Eileen O'Callaghan's

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on December 17th 2002 by Miss Lonelyhearts.

This tune has been added to 49 tunebooks.

Also known as The Canny Highland Fling, Geaghan's Fancy, Geehan's, Geogahan's, Geogehan's, Geoghagan's, Geoghan's, Geoghegan's Fancy, Grogan's, Grogan's Favorite, Grogan's Favourite, Paddy Canny's, Strone Johnny.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

All Ireland Champion by Darren Breslin
An Fhidil by Various Artists
An Historic Recording Of Irish Traditional Music by Paddy Canny, P.J. Hayes, Peader O'Loughlin, Bridie Lafferty
Aris by Le Cheile
Between The Sets by Barefield Ceili Band
Bright Early Mornings by Mary Staunton
Cornerboys by Patrick Street
Cuisle by Angela Deane
Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 3 CD Version by Matt Cunningham
Farewell To Connacht by Na Fili
Festival Of Traditional Irish Music by Various Artists
Give It Shtick by Matt Cranitch
Gone Dancing by Fine Friday
Gracenotes by Buttons And Bows
Hangin' At The Crossroads by Ceili Bandits
Ireland's Best Session Tunes CD 1 by Waltons Recording
John Daly by John Daly
Launching The Boat by Siona
Moving Cloud by Moving Cloud
Music Of A Champion by Brendan McGlinchey
Musical Memories by Charlie Lennon
Navvy On The Shore by Danny Meehan
On The Right Track by Coisir
Return To Droim by Colm Gannon
Seven Streams by The Turloughmore Ceili Band
The Celts Play Connecticut by Various Artists
The Frost Is All Over by Paul McGrattan
The Nervous Man by Mícheál O' Raghallaigh
The Story So Far by John Creavan
Traditional Flute Music In The Sligo-Roscommon Style by Catherine McEvoy With Felix Dolan

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

Eileen O'Callaghan's

Sorry I can't remember where I first learned this tasty little reel, but it was directly off a live player. I've note heard this tune played very widely, though it does crop up at sessions now and then.

I learned it as a single reel, played ABAB, and at a moderate pace. It fits well with reels in D major, but I also like to follow it with Eileen Curran in G dorian--the symmetry of the Eileen twins comes through in the titles and certain phrases in the melodies.

# Posted on December 17th 2002 by Miss Lonelyhearts

There are a few different names for this tune, and it sometimes gets played in A.

# Posted on December 17th 2002 by Dow

I play it in this key - nice tune

# Posted on December 17th 2002 by shoddy fiddle player

I don't, but hey I can use a capo and you can't! :-) )

# Posted on December 18th 2002 by Dow

Eileen O'Callaghan's

I'm glad to hear that other people are playing this. In the spirit of recent discussions about improving our posting of tunes, here's a more basic setting of the tune.

T: Eileen O'Callaghan's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
|G2 BG DGBA|GABd cAFA|GBB2 dcBc|defd cAFA|
|G2 BG DGBA|GABd cAFA|GBB2 dBB2|defd cAFA||
|dggf g2 fg|add2 adfe|dggf g2 fe|defd cAFA|
|dggf g2 fg|abag fgaf|dgg2 bgg2|defd cAFA||

There's another O'Callaghan's Reel, also in G, but it'sa different tune.

# Posted on January 9th 2003 by Miss Lonelyhearts

I just listened to the sound file of this tune and found it's the tune recorded as "Geehan's Reel" on Paul McGrattan's first solo album. I think nobody else calls that way. He wrote this might be a version of Trim the Velvet. Nice tune anyway, I'll learn it in the near future.

# Posted on January 13th 2005 by slainte

"The Canny Highland Fling" ~ every which way but loose ~

R: highland fling
K: G Major
|: FA |
G2 B>G D>GB>G | D>G (3Bcd c>AF>A |
G>B (3BBB d>B (3BBB | d>e (3fed c>A :|
|: (3FGA |
d2 g>f g2 f>g | a>d^c>d a>d (3gfe |
d>g (3ggg B>g (3ggg | d>ef>d c>AF>A |
d>gg>f (3gag f>g | a>ba>g f>ga>f |
b>g (3ggg d>B (3BBB | (3gfe d>B (3cBA ||

~ and it works nice in the key of A Major too... There are also a few places where a 'snap' ('<') wouldn't go amiss...

# Posted on March 12th 2006 by ceolachan

Or, as Dow would have it ~ "Geoghan's Fling"///

# Posted on March 13th 2006 by ceolachan

Part A, Bar 3 ~ for the sake of Tao ~

Optional foolery for bar 3 of the above ~

I think that is enough screwing around for the sake of Tao...
Dow/Mark made me do it...

# Posted on March 13th 2006 by ceolachan

Sister tune

There are many tunes related to this reel, including "Trim the Velvet," "Kiss the Maid behind the Barrel," "The Steampacket," etc. But the closest one is probably "the Milliner's Daughter": http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1409

# Posted on May 7th 2006 by slainte