Key signature: Ddorian
Submitted on January 4th 2003 by shanaway.
This tune has been added to 21 tunebooks.
Also known as Abbey Leaks, The Abbeyleix.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Abbeyleix
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Ddor
|:D2ED CA, (3A,A,A,|FEFG AB (3cBA|d2ed cAdc|AcGE EDDC|
D2ED CA, (3A,A,A,|FEFG AB (3cBA|d2ed cAdc|AcGE ED D2:|
|:d2fd adfd|g2fg eABc|dDcD BDAF|GEFD EA,A,A|d2fd adfd|
g2fg eABc|dDcD BDAF|GBAG FD D2:|
The tune
i only have one thing to say, thi is a beast of a tune, good for the banjo, thats it
# Posted on May 23rd 2003 by Liam "banjo" Vernon
Abbeyleix
Where did it come from. Sounds nice.
-P�draig
# Posted on January 3rd 2004 by Pádraig
The Abbeyleix
Isn't this a Sean Ryan tune? I think the B-part's supposed to be in D major.
# Posted on April 10th 2004 by Dow
"variations", or rather, as written...
One of my favorite tunes to play at home...this is in fact a Sean Ryan composition. You can find it in a collection of his compositions called "A Hidden Ireland". The tune immediately after it is called the "County Leix reel", and it's just as twisty and they go nicely together, with the County first and then Abbey second. I'll try to take some time out to post that one.
A nice variation for bars 2 & 5 of the B part (and actually what is written for this tune in the collection):
gAfA eABA
At least on the fiddle if you play that and use cross-bowing all the way down it sounds mad cool.
Cheers
# Posted on May 12th 2004 by _Steph_
Errr...
Bar 6 rather
# Posted on May 17th 2004 by _Steph_
"The Abbeyleix Reel"
"The Hidden Ireland:
The First Selection of Irish Traditional Compositions of Seán Ryan"
Compiled by Brian Ryan
Page 27 ~ "The Abbeyleix Reel"
While they start the notation of with the key signature of D Major, the A-part of the tune has F & C as naturals throughout with any low G's sharped ~ G,#. The B-part is D Major...
# Posted on May 13th 2006 by ceolachan
The G,# mentioned above is in bars 1 & 5 of the A-Part of the melody, the slight difference from the tune given here, all notes are natural except for this accidental:
| D2 ED CA, (3A,^G,A, |
# Posted on May 13th 2006 by ceolachan
County Leix reel
"The tune immediately after it is called the "County Leix reel"
Could anyone jot down a couple first bars of that? I'm trying to id the name of a tune after the Abbeyleix from a session. Might be that.
Thanks, Lesl
# Posted on July 15th 2007 by LH
The Abbeyleix Reel
Can anyone direct me to any recording of this reel?
Thanks.
# Posted on May 31st 2008 by molaoch
Re: The Abbeyleix Reel
It's in the "Road to Port Fairy" set, which you can hear on Trouble In The Kitchen's MySpace page here: http://www.myspace.com/troubleinthekitchen
That tune starts at about 2:45 of the set... Good stuff
# Posted on June 1st 2008 by Reverend
Re: The Abbeyleix Reel
Also, Veronica McNamara has a CD at cdbaby called Petticoat Loose and it's on it
# Posted on June 1st 2008 by concertinaplayer
Re: The Abbeyleix Reel
Reverend.... thanks a lot...
concertina player.... thanks as well... do you know if her version is the same as the one in the database here?
# Posted on June 1st 2008 by molaoch
Re: The Abbeyleix Reel
Hi molaoch, I don't know if the versions are the same as I don't play the tune, but looking at the dots in Sean Ryan's book and at the dots in the database, I can see some differences.However, as I say, I don't really "know" the tune and so it might be that there are many versions out there with none of the dot versions being the generally played version, whatever generally played means? Perhaps someone here who knows the tune might be able to help further.
# Posted on June 1st 2008 by concertinaplayer
Re: The Abbeyleix Reel
it'll be hard to go past Trouble In The Kitchen's version........ you won't be disappointed
# Posted on June 1st 2008 by camwebby
Re: The Abbeyleix Reel
Yeah, Ado cranks it. Mad tune, a standout on an album full of excellent tunes.
# Posted on June 1st 2008 by kjay_bc_box
Re: The Abbeyleix Reel
I played the Abbeyleix at the festival in Canberra a couple of years back and none of the Trouble lads joined in. Maybe it was the way I played it
# Posted on June 1st 2008 by Dow
Re: The Abbeyleix Reel
yes, yes it was.
# Posted on June 1st 2008 by SirNose
Re: The Abbeyleix Reel
How did you know that, SirNose? You were in the beginners' session at the other end of the bar while I played with the rest of your band.
# Posted on June 1st 2008 by Dow