K:EMin
GA|:BEED E2DE|GEDB, DAB,D|GEED E2DE|1~G3B A2GA:|2~G3B AGEF||
G2GF GBdc|A-BBA BcBA|~G3B dedB|1A2GB AGEF:|2A2GB A2GA||

# Posted on March 2nd 2004 by gian marco

Pullet?

This tune seems more or less identical to one called the Pullet on Lunasa's "Kinnity Sessions," though they have it in a different key. There is another, I believe better-known reel in A called the Pullet (it appears on Planxty's "Woman I Loved So Well") that is not on the site yet; it's different again from the Boys of Portaferry, which is the only reel listed under the name Pullet on the Session thus far.

# Posted on February 6th 2005 by gadamson

In the Petrie collection (collected in the mid-19th century) this is called the Pullet and the Cock. Drag Her Around the House is another variant on the exuberance/misogyny. Piper Patsy Touhey recorded his own setting of this, different than this in spots; even as far back as the Petrie the setting had the notes below D, suggesting that it was composed by a fiddler.

# Posted on March 30th 2005 by Kevin Rietmann

Pullet and the Cock (Tune #1148)

There is a Lucy Farr version of this tune (which may have originated in South Galway) under the name "The Pullet And The Cock" in Pete Cooper's "Irish Fiddle Solos" (Schott ED12734) - a collection of 64 tunes with an accompanying CD played by Pete Cooper.
This version (without ornaments) is
T:The Pullet And The Cock
M:2/2
L:1/8
R:reel
K:Emin
GA|BEED E2DE|EDB,D DEGA|BEED E2DE|1 GABA A2:|2 GABA A3|
E|G2GF GBdB|c2AB cded|B2BA GABd|dBGB AEED|
G2GF GBdB|cBAB cdeg|gedB c2eB|dBGB A2||
"end" GE|G6||
Pete Cooper says in his book that the "c" in Part B should be played a quarter-tone sharp as a "lonesome" note (i.e. half-way between c-nat and c#); I don't know whether this can be notated in ABC.
I'm told that there is a story from Devon (a county in the south-west of England) to the effect that a young farmer was on his way to market carrying a couple of cages of poultry when he came to a stile that was difficult to climb over with the cages. A young milk-maid (who else!) happened by and the young man asked her to help him, saying, "Would you hold my cock and pullet?"
Ahem...

Trevor

# Posted on June 12th 2005 by lazyhound

Pullet and the Cock (Tune #1148)

I've put a link to Pete Cooper's CD in the Records section.
Trevor

# Posted on June 12th 2005 by lazyhound

Pullet and the Cock (Tune #1148)

The interesting thing I've found about that quarter-tone "c" is that if you play it as c-nat or c# it just doesn't sound right; but as the "lonesome" note it does. It's really a little bit of genius, using that quarter-tone to represent the crow of the cock.

Trevor

# Posted on July 19th 2005 by lazyhound

Compare with ...

... a tune called The Kiss In The Furze No. 2.

From Josephine Keegan's collection of tunes, "A Drop In The Ocean ".

I've noted the key as G because the tune seems to resolve to G to me ... however it may be Eminor ...

X:1
T:The Kiss In The Furze No. 2
M:4/4
R:Reel
K:G
GA|:BEED E2DE|GEDB, DEGA|BEED E2DE|GABG ABGA|
BEED E2DE|GEDB, DEGA|BEED E2DE|GABG ABGA:||
|:G2GF GBdB|c2cB cedc|BcAB GBdB|cABG AGEF|
G2GF GBdB|c2cB cedc|BcAB GBdB|cABG ABGA:||

# Posted on July 25th 2005 by Aidan Crossey

Another Version

Tom Dowd's Favourite: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3224

# Posted on December 9th 2005 by slainte

"Andy McGann's No.42" / "Bunratty Reel" ~ Duplication from the future

K: e minor
GA |
BE{F}ED E{F}EDE | GEDB, (3DED B,D | GE{F}ED E{F}EDE | G2 BG ABGA |
B~E3 B,~E3 | GEDB, (3DED B,D | GE{F}ED E{F}EDE | G2 BG AD ||
EF |
G2 {A}GF GBdc | B2 {c}BA BcBA | G{A}GGF GBdc | (3ABA GB A2 (3DEF |
G2 {A}GF GBdc | (3BcB Ac ~B3 A | G2 GF GBdc | (3ABA GB A2 ||

This is from It's A Hard Road to Travel. Note the similarity to the Shores of Lough Graney.

# Posted on July 1st 2006 by andreal

NOTE: This reel is played usually single (16 bars), but some take it double (with repeats = 32 bars)...

# Posted on July 1st 2006 by ceolachan

There's a version on the Shannon/Gavin/McGoldrick/Murray album "Tunes", but the melody is weaker and less interesting than that on the Molloy/Peoples/Brady record.

# Posted on August 29th 2006 by nicholas

This tune is in the Gunn Book (Fermanagh 1865) as The Piper on Horseback

# Posted on November 12th 2009 by Sharon the Flute