Molloy's Favourite

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on September 3rd 2003 by Conway.

This tune has been added to 45 tunebooks.

Also known as Molloy's, Molloy’s Favourite.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Tribute To Andy McGann by Joe Burke, Brian Conway And Felix Dolan
• Beal A' Mhurlaigh by P.J. And Marcus Hernon
• Celtic Roots (Spirit Of Dance) by John Whelan
• Far From The Hills Of Donegal by Oisin McAuley
• Festival Of Traditional Irish Music by Various Artists
• From Ballymote To Brooklyn by Paddy Killoran and James Morrison
• Galway's Own by Joe Burke
• Hell For Leather by Swallow's Tail Céilí Band
• In Good Company - The Very Best Of by Kevin Burke
• Intermediate Irish Fiddle by Martin Mulvihill
• Irish Traditional Accordion Session With Four Champions by Joe Burke, Kevin Loughlin, Finbarr Dwyer And John Whelan
• Past Masters Of Irish Fiddle Music by Various Artists
• Play It By Ear by Dinny McLaughlin
• Seven Streams by The Turloughmore Ceili Band
• The King Of The Pipers by Leo Rowsome
• The Maple Leaf by Jimmy Noonan, Chris McGrath
• The Merry Love To Play by Peter Horan And Gerry Harrington
• The Sligo Champion (CD 2) by Michael Gorman
• Traditional Irish Tunes Played On The Tin Whistle (1/2) by Geraldine Cotter
• Vol 1 by The Travelling Folk
• We Have Met Together by Mick Moloney

X: 1
T: Molloy's Favourite
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
d2 Ad fdAF |GFEF GABc |d2 Ad fdAF |GAAG FDDd |
dcde fdAF |GFEF GABc |d2 Ad fdAF |GAAG FD D2 |
fggf gbag |fggf gfeg |fggf gbag |(3fga ea fddc |
dfaf gbag |fgaf gfeg |feec dcBA |^GABc dgfe ||

Molloy's Favourite

Molloy being Matt Molloy, recorded with Kevin Burke on the album 'Up Close'. Played with The Bloom of Youth and The Cabin Hunter, the set persuaded me to abandon all my efforts with the pipes and take up the flute instead.

# Posted on September 3rd 2003 by Conway

Molloy's

I think this one pre-dates Matt as it was included in David Lyth's Bowing Styles (Book 1) where - it normally follows Maude Millar. This comes from the Sligo tradition of Coleman, Morrison and Killoran who recorded mainly in the 1920s and 30s.

# Posted on September 3rd 2003 by Bannerman

In Baltimore sessions, a fairly common set starts with Lady Anne Montgomery, goes in Maude Millar's, then ends with Molloy's Favourite. Guess Bannerman's explanation gives a bit of insight into the grouping of the last two tunes together.

# Posted on September 4th 2003 by Jason G

Another recording of this tune

This tune's also recorded on Fianna's brilliant album - Crame On. It's an excellent version of the tune - just a few little variations that make it extra stunning!

# Posted on December 29th 2003 by Tize

Molloy's

This is one of the tunes I learned from memory just after leaving West Yorkshire 2 years ago. It was, and probably is still, played after Lady Anne Montgommery and Maude Miller whenever a bunch of musicians are crammed together in a pub. Here's the version:

K: D
d2Ad fdAF|GFEF GABc|d2Ad fdAF|GBAG FDDc|
d2de fdAF|GFEF GABc|d2Ad fdAF|GBAG FDD2||
~g3f gbag|fgaf gfef|~g3f gbag|(3fga eg fddc|
dfaf gbag|fgaf gfeg|fdec dcBA|^GABc d=gfe||

Glad to know some other people play a very similar one in a different place: http://www.liamhart.org/session/tunes/lh_reels.abc (at the bottom) The file was found at the Irish American Association of Northwest Jersey's session website: http://www.liamhart.org/session/#3

# Posted on May 22nd 2006 by slainte