McGoldrick's

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on January 21st 2003 by Dow.

This tune has been added to 69 tunebooks.

Also known as Dorrian's, Michelle O'Sullivan's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• ...And They Danced All Night by North Cregg
• All Things Considered by Danu
• Beginish by Beginish
• Brock McGuire Band by Brock McGuire Band
• Damp In The Attic (I Was Flyin' It) by P.J. King, Martin Murray, Cyril O'Donoghue, And Colm Murphy
• Ear To The Ground by Midnight Court
• From The Chest by Kevin O'Connor
• Goodnight Ginger by John McCusker
• Jigs To The Moon by Dordan
• Snug In The Blanket by Paddy O'Brien
• The Bunch Of Keys by Jason O'Rourke
• When The World Was Wide by Trouble In The Kitchen

X: 1
T: McGoldrick's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
d2Ad cdAd|(3Bcd ef gefe|d2Ad cdAF|GEEF GABc|
d2Ad cdAd|(3Bcd ef g2fg|afge fdec|dAAF GABc:|
|:d2fd Adfd|d2fa gece|d2fd Adfd|ceAc eAce|
d2fd Adfd|(3Bcd ef g2fg|afge fdec|dAAF GABc:|

This gets played surprisingly often at sessions in my area. If you're sick of playing "The Humours Of Tulla", this makes a nice alternative since it can fulfil a similar "function" in a set.

# Posted on January 21st 2003 by Dow

I notice that this is transcribed as a single reel on Henrik Norbeck's index, but I've only ever heard it played as transcribed here. Anyone know how it was originally meant to be played?

# Posted on January 21st 2003 by Dow

I play it this way Nice tune

# Posted on January 21st 2003 by bb Cruella de vil

I know you do you great galah

# Posted on January 21st 2003 by Dow

Oh - were you talking about me? I dont play it that often tho...*bb is blushing no* doh!

# Posted on January 21st 2003 by bb Cruella de vil

LOL

# Posted on January 21st 2003 by Dow

Other sources

This reel is called Michelle O'Sullivan's on Danu's "All Things Considered", and can be found under the name of "Dorrian's" on Richard Moon's Tune Database.

# Posted on January 31st 2003 by Dow

Another possible title

I rarely hear this tune despite having been playing it for almost 20 years. I learned it from fiddler Dermot McLaughlin and taught to quite a few other people who, no doubt, taught it to others. So don't be surprised if you hear it called "Dermot McLaughlin's". I hesitate to add that title to "another name" as it has not been codified by appearing on a recording as "D McL's". I am almost sure a version of it was recorded under some other title by the excellent Scots band "Jock Tamsen's Bairns" many moons ago.

# Posted on February 1st 2003 by LongNote

I was playing this today and was struck by its similarity to Hand Me Down The Tackle http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/800. Maybe it was derived from that reel.

# Posted on April 26th 2006 by Dow

The tune 'Longnote' is refering to is 'Mrs Gordon's Reel of Uvie', a William Marshall tune, first published in 1822. The first part is very similar to 'McGoldrick's' but the second part seems quite different. It is however feasible that the Irish version may have arisen out of the Marshall tune via Donegal.

# Posted on December 15th 2007 by niall_kenny

Also it may be worth noting that although Jock Tamson's Bairns are not well known in Ireland, Dermot McLaughlin was familiar with the band from trips to Scotland in the 1980's, when we introduced them to him.

# Posted on December 15th 2007 by niall_kenny