Key signature: Amajor
Submitted on February 12th 2004 by lazyhound.
This tune has been added to 19 tunebooks.
Also known as Ed Reavey's, Ed Reavy's Highland, Ed Reavy's Highland Fling.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Castle Bray
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: strathspey
K: Amaj
A2 (3Bcd ed c<A|A,B, =CE D<=G, B,G,|A,B, =CD E<A, CD|EA ce dB GB|
A2 (3Bcd ed c<A|A,B, =CE D<=G, B,G,|A,B, =CD EA ^ce|dB GB c<A AB|
ce ac dc BA|GA Ba (3gfe (3dcB|ce ac dc BA|GB dB c<A AB|
ce ac dc BA|GA Bc de fg|a2 ga (3fga ec|1 df ec Aa ga:|2 df ec A4:||
"Ed Reavy's original"
A2 (3Bcd edcA|A,B, =CE DB, =G,B,|A,2 (3B,=CD ED ^CD|EA ce dB =GB|
A2 (3Bcd ed cA|A,B, =CE DB, =G,B,|A,B, =CD EA ^ce|dB =GB A2 Ad|
ce ac dc BA|GA Ba ge dB|ce ac dc BA|GA Bd cA AB|
ce ac dc BA|GA Bc d2 fg|(3aba (3gag (3fgf ec|df ec Aa ga:||
Castle Bray
This is an Ed Reavy tune, one of his highlands (probably the best), so I've allocated it as a strathspey as being more appropriate than a reel.
The first section was taught to me by my teacher, who learnt it from someone else, who got it from someone in Donegal, who got it from etc ... anyway you get the picture.
The second section is the Ed Reavy original, so we can see how the tune has changed subtly in passing from one player to another.
Being a highland/strathspey it is played with a dotted rhythm. Watch out for the snaps in various places.
Trevor
# Posted on February 12th 2004 by lazyhound