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Castle Kelly

reel

Key signature: Aminor

Submitted on May 21st 2001 by Jeremy.

This tune has been added to 349 tunebooks.

Also known as Caisleán Uí Cheallaigh, Castle Kelly's, Castlekelly.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

A Celebration Of 50 Years by The Tulla Ceili Band
As Long As You're Enjoying Yourself by John Brennan And John McGillian
Between Words by Cé
Celtic Celebration by Dirk Freymuth
Claddagh Ring by The Tulla Ceili Band
Cuckanandy by Moving Cloud
Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 12 by Matt Cunningham
Doublin' by Paddy Glackin And Paddy Keenan
Dragon Reels by Roger Landes
Fiddler's Fancy by Tommy Peoples
Finding Our Way Home by Pendragon
Fiona by Patrick Ball
Fiona's Folly by Mickie Zekley And Elizabeth Clark
Foinn Seisiun 2 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
Fresh Takes by John Whelan And Eileen Ivers
Harpes D'Irlande by Katrien Delavier
Hawthorn by Carlos Plumley And Mike Herr
IAANJ Session V by Mike And Mary Rafferty And Session Musicians
Less Travelled by Woad
Live At Winkles by The Lahawns
Mick Mulcahy And Friends by Mick Mulcahy
My Love Is In America by David Power
Nine Fine Irishmen's Sin E Ri-Ra by Sin E Ri-Ra
Out Of The Woods by Randal Bays
Over The Moor To Maggie by Oisin
Reunion Concert: Fleadh Nua 2001 by All-Ireland Céilí Band Champions
Set Dances Of Ireland, Volume I by Various Artists
Star Of Ireland by Finbarr Dwyer
The Best Of Irish Piping by Seamus Ennis
The Celtic Fiddle Of Liz Knowles by Liz Knowles
The Flags Of Dublin by Paddy Glackin, Mick O'Brien And Mick Gavin
The Funny Reel by Joe Burke, Andy McGann And Felix Dolan
The Humours Of Lewisham Volume 2 by Aidan Crossey
The Michael Sexton Ceili Band by The Michael Sexton Ceili Band
The Road Out Of Town by The Itinerant Band
Tony O'Connell And Andy Morrow by Tony O'Connell And Andy Morrow
Traditional Irish Flute Music by Fintan Vallely
Twos And Threes by Murphy Roche Irish Music Club
Uilleann Pipes by Pat Mitchell
Wet Your Whistle by Wet Your Whistle
Where Else Would You Be by The Pub Scouts

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You could play this a fast reel in amongst a set but you'd be missing out on the tune's real beauty.

This is a tune to play slowly. It has a very haunting, almost medieval sound to it.

Some well chosen triplets or rolls could enhance it nicely. And watch out for that F natural.

# Posted on June 1st 2001 by Jeremy

Brad Maloney kindly pointed me to an rte radio program, Ceili House (http://www.radio1.ie/weekend/ceilihouse/) this week, featuring the Burren Band, of Boston, led by Tommy McCarthy Jr. on fiddle. They galloped through a set of reels, and I really enjoyed their setting of Castle Kelly, as follies:

S: Burren Band, rte Ceili House
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Am
|:A3 G ABcA|GE{G}E^F G2 EG|A2 cA GAcd|1 egdB cAAG:|
|2 egdB cAAg||
|age^c dfed|cAGE G2 eg|age^c d2 =cd|eaag a3 a|
|age^c dfed|cAGE G2 EG A2 cA GAcd|1egdB cAAa:|2 egdB cAAG||

The lads actually played the A part four times and the B part twice.

Shifting between the c sharp and nat gives the tune more bite, as does the F sharp in bar 2 of the A part. For variety, I play that same bar as |G~E3 G2 EG|

# Posted on May 29th 2003 by Will CPT

Much fun when played fast on the banjo

# Posted on February 19th 2004 by Larshansen

A dorian

# Posted on June 8th 2005 by LowProfile

B part repeat

Paddy Glackin and Paddy Keenan repeat the B part when they play it on Doublin', making it 24 bars.

# Posted on January 23rd 2007 by Ger the Rigger

Paddy Glackin Version

Here is a rendition (with bowing suggestions) based on Paddy Glackin's version on the "Doublin'" album with Paddy Keenan.

X:1
T: Castle Kelly
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Am
(EG)||(A2c)(A2 B)cA|GcEG- G2EG|(A2c)A GAc(d|1 "4"e)(cd)(B cA)AG:|2 "4"e)(cd)(B cA)A2||
|:(ag)ec dfe(d|cA)GE (EG2)g|agec (cd)cd|uea{b}ag (ga)ba|
vgedc dfe(d|cA)GE (EG)EG|uA2cA GAc(d|1 "4"e)(cd)(B cA)A2:|2 "4"e)(cd)(B cA)AG||
"First time A1"
A2cA (AB)cA|

# Posted on January 19th 2008 by sonofrobert