Devanny's Goat

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on April 24th 2004 by Kenny.

This tune has been added to 107 tunebooks.

Also known as Devaney's Goat, Devanney's Goat, Devanney’s Goat.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 60th Anniversary Celebration by The Tulla Ceili Band
• A Sound Skin by Junior Davey And Friends
• Around St. James' Well by Carmel Gunning
• Augusta: 20 Years Of Irish Music Recorded Live At The Augusta Heritage Center by Various Artists
• Best Of Irish Ceili Music by Various Artists
• Ceol Agus Foinn : Music And Songs From The Willie Clancy Summer School by Various Artists
• Collection Of Jigs And Reels by Shaskeen
• Cornerboys by Patrick Street
• Croch Suas E by Frankie Gavin
• Cuisle by Angela Deane
• Farewell New England's Shores by Skip Healy
• Flowers Of The Burren by Barefield Ceili Band
• Foinn Seisiun 3 by Ennis/Dublin Session Group
• Geantrai - Live Session Recordings From The TV Series by Various Artists
• Irish Traditional Music And Song by Shaskeen
• Land Of Sunshine by Dan Possumato
• Last Night's Fun by John Carty
• Melodeon by John Gannon
• Mick Mulcahy And Friends by Mick Mulcahy
• Potsticks by Sean Moloney
• Southerly Breeze by Various Artists
• The Green Mountain by Pat O'Connor
• The Irish Concertina by Noel Hill
• The Irish Concertina Two by Noel Hill
• Time To Time by Gerry O'Connor
• Traditional Irish Sessions by Various Artists
• Turas Ceoil by Marcas O'Murchu
• Unearthed by Paul McGlinchey
• Warming Up by Martin Mulhaire, Séamus Connolly And Jack Coen

X: 1
T: Devanny's Goat
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
DF F2 AFAB | d2 fe dBAF | DFAF BFAF | E2 ED EGFE |
DFAB AFAB | defe dBAf | efdB AF F2 | AFEG FD D2 :|
|: faab afdf | a2 fd edBd | ABde fd d2 | e2 fd edBd |
ABde fd d2 | edfd edBd | A2 dB AF F2 | AFEG FD D2 :|

Devanny's Goat

Afraid I don't know much about Devanny or his goat. Not a tune I've encountered much in sessions, but it's been recorded often enough.

# Posted on April 25th 2004 by Kenny

Devanny's Goat

A great reel Kenny which should be played at every session - must learn it myself though and have no excuse now! Don't know the exact history but have a feeling it originated around the Galway area as I remember hearing that Micheal O hEidhin (Connemara) was responsible for composing the "B" part.

# Posted on April 25th 2004 by Bannerman

I just recently learned this tune off a 2 yr old mini disc recording by Mike McHale in the Catskills. He told our class it was about a tinker named Devanny who had some goats that would always eat the lettuce in other folks' gardens. Great tune. It almost has a hornpipe kind of feel to it.

Joyce

# Posted on April 26th 2004 by JMH

C version

I have this from a Brian Conway workshop a few years back.

K:C
ED|:CEGA GEGA|cded cAGE|C ~E3 AEGE|CDEC (3DEF ED|
CEGA GEGA|cded cAGe|(3ded cA G ~E3|GEDE C3:|
B|cega gece|gcec dcAc|GAcd e~c3|dcec dcAc|
GAcd e~c3|dcec dcAc|G2 cA GECE|GEDE C3:|

# Posted on December 24th 2004 by edl

Yep, I was about to say it sounds pretty cool in C, especcially on a C Whistle.

# Posted on February 13th 2006 by Unseen122

From Edel Fox

Here's the setting Edel plays on the Comhaltas website. http://comhaltas.ie/music/detail/comhaltaslive_198_segment_5_edel_fox

X:2
T:Devanny's Goat
S:Edel Fox
S:http://comhaltas.ie/music/detail/comhaltaslive_198_segment_5_edel_fox
Z:Jack Gilder
M:C|
R:reel
K:D
DFAB AFAB|defe dBAF|DF~F2 B/c/dAF|EFDF ~E3F|
[A3D3]B AFAB|defe dBAg|fedB AF~F2|1AFEA ~F3E:|2AFEA FAD2||
a3b afdf|agfa efdB|ABde fddf|gefd efdB|
ABde ~f3a|gefd edBd|~A2dB AF~F2|1AFEA FAD2:|2AFEA F3E||

Of course she's doing a few nice variations and a parallel octave thing at the turn around, but I didn't try to transcribe that kind of stuff.

# Posted on March 2nd 2007 by Phantom Button

This tune is often associated with Eddie Moloney of Ballinakill, East Galway. He recorded it on the whistle on one of Shaskeen's recordings, which I heard on the radio a few weeks ago.

# Posted on March 3rd 2007 by slainte

A Great Session Reel

Hopefully now with the transcriptions and also the video clip this tune will be picked up by more musicians and heard a lot more in sessions. To me this reel typifies all that's best in Irish traditional music (great melody, lift, swing,etc) as opposed to the contrived intricasies we hear in some of the current newly composed offerings.

# Posted on March 3rd 2007 by Bannerman

Devanny's Goat

Yeah, nice one. I learned Edel Fox's version last weekend and was happy to see Jack's transcription. I became aware of this tune from a Sharon Shannon recording -- she and her band tag it on the end of the song, "Say You Love Me" as rendered by Dessie O'Halloran. A great track.

# Posted on March 7th 2007 by Pawl

Devanny's Goat

Funny you should say that Paul as this was the recording I learn't it from. I cursed that song though as I had to continually fast forward through it on the CD to get to the tune until I could commit it to memory. Have to agree with you that it's a lovely version of the tune by Sharon and her band.

# Posted on March 7th 2007 by Bannerman

A short but nice sound clip of Eddie Moloney's whistle playing: http://www.cdworld.ie/mp3/172326_000100010010.mp3

# Posted on March 15th 2007 by slainte

Hard to play on the B/C box but a great tune.

# Posted on July 28th 2007 by dinn2

Grace Kelly on the whistle

http://www.rte.ie/radio1/ceilihouse/rams/7may.ram (the chat starts around 35:10)
From Ceili House Archive 2005: http://www.rte.ie/radio1/ceilihouse/1034199.html

I believe she's the woman playing with M. McGoldrick on some youtube clips. Anyone heard of her solo album?

# Posted on August 1st 2007 by slainte

Devanney's Goat

There's also an audio of the tune from the Comhaltas Foinn Seisiún 3 tunebook over at http://comhaltas.ie/music/detail/devanneys_goat/

# Posted on February 1st 2008 by Bannerman