Father O'Grady's Visit To Boca

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on June 30th 2001 by OrganicPeatCreature.

This tune has been added to 44 tunebooks.

Also known as Father Grady's Visit To Bockagh, Father O'Grady's Trip To Bocca, Father O'Grady's Trip To Bucca, Father O'Grady's Visit To Bocca, Fr O'Grady's Trip To Bocca, Fr O'Grady's Visit To Bocca, Fr O'Grady’s Trip To Broca, Fr. Grady's Visit To Bocca, Fr. O'Grady's Visit To Boca, Fr. O'Grady's Visit To Bocca, Marcas O'Murchus, McDermott's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 1891-1945 Disc 1 by Michael Coleman
• 25 Years Of Celtic Music (Disc 2) by Various Artists
• A Letter Home by Athena Tergis
• A Tribute To Michael Coleman by Joe Burke, Andy McGann And Felix Dolan
• Altan: Live by Altan
• An Crann Carraige (Concertina Melodies From Tuamgraney, East Clare) by Martin O'Brien
• An Irish Jubilee by Cathal McConnell And Robin Morton
• Celtic Fire by John Whelan
• Claire Mann by Claire Mann
• Darby's Farewell by Josie McDermott
• Deborah Quigley With Martin Gould by Deborah Quigley
• Draiocht by Michael Rooney And June McCormack
• Farewell To Ireland CD 3 (Of A Box Set Of 4) by Various Artists
• Folk Music And Dances Of Ireland by Various Artists
• Fonnchaoi by Verena Commins And Julie Langan
• Fort Of The Jewels by Brian McNamara
• Fortune Favours The Merry by Peter Horan And Gerry Harrington
• From Ballymote To Brooklyn by Paddy Killoran and James Morrison
• Gracenotes by Buttons And Bows
• Happy Days by Trad Lads
• Horse With A Heart by Altan
• In Your Ear by Seamus Egan
• Inné Amarach by Teada
• Irish Night by The Gallowglass Ceili Band
• It's A Hard Road To Travel by Andy McGann And Paul Brady
• Last Night's Fun by Knock-na-shee
• Live From Patrick Street by Patrick Street
• Man Of Achievement by Sean Maguire
• Mick Mulcahy And Friends by Mick Mulcahy
• Milestone At The Garden by Irish Fiddle Masters From The 78 RPM Era
• Morga by Morga
• Playing With Fire: The Celtic Fiddle Collection by Various Artists
• Pride Of Erin by Under-18 All-Ireland Champions
• Rogha Órdha by Various Artists
• Round The House And Mind The Dresser: Irish Country House Dance Music by Various Artists
• Take The Bull By The Horns by Tom Doherty
• The Bunch Of Keys by Jason O'Rourke
• The Floating Bowhand by Jim McKillop
• The Flute Players Of Roscommon - Vol 1 by Various Artists
• The Irish Concertina by Noel Hill
• The Jolly Tinker by Kane O'Rourke
• The Maid At The Well by Tony O'Rourke
• The Master's Choice by Bobby Gardiner
• The Michael Sexton Ceili Band by The Michael Sexton Ceili Band
• The Natural Bridge by Ben Lennon And Friends
• The Orkney Fiddler by Fiona Driver
• The Pattern Dance by Men Of Worth
• The Plain Of Jars by Brian Kelly
• The Road From Ballinakill by Mike And Mary Rafferty
• The Sligo Maid by Carmel Gunning
• The Totally Traditional Tin Whistle Tape by Various Artists
• To Hell With The Begrudgers by Seamus Tansey And Jim McKillop
• Tobar An Dúchais by Brid O'Donohue
• Tobar An Dúchais: Solo Traditional Irish Tin Whistle Music From County Clare by Bríd O'Donohue
• Traditional Flute Music In The Sligo-Roscommon Style by Catherine McEvoy With Felix Dolan
• Traditional Irish Fiddle Music by The Kilfenora Fiddle Ceili Band
• Traditional Music Of Ireland On Button Accordion by Seamus Walshe
• Two For Two by Laurence Nugent
• Unearthed by Paul McGlinchey
• With Every Breath by John Wynne
• Within A Mile O' Jamestown by Mick Mulvey

X: 1
T: Father O'Grady's Visit To Boca
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
Adde fded | ABAG EAde | fded cAAG | EFGE DAde |
fded ABAG | EFGE ABde |fded cAAG | EFGE D3z :|
|:dcde f2ge | dged cAAF | G2GA GE~E2 | edcA GE~E2 |
Adde f2ge | dged cAA2 | fefa g2g2 | eage d3z :|

Father O'Grady's...

This tune is by whistle player Josie McDermott. The first part has an unusual shifting structure, which makes it very confusing to play.

# Posted on June 30th 2001 by OrganicPeatCreature

Go here for another transcription: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/817.

# Posted on October 5th 2005 by Dow

Another version

T:Father O'Grady's Trip to Bucca
M:4/4
L:1/8
S:Jason O'Rourke - The Bunch of Keys
R:reel
Z:gian marco pietrasanta
K:D
d3e fded|cAAG EG~G2|fded cAAG|EFGE D2de|
fded cAAG|EG~G2 A2de|fded cAAG|EFGE D4||
dcde fage|dfed cAFA|~G3A GE~E2|edcA GE~E2|
dcde fage|dfed cA~A2|fAdf gege|1fagc dABG:|2fagc dcde||

# Posted on September 10th 2006 by gian marco