Mary McMahon

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on September 1st 2003 by Dow.

This tune has been added to 69 tunebooks.

Also known as The Boys On The Hilltop, Mary MacMahon, Mary McMahon Of Ballinahinch, Mary McMahon's, Micho Russell's, Miko Russell's, Noel Hill's, The Sister's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Stone's Throw by Michael Cooney
• A' Sireadh Spòrs by Dr. Angus MacDonald
• Across The Waves by Cherish The Ladies
• At The Racket by At The Racket
• áthas by áthas
• Barefoot On The Altar by Chulrua
• Best Of Finbarr Dwyer by Finbarr Dwyer
• Cape Breton Fiddle Music Not Calm by Howie MacDonald And Ashley MacIsaac
• Cooley's House by Conor Keane
• Cork Folk Festival Archive: Celebrating 21 Years by Various Artists
• Darby's Farewell by Josie McDermott
• Dearga by Matt And Shannon Heaton
• Down The Back Lane by Chulrua
• Feadoga Stain by Mary Bergin
• Feadoga Stain 2 by Mary Bergin
• Fermanagh Ceili by Pride Of Erin Ceili Band
• Fierce Traditional by Frankie Gavin
• Foinn Seisiun 3 by Ennis/Dublin Session Group
• Foolin' In Doolin by Michael ''Blackie'' O' Connell And Karol Lynch
• Foolin' In Doolin by Michael Blackie O'Connell And Karol Lynch
• From Both Sides by Niamh Ni Charra
• Happy Hour by Donal Murphy
• Hibernian Rhapsody by De Danann
• Hives Of Honeyed Sound by Padraic Mac Mathuna
• In Full Flight by Gavin Whelan
• Irish Pennywhistle Taught By Cathal McConnell by Cathal McConnell
• Irish Traditional Music by Kevin Taylor
• Isn't Anyone Going To Stop Them? by The Magic Square
• Just For Seumas by Gordon Duncan
• Keelwest by Paul McGrattan
• Kerry's Delight by Tom Fleming
• Last Night's Fun by Knock-na-shee
• Lead The Knave by Arty McGlynn And Nollaig Casey
• Live At Lena's by The Lahawns
• Live From The Katharine Cornell Theater Traditional Irish Music by Various Artists
• Live In Seattle by Martin Hayes
• Master Cape Breton Fiddler by Jerry Holland
• Micho Russell by Micho Russell
• Mosaic by Alan Kelly
• On Common Ground by Cillian Vallely And Kevin Crawford
• Past Masters Of Irish Fiddle Music by Various Artists
• Playing With Fire by Dervish
• Reed Only by Tim Collins/Brian McNamara
• Rossinver Braes by Ben Lennon And Tony O'Connell
• Sae Will We Yet by Tony Cuffe
• Sweeter As The Years Roll By by James Keane
• Teada by Teada
• The Celts Play Connecticut by Various Artists
• The Sligo Indians by Tony DeMarco
• The Sligo Indians by Tony DeMarco
• The Story So Far by John Creavan
• The Three Piece Flute by Desi Wilkinson
• The Wild Keys by Mikie Smyth
• Tin Whistles by Paddy Moloney And Sean Potts
• Track Across The Deep by London Lasses And Pete Quinn
• Traditional Flute Music In The Sligo-Roscommon Style by Catherine McEvoy With Felix Dolan
• Traditional Irish Music On Flute And Tin Whistle by Laurence Nugent
• Waltz After Circus by Pularí
• Wish You Were Here by Boys Of The Lough
• With Friends Like These by James Keane
• Within A Mile Of Dublin by Paul O'Shaughnessy And Paul McGrattan
• Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 2, Disc 1 by Various Artists
• Yvonne Casey by Yvonne Casey

X: 1
T: Mary McMahon
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
fdec d2AG|FGAB =cAGc|Ad~d2 fded|(3Bcd ef geag|
fdec d2AG|FGAB =cAGc|Ad~d2 fdec|Addc d2e:|
|:~f3g a2ga|bgag fdde|~f3g afga|bgaf g2ag|
~f3g a2ga|bgag fdda|1 bgaf gbag|fdef g2ag:|2 bgaf gfed|(3Bcd ef gaag||

Mary McMahon/The Sister's Reel

Transcribed from a session recording.

# Posted on September 1st 2003 by Dow

Tin whistles

this is the tune on paddy moloney sean potts whistle record after the connaught heifers
they call it micho russel's reel
nice tune

# Posted on December 22nd 2003 by timo

Mary McMahon of Ballinahinch

Also recorded by Martin O'Brien in his concertina CD album: "An Crann Carraige". (WWW.custymusic.com)

# Posted on November 26th 2007 by Frank East

Mary McMahon's Reel

Nice reel. I don't know which Mary McMahon it refers to but I remember the tune being included in one of the Bulmer & Sharpley collections - the one with the blue cover, No. 2 I think.

# Posted on November 26th 2007 by Bannerman