Lord Gordon's

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on June 23rd 2003 by dirk van damme.

This tune has been added to 117 tunebooks.

Also known as Lord Gordon, Lord Gordons.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 1891-1945 Disc 1 by Michael Coleman
• A Kindly Welcome by Na Fili
• A Small Island (Traditional Music From Cork) by Brid Cranitch, Vince Milne And Pat Sullivan
• Ace And Deuce by Ace And Deuce
• An Bodhran: The Irish Drum by Colm Murphy
• An Fhidil, Sraith 2 by Sean Keane, Kevin Burke, Paddy Glackin And Seamus Creagh
• An Toilean Aerach by Johnny Connolly
• Another Side Of Cape Breton by Johnny Wilmot
• Blueprint by Natalie MacMaster
• Borderlands by Kathryn Tickell
• Bridging The Gap by Kevin And Sean Moloney
• Come Dance With Me In Ireland by Various Artists
• Consider The Source by Brian Conway
• Down The Line by Ciaran Tourish
• Duchas Ceoil “Dance Of The Honeybee” by The Lennon Family
• Dusk Till Dawn by Charlie Lennon And Johnny Og Connolly
• Familiar Footsteps by Dezi Donnelly
• Farewell To Ireland by Patrick Mangan
• Folktrax 154 - The Sligo Fiddler: Michael Coleman by Michael Coleman
• Folktrax 174 - Michael Gorman (fiddle) With Margaret Barry (banjo) by Michael Gorman
• Folktrax-075: Johnny Doherty, The Star Of Donegal by John Doherty
• Forgotten Days by Davy Spillane And Kevin Glackin
• Fortune Favours The Merry by Peter Horan And Gerry Harrington
• French Canadian, Irish And Scottish Fiddle Music by Jean Carignan
• From Leitrim To London by Brian Rooney
• From The Archives by Sean McGuire And Josephine Keegan
• I'm Leaving Tipperary by Various Artists
• Irish Dance Party by Michael Coleman And The McNulty Family
• Irish Piping Tradition by Gay McKeon
• Irish Traditional Music by Jim McKillop
• Lifescapes Celtic Fiddle by Various Artists
• Live-Disc 2 by Natalie MacMaster
• Man Of Achievement by Sean Maguire
• Master Cape Breton Fiddler by Jerry Holland
• Memories Of Hughie Gillespie by Frank Kelly
• Minstrel's Fancy by Sean Ryan
• Molly's Revenge Four by Molly's Revenge
• Music From The Coleman Country by Various Artists
• Piper's Rock by Various Artists
• Playing With Fire: The Celtic Fiddle Collection by Various Artists
• Portraid by Sean Maguire
• Sligo Fiddle (Disk 1) by John Vesey
• So Far by Eileen Ivers
• Spring The Summer Long by Aly Bain And Phil Cunningham
• Take A Bow by Matt Cranitch
• The Best Ever Traditional Irish Pub Session Volume Two by Various Artists
• The Boys From The Blue Hill by Vinnie Kilduff
• The Celebrated Recordings by John Doherty
• The Connachtman's Rambles by Martin O'Connor
• The Enduring Magic by Michael Coleman
• The Groves by Laurel Martin
• The Irish Music Anthology (40 Classic Songs, Jigs And Reels) by Various Artists
• The Living Tradition Vol II by All Ireland Champions Tara And Garrai Eion Ceili Bands
• The Sligo Maid by Carmel Gunning
• There Was A Maid by Dolores Keane
• Touch Me If You Dare by Ronan Browne And Peter O'Loughlin
• Traditional Dance Music Of Ireland by Various Artists
• Traditional Fiddle Music From County Clare by Vincent Griffin
• Traditional Irish Fiddle Music by Vincent Griffin
• Traditional Irish Music From County Clare by Eamon Cotter
• Traditional Irish Music On Flute And Tin Whistle by Laurence Nugent
• Traditionally Yours by Winston 'Scotty' Fitzgerald
• Tru The Years by Jim McKillop
• Up Close by Kevin Burke
• Whistle Wizardry by Vinnie Kilduff

X: 1
T: Lord Gordon's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
ADFD A,DFB|ADFD FAdc|BE~E2 cE~E2|BE~E2 BAFA|
dcdf ecdB|AFdF A2Bc|cBBA BFAF|1 EFGA BcdB:|2 EFGA Bcde||
|:f2df afdf|afdf a2gf|efga bgec|dcBA ^GABc|
df~f2 ecdB|AFdF A2Bc|cBBA BFAF|EFGA Bcde:|
|:fa~a2 fdad|fa~a2 fdad|gb~b2 gebe|gb~b2 gebe|
fgfe dcdA|BAGB ABdf|afec dBAF|1 EFGA Bcde:|2 EFGA BcdB||
|:Addc defd|Addc defd|eggf ~g3f|eggf gage|
fgfe dcdB|BAGB ABdf|afec dBAF|1 EFGA BcdB:|2 EFGA Bcde||
|:faa^g afde|faa^g a2=gf|gbef gbef|gbeg bgef|
g2bg fgaf|fedB ABdf|afec dBAF|1 EFGA Bcde:|2 EFGA BcdB||
"Variations:"
|:ADFD A,DFB|ADFD FAdc|BE~E2 cE~E2|BE~E2 BAFA|
~d3f ecdB|AFDF A2Bc|dBcA BGAF|1 EFGA BcdB:|2 EFGA Bcde||
|:f2df afdf|f2df afdf|efga bgec|dcBA FABc|
d2fd ecdB|AFDF A2Bc|dBcA BGAF|EFGA Bcde:|
|:fa~a2 fdad|fa~a2 fdad|gb~b2 gebe|gb~b2 gebe|
~f3e dedB|BA^GB ABdf|afec dBAF|1 EFGA Bcde:|2 EFGA BcdB||
Ad~d2 defd|Ad~d2 defd|eggf ~g3f|eggf gage|
fgfe dcdB|BA^GB ABdf|afec dBAF|EFGA BcdB|
Adcd fdcd|Adcd fdcd|egfg bg~g2|egfg bgeg|
fgfe dcdB|BA^GB ABdf|afec dBAF|EFGA Bcde||
|:fa~a2 afde|faa^g a2=gf|gbef gbef|gbeg bgef|
g2bg fgaf|gedB ABdf|afec dBAF|1 EFGA Bcde:|2 EFGA BcdB||

Wow, you must have laboured for *days* on this one. Jeremy should feel honoured.

# Posted on June 23rd 2003 by Dow

wow---looong tune!

# Posted on September 17th 2005 by CELTICCHEF83

Show-off piece!

The most recent recording on which this tune can be heard is probably Peter Horan and Gerry Harrington's "Fortune Favours The Merry." The sleeve notes says it derives from a strathspey called "The Duke of Gordon": http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/2814

# Posted on September 18th 2005 by slainte

GREAT recording on Ciaran Tourish's "Down The Line"

Ciaran's recording of this is alone worth the price of the CD (and there are many other great tracks on it as well).....

# Posted on October 7th 2005 by dlowder

My favourite version of this is by Matt Cranitch on the Na Fili album A Kindly Welcome: solo fiddle, tons of reverb, simply sublime!

# Posted on November 6th 2005 by Gords

Recordings

hi iv bin tyryin to download a recording of this from somewhere but i cant find any of the ones you have said
can you suggest any other musicians that have recorded this tune??
thank u
xx
louisianna

# Posted on March 10th 2006 by lacylu11

Guiter chords

also (another thingi no) would anyone be able to help wih wich guitar chords are needed?

# Posted on March 10th 2006 by lacylu11

Sorted - for 79p......

Kevin Burke opens "Up Close" with "Lord Gordon's". Available here, for the princely sum of £0.79.

http://www.tradtunes.com/

# Posted on March 10th 2006 by Kenny

Recordings

anyone know of any box players who play this??

and thanks kenny i downloaded the whole kevin burke album...well worth it i recon

# Posted on March 12th 2006 by lacylu11

Mairtin.............

http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/1056

# Posted on March 12th 2006 by Kenny

Lord Gordon's Reel

Kathryn Tickell plays this on fiddle on her second album "Borderlands", which may or may not still be available.

# Posted on November 4th 2006 by nicholas

Scottish?

Someone told me this originally a scottish tune, does anyone know if that's true or not?

# Posted on October 4th 2007 by Blake

Some tunes are just worth it. This one is definitely worth it!!

# Posted on March 27th 2008 by galway-fiddle