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Crowley's

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on December 4th 2002 by Dow.

This tune has been added to 59 tunebooks.

Also known as Crowley's Highland Fling, Crowley's No. 2, Master Crowley's Highland Fling, Master Crowley's Reel (2).

Recordings of a tune by this name:

1891-1945 Disc 1 by Michael Coleman
3 Way Street by Moloney, O'Donnell, Egan
Across The Pond by Kevin Griffin, Roger Burridge And Others
An Toilean Aerach by Johnny Connolly
Atlantic Breeze by Shaskeen
Bimis Ag Ol by Ronan Le Bars
Collection Of Jigs And Reels by Shaskeen
Cooley by Joe Cooley
Cotton-Eyed Joe by The Chieftains
Crossing The Bridge by Eileen Ivers
Cuts From The Turf by Hooley
Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 12 by Matt Cunningham
Diamonds by Rapalje
Evening Comes Early by John Doyle
Flea Ceoil by Various Artists
From The Archives by Sean McGuire And Josephine Keegan
Humdinger by Paul Brock And Enda Scahill
In Ireland by James Galway And The Chieftains
In Safe Hands by Various Artists
Johnny O'Leary Of Sliabh Luachra by Johnny O'Leary
Live At Mona's by Various Artists
Long Expectant Comes At Last by Cathal McConnell
Looking For The Early Opener by Dana Lyn
Music From Co.Leitrim by Packie Duignan And Seamus Horan
New Irish Harmonica by Brendan Power
Nine Fine Irishmen's Sin E Ri-Ra by Sin E Ri-Ra
Open House by Kevin Burke
Pay The Piper: Music For The Sets Volume 3 by Various Artists
Plays The Irish Tenor Banjo by Kieran Hanrahan
Pleasures Of Home by Winifred Horan
Remember Des Donnelly by Des Donnelly
Reunion Concert: Fleadh Nua 2001 by All-Ireland Céilí Band Champions
River Reel by Begley,Glackin And O'Brien
Shaskeen Irish Pub Session by Shaskeen
The Gathering by Various Artists
The Iron Man by Tommy Peoples And Daithi Sproule
The Liffey Banks by Tommy Potts
The Three Piece Flute by Desi Wilkinson
Traditional Fiddle Music From County Clare by Vincent Griffin

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

X: 1
T: Crowley's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
e|f2ed edBc|dB{c}BA BAFA|~B3d AFDF|GE{F}ED EDB,e|
fd~d2 ec~c2|dB{c}BA BAFA|BcdB AGFD|EGAG FDD|
|:A|cd{e}dc dAFA|BGBd cA~A2|BdAd GdFd|EFGE FDD:|

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

At my local session, this always gets played after Crowley's #1, also posted on this site. I've found versions on JC's in which the two different variations of that descending phrase in the A-part are each repeated and made into an A- and B-part, making the whole tune in 3 parts. I've always found this posted version fairly "safe" for sessions though.

# Posted on December 4th 2002 by Dow

Please ignore the first "repeat" barline - I must have transcribed it by accident. You only play through the A-part once - at least in this setting.

# Posted on December 4th 2002 by Dow

I've more often heard the descending phrase in the penultimate bar of the B-part played:

| BGAF GEFD | or | B2AF GEFD |

# Posted on December 5th 2002 by granama

Another setting

Here's a version I learned from the playing of Boston-area fiddler George Keith. He plays it with a nice light touch, great lift, and flute-like rolls (evenly spaced cuts and lifts).

X: 1
T: Crowley's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
S: George Keith
K: Dmaj
e|f2 ed edBc|dB{d}BA BAFA|~B3d AFDF|GE{G}ED EFGe|
f2 ed edBc|dB{d}BA BAFA|~B3d AFDF|~E3G FDFA||
d2 dc dAFA|~B3d cAFA|B{d}B AF G2 FD|~E3G FDFA|
d2 d/d/c dAFA|~B3d cAFA|BdAd GdFd|~E3G FDde||

# Posted on June 9th 2005 by Will CPT

"Master Crowleys" ~ highland flung

R: highland fling
K: D Major
|: F>d |
f2- f>d e2 B>c | d2 B>A B>AF>A | B2 (3Bcd A>FD>F | G2 F>D (3EFG :|
|: FA |
(3ded d>c d>A (3FGA | B2 B>d c>AF>A |1 (3BcB A>F G2 F>D | E2 E>G F>D :|
2 (3Bcd A>d G>dF>d | E2- E>G (3FED ||

Flingin' it about, but also nice in 'G Major', and there are a few places in this one that would 'snap' nicely too...

# Posted on March 12th 2006 by ceolachan

Note: the title ascribed to the 'fling' is tongue in cheek... "Crowley's Fling" will to just fine...

# Posted on March 13th 2006 by ceolachan

My Setting........

# Posted on February 11th 2008 by dinn2