The Donegal

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on April 29th 2003 by Bannerman.

This tune has been added to 245 tunebooks.

Also known as Donegal, Miss Brown's, Miss Brown's Fancy, Ríl Dhún Na NGall, Ril Dhun Na NGall, Una Bhain, Una Bhain Ni Chuinneagain, Una Bhain’s Wedding.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

40th Anniversary 1946 - 1986 by The Tulla Ceili Band
A Man Apart by Sean Maguire
An Toilean Aerach by Johnny Connolly
Atlantic Fiddles by Various Artists
BBC Recordings by Richard O'Mealy
Before Leaving by Caoilte O'Suilleabhain
Between The Sets by Barefield Ceili Band
Bodega by Bodega
Both Ears And The Tail by Martin Carthy And Dave Swarbrick
Celtic Sessions by William Coulter
Cherish The Ladies by Peg McGrath, Kathleen Smyth, Mary Mulholland
Come To An Irish Dance Party by Laichtín Naofa Céilí Band.
Cuaichin Ghleann Neifin (The Little Cuckoo Of Glen Nephin) by David Power
Cuig by Blackbeers
Foinn Seisiun 2 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
Forty Years Of Irish Piping by Seamus Ennis
From The Archives by Sean McGuire And Josephine Keegan
Goldfiddle by Matt McGranaghan
Hungry Grass by Hungry Grass
In Your Ear by Seamus Egan
Irish Fiddle Player by Jimmy Power
Irish Piano Magic by J.J. Sheridan
Irish Traditional Music by Jim McKillop
Island Angel by Altan
Jean Carignan Plays The Music Of Coleman, Morrison And Skinner by Jean Carignan
Kilkenny Road by Kilkenny Road
Launching The Boat by Siona
Lios A 'Cheoil by Tom And Kerry Barrett
Live At The Crane by Dusty Banjos
Live At West Mabou Hall by Howie MacDonald, Dave MacIsaac And Mac Morin
Live In Belfast by Paul Bradley, Pádraig Rynne And Paul Meehan
Marie And Martin Reilly by Marie And Martin Reilly
Mick Mulcahy by Mick Mulcahy
Midnight On The Water by The Kings River Band
Music Of Ireland by Sean McGuire And The Four Star Quartet
O' Bheal Go Beal by Marcas O'Murchu
Over The Moor To Maggie by Inis
Pay The Piper: Music For The Sets Volume 3 by Various Artists
Rabharta by Feenish
Rince: Complete Irish Dancing Set - First Steps And Beyond by Various Artists
Rogha Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy 2007 by Various Artists
Skin And Bow by Declan Folan And Junior Davey
Songs, Jigs, Reels by Glenside And Kilfenora Ceili Bands
Stanley And Grimm, Another Round by Stanley And Grimm
Sugrú by Eilish O'Connor
Take The Bull By The Horns by Tom Doherty
The Celebrated Recordings by John Doherty
The Coleman Archive Vol. 2: The Home Place by Various Artists
The Dubliners In Concert by The Dubliners
The Final Round CD 1 by Kevin Joyce
The Gallowglass Ceili Band - Volume 2 by The Gallowglass Ceili Band
The Leitrim Equation by Various Artists
The Michael Sexton Ceili Band by The Michael Sexton Ceili Band
The Open Road by Steph Geremia
The Purple Heather CD1 by Vincent Campbell
The Seventh Veil by Theresa Kavanagh
The Stone In The Field by Tommy Reck
The Three Sisters by Barry Kerr
The Twentieth Anniversary Collection by Various Artists
Through The Round Window by Eamonn Coyne
Traditional Irish Fiddle Music by The Kilfenora Fiddle Ceili Band
TUNA by TUNA
Whistle O'er The Lave O't by Alex Green

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

X: 1
T: Donegal, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
((3A,B,C)|D2DE FDFA|dFAF BFAF|E2EF GFGA|Bd AF EGFE|
D2DE FDFA|dABF ABde|((3fgf) ((3efe) dBAG|1 FGEF D2:|2 FGEF D3A||
|:defg afdf|afdf a2gf|edef gfed|cdef g2fe|
defg afdf|afdf abag|((3fgf) ((3efe) dBAG|1 FGEF D3A:|2 FGEF D2||

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

Donegal Reel

This is the common version of the Donegal reel as played in most sessions.

# Posted on April 29th 2003 by Bannerman

Donegal

Really nice reel which to my knowledge is played by the Kifenora C

# Posted on April 29th 2003 by carrie

John Doherty's B Part

John Doherty added an ear-catching touch with a c natural in the b part to this reel. Here's my recollection of it:

|:defg afdg|fdfg bagf|e=cef (3gag fg|ecef (3gagfe|
defg afdf|afdf abag|((3fgf) ((3efe) dBAG|1 FGEF D3A:|2 FGEF D2||

# Posted on August 17th 2006 by Ger the Rigger

cracking early Dubliners version on YouTube, followed by the Lonford Collector
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=mYKhT0K_Dhk

# Posted on January 18th 2009 by Loughcurra

My favourite version of "The Donegal".....

http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/3403

# Posted on January 24th 2010 by Kenny

Mick Mulcahy's version

Mick Mulcahy is actually playing Lady Anne Montgomery not The Donegal.

# Posted on May 30th 2010 by banjo48

Should be played with...

This tune goes really well with the Sally Gardens (reel) played after it.

# Posted on March 14th 2011 by Conor the fiddler

Old recording

http://www.ville-ge.ch/meg/public_ph.php?id=HR505-1/1

this is the website of an ethnomusicologist from beguinning/middle of the 20th century.
check out the last track of the album (B4)... !

# Posted on July 18th 2011 by Dimitri Soudoplatoff

That's a pair of about 10 sides recorded in 1943 by Westmeath piper R.L. O'Meally, you can hear them all here: http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/music/index.html

# Posted on July 20th 2011 by KLR