The Old Road To Garry

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on October 9th 2004 by gian marco.

This tune has been added to 22 tunebooks.

Also known as Old Road To Garry, Road To Garrykennedy.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• An Gaoth Aduaidh - The North Wind by Various Artists
• Cuisle by Angela Deane
• Fourmilehouse by Alan And John Kelly
• Fourmilehouse by Alan And John Kelly
• Jody's Heaven by Jody's Heaven
• Live In Concert by Brid Harper And Dermot Byrne
• Music In Exile: A Celebration Of Comhaltas In Leeds by Leeds CCE
• New Century - Irish Music by Ronan Le Bars And Nicolas Quéméner
• Newtown Bridge by Eileen O'Brien
• Notes From My Mind by Seamus Connolly
• Potsticks by Sean Moloney
• Stormy Brew by Rig The Jig
• The Boys From The Blue Hill by Vinnie Kilduff
• The Compositions Of Paddy O'Brien by Eileen O'Brien And Willie Fogarty
• Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 2, Disc 2 by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Old Road To Garry, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
dF~F2 ABdf|edBA BedB|AF~F2 d2af|g2ag fdef|
dF~F2 ABdf|edBA (3Bcd ef|g2ge f2df|ebag fdd2||
|:af~f2 dfed|Bdgf eafg|a2af dfaf|g2ag fdd2|
af~f2 af~f2|gabg eafa|b2ag fedB|ABde fdef||

The Old Road To Garry (reel)

Composer: Paddy O'Brien the elder, of Tipperary
Source: Kelly , Alan & John - "Fourmilehouse"
Transcription: gmp

# Posted on October 9th 2004 by gian marco

Paddy O'Brien used to play in the sessions in the pub in Garrykennedy, which is a lovely village right on the edge of the River Shannon at Lough Derg. So I presume this tune name refers to Garry(Kennedy) as I have heard the placename abbreviated by the locals before.

# Posted on October 10th 2004 by Donough

D is an alternate key for this tune

Paddy composed this tune in the key of C. Most recordings I know of are in C, and at sessions I've only heard it played in C as well.

# Posted on October 10th 2004 by Phantom Button

Back to the future - - - a retro-respect:

Two row button accordion player from Newtown (Nenagh), Co. Tipperary, a fine composer. Chase this book up if you can find it.

"The Compositions of Paddy O'Brien" - Ossian, 1992

Here's a few of his lovely melodies that have found their way on site and are worth revisiting, as well as some valued commentary:

reel: Dinny O'Brien - contributor: Will Harmon
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1667

reel: Hanley's Tweed - contributor:Jeremy
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1894

reel: The Nervous Man - contributor: Dow / Mark Anderson
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3247

reel: Ormond Sound - contributor: Will Harmon
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/426

jig: The Boys of Lough Gowna - contributor: bannerman
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3377

jig: The New House - contributor - Graham Guerin
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/2484

Here's another of his made famous and changed some by the playing and inclinations of Joe Cooley (two row accordion button accordion), and consequently now usually taken as "Cooley's Hornpipe":

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1052

# Posted on October 10th 2004 by ceolachan

Another transcription:

K: Cmaj
cE (3EEE GAce|dcAG AdcA|GE (3EEE c2 ge|f2 gf ecde|
cE (3EEE GAce|dcAG (3ABc de|f2 fd e2 ce|dagf ecde||
ge (3eee cedc|Acfe dgef|gcge cege|f2 gf ecce|
ge (3eee gece|fgaf dgeg|a2 gf edcA|GAcd ecde||

# Posted on October 10th 2004 by ceolachan

reel: Larkin's Beehive - contributor - Gian Marco

# Posted on October 11th 2004 by ceolachan

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1224

# Posted on October 11th 2004 by ceolachan

Some more...

jig: The One that was Lost: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/861

jig: The Trip to Bantry: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/2300

reel: Larry's Favourite: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/2389

# Posted on August 13th 2005 by slainte

jig: The Coming of Spring: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/2403

Now, I have to work on some of them.

# Posted on August 13th 2005 by slainte