Gorman's

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on March 22nd 2003 by Dow.

This tune has been added to 46 tunebooks.

Also known as Gorman's Highland Fling, John Gorman's, Johnny Gorman's, Johnny Henry's, Throw Away The Keys.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 3(three) by Birkin Tree
• A Tribute To Paddy Cronin... Master Irish Fiddler by Tom Dunne
• Ar An Bhfidil by Oisin MacDiarmada
• Blue Room by Orion
• Caise Ceoil by Various Artists
• Contentment Is Wealth by Matt Molloy And Sean Keane
• Cuisle by Angela Deane
• D Flute Album by Kevin Crawford
• Days Of Doolin by Dulsert
• Fierce Traditional by Frankie Gavin
• Hives Of Honeyed Sound by Padraic Mac Mathuna
• Jigs And Reels by The Aughrim Slopes Ceili Band
• Melting Snow by Orla Harrington
• Memories From The Holla by Peter Carberry, Angelina Carberry And John Blake
• Mirth-Making Heroes by At The Racket
• Music For The Sets - Volume 6: Face The Hob by Various Artists
• Music On The Wind by Sean Moloney
• O' Bheal Go Beal by Marcas O'Murchu
• On Common Ground by Cillian Vallely And Kevin Crawford
• Pathway To The Well by Matt Molloy And John Carty With Arty McGlynn
• Roll Away The Reel World by James Keane
• Soltré by Soltré
• Sunshine Dance by Deiseal
• Tap Of The Foot by Just Us
• That's The Spirit by James Keane
• The Eagle's Whistle by Michael Tubridy
• The Kitchen Recordings by Sean O'Driscoll And Larry Egan
• The Leitrim Thrush by Neil Mulligan
• The Merry Love To Play by Peter Horan And Gerry Harrington
• The Mountain Road by Various Artists
• The Sligo Champion (CD 1) by Michael Gorman
• The Smoky Chimney by Eoghan O'Sullivan, Gerry Harrington, Paul De Grae
• The Story So Far by John Creavan
• The Tap Room Trio by Tap Room Trio
• The Thing Itself by Maeve Donnelly And Peadar O'Loughlin
• Throw Away The Keys by Brian Mac Aodha
• Traditional Flute Music In The Sligo-Roscommon Style by Catherine McEvoy With Felix Dolan
• Traditional Irish Music Played On The Uilleann Pipes by Robbie Hannan
• Traditional Music Of Ireland by Joe Burke
• Traditional Music Of Ireland And The Bucks Of Oranmore by Joe Burke And Charlie Lennon
• Two Miles To Tulla by Larry Gavin, Micheál O'Rourke And Charlie Lennon
• When The World Was Wide by Trouble In The Kitchen
• Wish You Were Here by Boys Of The Lough

X: 1
T: Gorman's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
~A2AB/c/ defa|~a2fd efdB|~A2AB/c/ defe|dBAF EFD2:|
~a3f defa|~a2fd efd2|~a3f defe|dBAF EFD2|
~a3f defg|adfd efdB|~A2AB/c/ defe|dBAF EFD2||

Now a common session tune and a favourite of flute players, probably thanks to Matt Molloy. This was transcribed direct from the playing of a flutist in Melbourne Australia.

# Posted on March 22nd 2003 by Dow

By the way, if you're backing there's a really neat trick you can do with the 1st part to make the tune suddenly move and "open out". Try starting on a chord of F#m and moving onto Bm for bar 2...

# Posted on March 22nd 2003 by Dow

Gorman's

I thought I learned this tune from Dow's transcription, but now find my version slightly different.

K: Dmaj
~A3B defg|a2fd edBd|~A3B defe|dBAF EFD2:|
~a3f defg|a2fd edBd|~a3f defe|dBAF EFD2|
~a3f defg|a2fd edBd|~A3B defe|dBAF EFD2||

I've never played or heard it in the real session, so don't know where it comes from. Maybe influenced by Harry Bradley and John Blake's flute duet setting.

# Posted on January 11th 2005 by slainte

Gorman's Schottische

R: schottische
K: Dmaj
A2A>B d>ef>g|a2f>d e>fd>B|A2A>B d>ef>g|a2f>d (3efe d2:|
a>ba>f d>ef>g|a2f>d e>fd2|a>ba>f d>ef>g|a2f>d (3efe d2|
a>ba>f d>ef>g|a2f>d e>fd>B|A2A>B d>ef>g|a2f>d (3efe d2|]

This setting is based on Harry Bradley and John Blake's flute duet. Seosamh Ó Neachtain joins them to dance to the tune.

# Posted on February 27th 2006 by slainte

"Gorman's Highland Fling" ~ 16 bars

Now to do a 'slainte' on 'slainte' ~ check out this near relative, and the similarities are there, most probably a direct relationship:

"Jenny Will You Marry Me?" / "Some Say the Devil is Dead"
Key signature: G Major (~ also played in A & D Major)
Submitted on September 17th 2003 by Northcregg.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1990

# Posted on March 27th 2006 by ceolachan

Johnny Gorman's

I know the tune orignally posted by Dow as simply Gormans, or Throw Away the Keys.

Matt Molloy, John Carty, and Arty McGlynn recently recorded a different tune under the title Johnny Gorman's, on their 2007 cd Pathway to the Well (http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/2801).

It's in G, and as far as I can tell, an entirely different tune:

X: 1
T: Johnny Gorman’s
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
D: Pathway to the Well, Matt Molloy, John Carty, Arty McGlynn
K: G
D3E ~G3A|B2 {d}BA ~B3c|d2 ge dB{d}BA|GE{G}ED EFGE|
DB,DE ~G3A|B2 {d}BA ~B3c|d2 ge dBAB|1 G2 g2 g2 GE:|2 G2 g2 g3a||
bagb a2 fa|gfeg dcBc|d2 ge dBAB|GE{G}ED Eega|
bagb a2 fa|gfeg dcBc|d2 ge dBAB|1 G2 g2 g3a:|2 [G6G,6] GE||

# Posted on December 24th 2007 by Miss Lonelyhearts