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The Curlew

reel

Key signature: Bminor

Submitted on June 30th 2001 by martin t.

This tune has been added to 186 tunebooks.

Also known as The Curlews, Darach Debrun's, Josephine Keegan's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

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X: 1
T: Curlew, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Bmin
fB~B2 Bcde|fece ~a3e|(3fga ed cA~A2|^GAce a^gba|
fB~B2 Bcde|fece ~a3f|~=g3e ~f3e|dBBA FB~B2:|
|:(3Bcd cd BF~F2|DF~F2 Bcdf|ecBc AE~E2|CEAB cedc|
(3Bcd cd BF~F2|DF~F2 Bcdf|ecBA fcec|dcBA FB~B2:|

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The Curlew sheetmusic
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This tune was composed by Josephine Keegan.

# Posted on October 12th 2002 by SPeak

Excellent transcription.

# Posted on February 12th 2003 by milesnagopaleen

Keegan's tunes

People might be interested to know that Josephine recently published a book and double CD of her tunes - "The Keegan's Tunes".

Available by emailing ceolcamloch@hotmail.com

# Posted on June 6th 2003 by Aidan Crossey

Keegan herself calls this tune "The Curlews" and, if memory serves me right (I'll check when I get the chance) it's named not after the bird but the Curlew Hills. (There is also a trad hornpipe/barndance called The Curlew Hills and also goes by the name of The Glenbeigh Hornpipe.)

# Posted on December 8th 2003 by Aidan Crossey

Curlew

"The Curlew" which has been recorded by Alastair Fraser & Tony McManus - and many other Scottish musicians - is not this tune, but a four-part pipe jig by Donald McPherson.

# Posted on December 8th 2003 by Kenny

Aidan sent me a transcription from Josephine Keegan herself -- thanks Aidan!

e||fB (3BcB FB (3BcB|fece a^gae|fced cA (3ABA|EAce a^gba|
fB (3BcB FB (3BcB|fece a^gae|g3e f3e|dBcA FBB:||
A||Bdcd BF (3FGF|DF (3FGF Bcdf|ecBc AE (3EFE|CEAB (3cBA ec|
Bdcd BF (3FGF|DF (3FGF BcdB|cBAc fcec|dBcA FBB:||

# Posted on June 29th 2004 by Zina Lee

this is one of my favourite tunes ever!!!!!!!!!

# Posted on July 16th 2006 by xxecxx

"The Curlews" ~ Josephine Keegan

From a transcript of her tunes sent to me, packed tight, scrawled above this tune:

"Title refers to the mountains in Leitrim / Boyle Way."

The transcript for "The Curlews" is identical to that Zina has given above...

# Posted on February 14th 2007 by ceolachan

"The Curlews" ~ Josephine Keegan's reel as a jig

Key signature: b minor
Submitted on February 15th 2007 by ceolachan.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6814

# Posted on February 15th 2007 by ceolachan

"The Curlew" ~ another rescued duplication

Key signature: b minor
Submitted on December 11th 2007 by Dan Foster.
~ /tunes/display/8035

X: 3
T: The Curlew
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: b minor
|: fB B2 Bcde | fece a3 e | faed cA A2 | cAce a2 ba |
fB B2 Bcde | fece a3 f | g3 e f3 e | dcBA FB B2 :|
|: Bdcd BF F2 | DF F2 Bcdf | ecBc AE E2 | CE E2 defe |
Bdcd BF F2 | DF F2 Bcdf | d2 cd fdec | dcBA FB B2 :|

Nice reel in B minor...favourite part is the B section where i find the rhythm simple yet effective...hope you do too.

# Posted on December 11th 2007 by Dan Foster

# Posted on December 11th 2007 by ceolachan

The Curlew-6/8??

On the Silly Wizard albums, the tune paired with, "The Parish of Dunkeld" is titled, "The Curlew", however, it is a 6/8 jig in a Major key, not Josephine Keegan's Bm reel with the same name.
According to the liner notes, it is popular with Scottish ceilidhs.

# Posted on September 1st 2008 by Mackeagan

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