Hughie Travers'

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on March 15th 2003 by geoffwright.

This tune has been added to 24 tunebooks.

Also known as Tommy McMahon's, Traver's, Travers'.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Clare Concertinas by Bernard O'Sullivan And Tommy McMahon
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 12 by Matt Cunningham
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 8 by Matt Cunningham
• Down From Bell Harbour by Chris Droney
• Foinn Seisiun 2 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
• In Concert by Gerry O'Connor And Gilles Le Bigot
• Journeyman by Gerry O'Connor
• Paddy And Bridget And Their Great Friends 2 by Various Artists
• Serenade by Mick McAuley And Winifred Horan
• Straight From The Bottle by Jameson's Revenge
• Strange But True... by Takuji Tamura And Yukio Kashiwagi
• Strangest Dream by Popcorn Behavior
• Sweeter As The Years Roll By by James Keane
• Temple House 1 by Temple House Ceili Band
• The Michael Sexton Ceili Band by The Michael Sexton Ceili Band
• They Sailed Away From Dublin Bay by Liam Farrell And Joe Whelan
• Traditional Irish Tunes Played On The Tin Whistle (1/2) by Geraldine Cotter
• Traditional Music From Ireland by Seamus Creagh And Aidan Coffey

X: 1
T: Hughie Travers'
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
|:Bc|dBBA B2GB|dBGB AGED|GABd g2ga|gedB A2Bc|
dBBA B2GB|dBGB AGED|GABd g2ga|gedB G2:|
* A2|Bdd2 edd2|edgd edBA|Bdef g2ga|gedB A2GA|
Bdd2 edd2|edgd edBA|Bdef g2ga|gedB G2 GA|
Bdd2 edd2|edgd edBA|Bdef g2ga|gedB A2Bc|
dBBA B2GB|dBGB AGED|GABd g2ga|gedB G2|]

Kitty Hayes

Many thanks to Peter Laban who added the following information regarding Kitty on the concertinanet website.
"Kitty learned this tune and the reelversion of it from her son Joe. After Kitty's husband Josie died, she played a bit on Jaqueline McCarthy's concertina one night, Joe persuaded her to buy a concertina and get back into playing at 70 and after being out of it for 45 years.
Joe was diagnosed with leakemia soon afterward but he kept at Kitty to keep her going. The two Travers' tunes re in fact the last tunes she played with him while visiting him in London during his treatment, he died very soon after. For this reason the tunes are very dear to her. In her kitchen recently, we played them they brought it all back to her, she was saddened but cherished the memory. Being back in the music pulled her through, in fact she said 'Peter, that concertina has been my salvation'. She's great and I love her to bits."

# Posted on March 15th 2003 by geoffwright

Geoff, I assume you must be talking about Clare concertina player, Kitty Hayes. Kitty has made a great come-back to traditional music here in Clare and great credit is due to Eoin O'Neill who recently produced a great CD of Kitty's music enabling us all to enjoy the talent of this remarkable lady.

# Posted on March 15th 2003 by Bannerman

"Hughie Travers' Jig" ~ the 6/8 of the 4/4

Key signature: G Major
Submitted on March 14th 2003 by geoffwright.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1514

# Posted on December 9th 2005 by ceolachan

Duplicate

Find another transcription here: http://thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3111.

# Posted on January 10th 2006 by Dow

"Hughie Travers' Reel" ~ drawn to it via a triplicate cut-and-paste

K: G Major
|: ge |
dB ~B2 ~B2 GB | d2 BG AGED | G2 B/c/d gaba | gedB A2 a/g/e |
dBBA B3 c | dG B/A/G AGED | GABd gaba | gedB G2 :|
|: GA |
Bd d/d/d ed d/d/d | gdBd edBA | B/c/d- dB edef | gedB A/B/A GA |
Bd d/d/d ed B/c/d | gd d/d/d edBA | B/c/d ef g2 ba | gedB G2 :|

# Posted on January 25th 2007 by ceolachan