The Glentaun

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on June 18th 2003 by gian marco.

This tune has been added to 20 tunebooks.

Also known as Geoghan's, The Glentaun, Glentown, The Glentown, O'Keeffe's Dream.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Cuisle by Angela Deane
• Fourmilehouse by Alan And John Kelly
• Music From Sliabh Luachra by Denis Murphy
• Seven Streams by The Turloughmore Ceili Band
• The Godfather by Brian Rooney
• The Star Above The Garter by Denis Murphy And Julia Clifford
• Tuned In by Johnny Murphy
• Unearthed by Paul McGlinchey

X: 1
T: Glentaun, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
DGBG AGBG|DGBG AGEG|DGBG ~A3B|dged BAGE|
DGBG AGBG|DGBG AGEG|DGBG ~A3B|dged BGGd||
~B3c dgef|g2fg eA~A2|B/c/d ef gage|dBAc BGGd|
~B3c dgef|g2fg eA~A2|B/c/d ef gage|dBAc BAGE||

The Glentaun

Source: Alan & John Kelly
Transcription: g.m.p.

# Posted on June 18th 2003 by gian marco

This sounds like a cousin of Lord McDonald's:
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/507

Sliabh Luachra fiddler, Denis Murphy played a typically 'straight up' version of this tune, something like this:

M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
DGBG AGBG|DGBG AE~E2|DGBG AGAB|d2ed BGG2:|
BddB d2ef|g2fg eA~A2|B/c/d ed Bdgd|BdAd BGG2|
BddB d2ef|g2fg eA~A2|B/c/d ef g3e|dBAd BGG2||

# Posted on June 23rd 2003 by granama