Maggie's

reel

Key signature: Edorian

Submitted on February 4th 2012 by ceolachan.

This tune has been added to 13 tunebooks.

Also known as The Three Sisters Reels #3, The Three Sisters Reels No. 3, The Three Sisters Reels, The Three Sisters.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Bloody Men by Steeleye Span
• Harvest Home by Filska
• Take The Bull By The Horns by Tom Doherty
• The Bees Knees by Hamish Moore And Dick Lee
• The Mighty Box by Luke Daniels
• The Rights Of Man The Concert For Joseph Doherty by Various Artists
• The Silver Bow: The Fiddle Music Of Shetland by Tom Anderson And Aly Bain
• The Three Sisters by Barry Kerr
• With A Banjo On My Knee by Damaris Woods
• Wooden Flute Obsession Disk 1 by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Maggie's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Edor
|: E2 G/F/E BEGE | D2 F/E/D ADFD | E2 G/F/E BEGA | B/c/d AF GEFD :|
|: E3 B BAFA | BAdA FADF |[1 E3 B BAFA |
BAdF GEFD :|[2 E2 GE BEGA | B/c/d AF GEFD ||

"The Three Sisters Reels #3" ~ "Maggie's Reel"

Here's the last of the three reels known as "The Three Sisters". This is full of the familiar, both the A & B parts, but I'll leave you to making those connections...

# Posted on February 4th 2012 by ceolachan

This is the sort of thing slainte enjoys. Where are you lad?

# Posted on February 4th 2012 by ceolachan

The second part reminds me of 'The Morning Dew'; not sure of the first one.

# Posted on February 4th 2012 by mrkelahan

Yes! ~ "The Morning Dew" - reel - for the B-part of "Maggie's Reel"

Submitted on May 25th 2001 by Jeremy.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/69
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/69/comments

&, for comparison, a take on the first part of "The Morning Dew" from one of my transcriptions ~

|: E3 B BAFA | EDEB AD F/G/A | E^DEB BAFA | BAdB ADFD :|

# Posted on February 4th 2012 by ceolachan

And the A-part?

# Posted on February 4th 2012 by ceolachan

"The Three Sisters" ~ via Tom Doherty

1. ) "Molly's Reel"
Submitted on January 31st 2012 by ceolachan
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/11748.

2. ) "Bridget's Reel"
Submitted on February 2nd 2012 by ceolachan.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/11755

3. ) "Maggie's Reel"

# Posted on February 4th 2012 by ceolachan

A little different, but maybe "Sean Frank's" for the A part?

# Posted on February 4th 2012 by mrkelahan

"Sean Frank's Reel"

Submitted on May 25th 2001 by Jeremy.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/102

Though the notation for this one is given as a single reel, the structure is that of a double, here's the A-part for comparison, simplified by reducing the triplets ~

EF |\
GEBE GEBE | FDAD FDAD | GEBE GEBE | AGFG E2 |
GEBE GEBE | ABAG FD D2 | G2 GF GBdB | AGFG E2 ||

& the A-part of "Maggie's Reel" simplified similarly ~

|: E2 GE BEGE | D2 FD ADFD | E2 GE BEGA | Bd AF GEFD :|

# Posted on February 5th 2012 by ceolachan

The three sisters is a great set. My problem is I have played all in other versions before (Monymusk, Drowsie Maggie, Sean Frank) and so I mix up all these versions and make another one ....

# Posted on February 6th 2012 by swisspiper