Galway Bay

hornpipe

Key signature: Gdorian

Submitted on August 28th 2004 by edl.

This tune has been added to 121 tunebooks.

Also known as The Galway Bay.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Treasury Of Irish Song by Various Artists
• Amara by Various Artists
• An Exciting Session With One Of Ireland's Leading Traditional Fiddlers by Tommy Peoples
• Are You Willing? by Tabache
• Boxed by Anders Trabjerg
• Bridging The Gap by Mick Mulvey
• Buffalo In The Castle by Desi Wilkinson, Máirtín O'Connor, Frank Hall And Lena Ullman
• Celtic Dream by Oisin
• Chapter 8 by The Kilfenora Ceili Band
• Consider The Source by Brian Conway
• Conversation At The Crosses by Pat O'Connor And Eoghan O'Sullivan
• Flight 2 by Wild Geese
• Irish Fiddle Solos by Pete Cooper
• It's A Hard Road To Travel by Andy McGann And Paul Brady
• Joe Can't's Reel by Gwendal
• Land's End by Michael Rooney And June McCormack
• Mo Chairdin by Paul Brock
• Morga by Morga
• One More... by Caa A Dram
• P.J. Hernon by P.J. And Marcus Hernon
• Providence by Providence
• Sail Óg Rua by Dolores Keane And John Faulkner
• Selection Box by Conor McCarthy And Alph Duggan
• Southerly Breeze by Various Artists
• Taking Note by Meitheal Cheoil
• The House by Dennis Botzer
• The Irish Girl by Robin Bullock And Michel Sikiotakis
• The More That's Said The Less The Better by Craobh Rua
• The Rare Stuff by The Rare Stuff
• The Rough Guide To Irish Music by Various Artists
• The Well Tempered Bow by Liz And Yvonne Kane
• Traditional Irish Music From Co. Longford by Peter Carberry
• Traditional Irish Music From County Clare by Eamon Cotter
• 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
• Under The Moon by Martin Hayes
• Winds Of Change by Geraldine MacGowan And Anne Conroy

X: 1
T: Galway Bay
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Gdor
GA|:~B3 c dcdf|~g3 a gabg|fdbg fdcd|B{c}AGF GFDF|
GFGA BABG|~F3 G AGFD|GABc dcBA|(3BcB G2 G2 z2:|
|: g{a}fdf gabg|gfdf dBGA|~B3 c dcde|fc (3dcB AGFD|
BFdB cFcA|BFdB Acd_e|dfga bagf|d2 g2 g2 z2:|

This name has already been used as an alt. for the Drunken Sailor but this is the tune that's in O'Neill's and recorded by both Joe Burke and Andy McGann as Galway Bay, so I hope it's ok to use it.

I've relied on the McGann recording. If you like his use of double stops you could try |:[B3D3]c [d3F3]f| for the first bar of the A and |d [g2d2] [g2d2]| for the last bar of the B part.

# Posted on August 28th 2004 by edl

Another version from O'Neill 1001gems

X:2
T:Galway bay
R:hornpipe
S:O'Neill
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Gmin
GA|BABc dcd^f|g^fga gabg|=fdbg fdcd|BAG^F GFDF|
G2GA BABG|=F2FG AGFD|GABc dcBA|B2G2G2:|
|:g2|gfd^f gabg|g=fdf GFDF|BABc dcd=e|fcdB AGFD|
G^FGA BABc|BFdB AFec|d^fga bag=f|d2g2g2:|

# Posted on February 14th 2006 by pivert

Galway Bay

It's also recorded by John McGann in his Octave Mandolin & Bouzouki book.

# Posted on August 23rd 2009 by buailteoir

Another version in a different key

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/10145/comments

X: 1
T: Democratic, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Emin
EF | GFGA ~B3d | edef dfge | dBge dBAB | GFED EDB,D |
~E3F GFGE | D2DE FEDB, | EFGA BAGF | G2E2 E2:|
~e2- | edBd efg~e- | edBd EDB,D | ~G3A BABc | dABG FEDB, |
GDBG FDcA | GDBG FDcA | Bdef gfed | B2e2 e2 :|

The Democratic
Someone asked in a discussion thread what people played with The Rights of Man. I remember someone playing this with it (not what I use myself - that's Kemp's, to be submitted soon).
I've known this tune ever so long. But now I discover that it's from Kerr's Merry Melodies Vol II. There, it is in G minor, but since I've always thought of it (and, as far as I know heard it played this way) in Eminor, that's what I've used here.
# Posted on December 27th 2009 by ethical blend

# Posted on February 10th 2010 by Nico

The Democratic is also the name for this tune in Cole/Ryan's, where it's in g.

# Posted on February 10th 2010 by edl

Paddy Carty Transcription

I have done a transcription of Paddy Carty's version of this tune this afternoon. It's a quick job but consists of most of the important elements in his playing. If anybody is interested, feel free to email me and I can send you on a MuseScore file with the score attached. It would be too much hassle for me to write it out in ABC with all of the ornaments and such included.

# Posted on March 12th 2011 by 52Paddy