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Naughton's

reel

Key signature: Amixolydian

Submitted on March 9th 2004 by Kenny.

This tune has been added to 29 tunebooks.

Also known as John Naughton's, Mary Bergin's, Molly Ban, Molly Bawn.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

20th Feakle Festival: Reeling Through The Years by Various Artists
40th Anniversary 1946 - 1986 by The Tulla Ceili Band
A Whistle On The Wind by Joanie Madden
Accordion Music From The Soul by Finbarr Dwyer
Across The Waves by Cherish The Ladies
Baker's Well by Baker's Well
Bakerswell by Bakerswell
Bean Chairdin by Dympna O'Sullivan
Caise Ceoil by Various Artists
Down The Old Plank Road by The Chieftains
Enchanted Lady by London Lasses And Pete Quinn
Handed Down by Cathal Hayden
Hawthorn by Carlos Plumley And Mike Herr
In Safe Hands by Various Artists
In Session by Eoin O'Neill
Josephine Marsh by Josephine Marsh
Katy Bar The Door by Randal Bays
Linkin' O'er The Lea by Maggy Murphy
Martin Hayes by Martin Hayes
Melodeon by John Gannon
N� Keen Affair by Paddy Keenan
Old Hag You Have Killed Me by The Bothy Band
Open Hearth by Mary And Andrew MacNamara
Over The Edge by Moher
Providence III by Providence
Real Reels Of Ireland by Various Artists
Reunion Concert: Fleadh Nua 2001 by All-Ireland Céilí Band Champions
Singing Men Of Ulster by Singing Men Of Ulster
Spirit by Dervish
The Blackberry Blossom by Mary MacNamara
The Flute Players Of Roscommon - Vol 1 by Various Artists
The House I Was Reared In by Christy McNamara
The Humours Of Derrybeha by Pat O'Connor
The Lonely Stranded Band by Charlie Piggott, Miriam Collins And Joe Corcoran
The Lonesome Touch by Martin Hayes
The Sound Of Coleman Country by Various Artists
Traditional Music From East Clare by Mary MacNamara
Traditional Music From The Legendary East Clare Fiddler by Paddy Canny
Traditional Music Of Ireland by James Kelly, Paddy O'Brien, Daithi Sproule
Traditional Music Of Ireland by Paddy O'Brien
Traditional Music Of Ireland by Paddy Carty And Conor Tully
Traditional Music Of Ireland by Joe Burke
Traditional Music Of Ireland And The Bucks Of Oranmore by Joe Burke And Charlie Lennon
Up In The Air by Danu
Wooden Flute Obsession Disk 2 by Various Artists

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Mary's Gan Ainm

The first reel on Mary Bergin's masterpiece 1st CD. After all these year's to my knowledge, still no-one has come up with an original name for the reel, and when it's been recorded, she has usually been credited as the source, so I think she deserves it.

# Posted on March 9th 2004 by Kenny

Mary's / Friel's

Hi Kenny, this tune is the same or very similar to a tune I got from a St. Roch ceilidh band cd and one of its fiddle players Johnny Canning. I submitted it as what it was called on the CD (Friel's). I have no idea where the name came from, but someone pointed out the tune came from Mary Bergin's Album.

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/2464

The transcription I submitted is as I had it from hearing it played on the banjo and while it looks a bit of a monstrosity on paper, is pretty tricky on the fiddle. This looks much more approachable!

# Posted on March 11th 2004 by Jamie

would go especially well with 'the congress'

# Posted on March 11th 2004 by micelfife

Concertina player Mary McNamara has recorded this as "Naughton's" after an influential east Clare musician. The turn is the same as "Molly Ban" (or "Molly Bawn," "Fairhaired Molly").

# Posted on March 16th 2004 by blarneystar

John Naughton's (reel)

# Posted on September 12th 2004 by gian marco

John Naughton's (reel)

T:Gan Ainm
M:4/4
L:1/8
S:Mary Bergin . Feadoga Stain
R:reel
Z:gm
K:Amix
A2 EA c/d/e ed | BG~G2 eGdG | EA c/d/e a2 ed | c/d/e dB BAAG |
~A2 eA c/d/e ed | BG~G2 eGdG | EA c/d/e a2 ed | c/d/e dB BA A2 ||
a2 ea~a2 ba | g2ef ~g3b | a2 ea ~a2 ba | gedB EA~A2 |
a2 ea~a2 ba | g2ef ~g3a | ~b3a gbag | gedB eBdB |

# Posted on September 12th 2004 by gian marco

Kenny, I think this is a version of Fair-haired Mary. I have a feeling I came across similar versions somewhere in weird keys, maybe in O'Neill's.

# Posted on May 14th 2006 by Dow

Also related to Eel in the Sink: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1446

# Posted on December 1st 2006 by slainte

"John Naughton's" ~ rescued duplication

Key signature: A Mixolydian
Submitted on January 23rd 2008 by Phantom Button.
~ /tunes/display/8174

X: 4
T: John Naughton's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Amix
A2 EA c/d/eed | BG ~G2 eGdG | EA c/d/e .a2 ed |1 c/d/e dB BAAG :|2 c/d/e dB BA A2 ||
a2 ea ~a2 ba | g2 ef ~g3 b | a2 ea ~a2 ba | gedB EA ~A2 |
a2 ea ~a2 ba | g2 ef ~g3 a | ~b3 a gbag | gedB eBdB |]

This is the first tune off the first recording of Mary Bergin's classic masterpiece, Feadoga Stain.

# Posted on January 23rd 2008 by Phantom Button

# Posted on January 23rd 2008 by ceolachan

Thanks ceol, but it seems even my version is identical to what gian marco posted here in the comments. It was the fact that it wasn't originally posted as "Gan Ainm" that prevented me from finding it in the first place.

# Posted on January 23rd 2008 by Phantom Button

Hey, even the little differences and twiddles are valued, by me anyway... ;-)

# Posted on January 23rd 2008 by ceolachan

I've been listening to this setting, which is like a cross between Mary Bergin's and The Eel In The Sink, as a single reel.

X: 1
T: John Naughton's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
D: Charlie Piggott, Miriam Collins & Joe Corcoran - The Lonely Stranded Band
K: Amix
EA~A2 (3Bcd ed|BG~G2 dGBG|EA~A2 cdef|gedB BAAG|
EA~A2 cded|BG~G2 dGBG|EAce a3B|cedB eAA2||
a2ea aged|cdef g2 (3efg|a2ea agab|gedg eAA2|
a2ea aged|cdef g3a|ba~a2 geef|gedg eAAG||

Go here gor another submission of Mary McNamara's dorian version http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2212

# Posted on July 1st 2008 by Dow

I've been listening to a dorian version of this on Chulrua's "Down The Back Lane". They call it Micho Russell's.

X: 1
T: Micho Russell's
T: John Naughton's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
D: Chulrua
K: Ador
EGAB c2dc|BG~G2 BGAG|EGAB c2eg|1 gedg eAAG:|2 gedg eAA2||
a2ea aged|(3B^cd ef g2ag|eaab agef|gedg eAA2|
~a3b aged|^cdef g2ag|eaag egde|gedg BAAG||

# Posted on July 2nd 2008 by Dow