The Steeplechase

reel

Key signature: Cmajor

Submitted on December 21st 2003 by Kenny.

This tune has been added to 82 tunebooks.

Also known as A Hard Road To Travel, Carrigaline, The Milestone, The Rock Of Cashel, Steeplechase.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Man Apart by Sean Maguire
• Across The Pond by Kevin Griffin, Roger Burridge And Others
• An Fhidil by Various Artists
• Back In Town by Paddy Killoran
• Cape To Clare by Various Artists
• Celtic Reign by Celtic Reign
• Come Dance With Me In Ireland by Various Artists
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 11 by Matt Cunningham
• Dog Big And Dog Little by Ben Lennon, Seamus Quinn, Gabriel McArdle, Ciaran Curran
• Doorways And Windowsills by Antoin Mac Gabhann And Mick O'Connor
• Drops Of Springwater by Karen Tweed
• Eavesdropper by Kevin Burke And Jackie Daly
• From Ballymote To Brooklyn by Paddy Killoran and James Morrison
• In Session by BoneZone
• In The Footsteps Of Coleman by Various Artists
• Jody's Heaven by Jody's Heaven
• Just As The Sun Was Setting by John Drury
• Master Cape Breton Fiddler by Jerry Holland
• Pride Of New York by Joanie Madden, Brian Conway, Billy McComiskey And Brendan Dolan
• Rhythm And Rhyme by Tamalin
• Rogha Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy 2008 by Various Artists
• Simple System by Dan Isaacson
• Sugrú by Eilish O'Connor
• That's The Spirit by James Keane
• The Red Wellies by The Red Wellies
• The Road From Ballinakill by Mike And Mary Rafferty
• The Singing Kettle by Chulrua
• The Steeplechase by Brendan Mulvihill And Donna Long
• The Wheels Of The World, Early Irish American Music, Vol. 1 by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Steeplechase, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Cmaj
c2 CD EG G2 | Addc dfed | c2 cG ABcA | G2 EC DCA,C |
G,C C2 EG G2 | Addc dfed | cBcG A2 cA | GEDF EC C2 :|
c2 ec gceg | gedc AGAB | c2 ec gcec | Addc dfed |
c2 ec gcec | cdec d2 cd | eg g2 ea a2 |1 gedc AGAB :|2 gedf ec c2 |

The Steeplechase

Requested by "dogface" . A fiddle tune , more than anything, recorded by Paddy Killoran, Andy McGann, Burke & Daly, among others. Andy McGann called it "A Hard Road To Travel", and it's in O'Neill's as "Carrigaline".

# Posted on December 21st 2003 by Kenny

McGann version @ http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1461

# Posted on December 21st 2005 by Dr. Dow

The Steeplechase

Also recorded by the Pride Of New York, and Paddy O'Brien (Offaly)

# Posted on January 3rd 2010 by Rdunlavey

Also played by The Red Wellies...

...who did a lovely job of it on their CD, though the track names got confused and they labeled this tune "King of the Clans" and vice versa.

# Posted on February 11th 2010 by David Levine

This tune is generally known as The Steeplechase, but I think its more common name is The Rock of Cashel or Carragline (as per O'Neill's). I once found an old tune book from the 20's or 30's (apparently very popular) that has one right under the other, with this tune under the name The Rock of Cashel.

# Posted on October 25th 2011 by Zina Lee

Tommy Peoples recorded it as "Carrigaline" on Iron Man

# Posted on April 23rd 2012 by SmashTheWindows