Jack Rowe

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on December 30th 2003 by Zina Lee.

This tune has been added to 39 tunebooks.

Also known as Dwyer's, Jack Roe, Jack Roe's, Jack Rowe's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• An Nora Bheag by Sean Hernon
• Caise Ceoil by Various Artists
• Celtic Dream by Oisin
• Doorways And Windowsills by Antoin Mac Gabhann And Mick O'Connor
• Ego Trip by MacDara Ó Raghallaigh
• Fermanagh Ceili by Pride Of Erin Ceili Band
• Fire In The Air by Bobbi Nikles With Kyle Alden, Paul Kotapish, Maureen Brennan, Julian Smedley, Cindy Browne, Shira Kammen And David Morris
• Fluters Of Old Erin: Flute, Piccolo And Whistle Recordings Of The 1920's And 30's by Various Artists
• Folktrax-077 The Jolly Tinker: Michael Gorman, Irish Fiddler by Michael Gorman
• Happy To Meet by P.J. Crotty, Carol Cullinan, James Cullinan
• Happy To Meet Sorry To Part by Various Artists
• Her Mantle So Green by Margaret Barry And Michael Gorman
• Irish Fiddle Player by Jimmy Power
• Letting Go... by Katherine Irwin Thomas
• Manhattan Island Sessions by Caitlin Warbelow And Friends
• Midsummer's Night by Dervish
• Morga by Morga
• P.J. Hernon by P.J. And Marcus Hernon
• Real Reels Of Ireland by Various Artists
• Strange But True... by Takuji Tamura And Yukio Kashiwagi
• Strings Attached by Mick Moloney
• The Best Of Irish Piping by Seamus Ennis
• The Best Of Sean McGuire by Sean Maguire
• The Chanter's Tune by Na Fili
• The Galway Rambler by John G. Walsh
• The Leitrim Thrush by Neil Mulligan
• The Mad Buckgoat—Ancient Music Of Ireland by Baltimore Consort
• The Thing Itself by Maeve Donnelly And Peadar O'Loughlin
• Tropical Trad by Declan Masterson
• Turas Ceoil by Marcas O'Murchu
• Whistle Stop by Brian Hughes

X: 1
T: Jack Rowe
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
|: F3F GFED|(3EFG AB c2 BA|GBdg (3efg dB|GBAF GFED|
(3EFG AF GFED|(3EFG AB c2BA|G3B AGAB |1 GEDE GABG:|2 GEDE GABd||
|: g3e fddf|efge fdef|eB (3BBB efge|fdef gfef|
ga (3bag ef (3gfe|dedc BcBA|GBdB c2 BA|1 GEDE GABd :|2 GEDE GABG||

Anybody have a name for this one?

The second tune in the first track on James Kelly's Irish Traditional Music, or is that Traditional Irish Music? Anyway, it's the one that follows Lads of Laois and is followed in turn by The Heathery Cruach. Been trying to find a title for this one for ages...

There's a James Kelly variation in the second part that I generally use the second time through:

Measure 6: |(3EFG AB cAFA|

and a James Kelly variation in the second part that I generally use the second time through:

|: g3e fddf|efge fagf|

Also, coming out of Lads of Laois, James Kelly starts the tune out E3F rather than on the F.

# Posted on December 30th 2003 by Zina Lee

this tune was also recorded by Dervish, in Midsummer Night.

# Posted on December 30th 2003 by michel

Finbar Dwyer's

Zina - this tune is on the CD by P.J.Crotty and James Cullinane as "Dwyer's". The say they got the tune from Finbar Dwyer, but aren't specific as to whether or not it is one of his compositions. I would say it probably is. Great reel.

# Posted on December 30th 2003 by Kenny

Jack Roe

"Dervish" have it titled "Jack Roe".

# Posted on December 30th 2003 by Kenny

Thanks, Kenny! Hmmm. Anybody know how to get hold of Richie Dwyer to see if he recognizes it as one of Finbarr's?

# Posted on December 31st 2003 by Zina Lee

The man Finbar himself is still lurking around Slough, near London. He occasionally makes an appearance at the Herschel Arms, although he never plays.

# Posted on January 1st 2004 by CreadurMawnOrganig

Really? I thought Finbarr (isn't his name spelled with two "R"s?) had passed away! How cool -- so, anyone care to ask the man if it's one of his?

# Posted on January 1st 2004 by Zina Lee

Jack McGuire played this on flute

Sean McGuire`s father was the oldest source of this tune I am aware of.Sean Himself recorded it as Jack Rowe on `The Best Of `
Album.Its a lot older than Finbar Dwyer!!

# Posted on March 30th 2004 by cos

I think this tune was written by Jack Maguire, Sean's father. It seems to predate Finbarr Dwyer.
Sean Maguire plays it before The Gatehouse Maid (the E minor one) - a lovely set.

# Posted on November 25th 2005 by The Archivist

A modal

It's played by Peadar O'Loughlin and Maeve Donnelly on The Thing Itself, as Jack Rowe's. The play it in the key of A - modal? Mixolydian? Be handy if it was cross-referred over from the listing for Happy to Meet, where they call it Dwyer's.

# Posted on April 28th 2007 by David Levine

Slightly different setting

As played by Damien Connolly, Patrick Ourceau and others in a recent session. Began with a very pronounced long A.

M:C|
L:1/8
K:G
|:A3F GFED | (3EFG AB cABA | GBdg egdB | GBAF GFED |
FAAF GFED | (3EFG AB c2BA | GBdB AcBA | GEDE G4 :|
|:g3e fedf | efge fedf |eBB2 efge | fdef g2 (3def |
gbag eage | dBBA BAGF | GBdB AcBA | GEDE G4 :||

# Posted on August 23rd 2007 by Jeeves Tones

Several sources refer to Sean Maguire's father as John Maguire. If that's correct, who was Jack?

# Posted on December 28th 2007 by slainte

"Jack" has been used often as a nickname for "John", slainte, although it has evolved to be a name on its own.

# Posted on December 29th 2007 by ∅

If you're trying to play it like Maeve Donnelly, Peadar O Loughlin, and Ronan Browne, Jeeves Tones's ABC is closer to the mark.

# Posted on May 3rd 2008 by Seosamh Ui Sinan

BTW, I don't think Peadar, Ronan, and Maeve were playing it in A. They used an E flat flute and fiddles tuned up a half step, but played with regular fingerings, so the tune comes out in A flat/G sharp major on the recording...in a concert pitch session, if you just play it as notated by jeeves tones plus or minus a few tasteful variations you'll be grand.

# Posted on May 3rd 2008 by Seosamh Ui Sinan

oh my god, my name's jack rowe!

# Posted on June 15th 2009 by jack.rowe