Kitty Sheain's

reel

Key signature: Emajor

Submitted on October 18th 2004 by jiggyhobbit.

This tune has been added to 19 tunebooks.

Also known as Callaghan's, The Dance Of The Honeybees, Nellie Donovan, Nellie O'Donovan, Nellie O'Donovan's Highland Fling, Private Ass And Cart.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

After The Break by Planxty
Around St. James' Well by Carmel Gunning
Between The Showers by Grainne Hambly
Blackwater by Altan
Celtic Reels And Jigs - The Blackberry Blossom by Various Artists
Ceol Agus Foinn : Music And Songs From The Willie Clancy Summer School by Various Artists
Close To Home by Dónal Clancy
Crossroads by Joe Ryan, Eddie Clark
Dancing On Silver by Tim Collins
Denis Doody Plays Kerry Music by Denis Doody
Each Little Thing by Sharon Shannon
Feel The Bow by Aidan Burke
First Flight by Gerald Trimble
House Party by Máire O'Keefe
IAANJ Session V by Mike And Mary Rafferty And Session Musicians
In Good Company by Kevin Crawford
In The Smoke by Various Artists
Kerry Fiddles - Fiddle Music From Sliabh Luachra by Padraig O'Keeffe, Denis Murphy, Julia Clifford
Macalla 2 by Macalla
Midnight On The Water by The Kings River Band
Music From Sliabh Luachra by Jackie Daly
Paddy In The Smoke by Various Artists
Return To Droim by Colm Gannon
Runaway Sunday by Altan
Sean Reid's Favourite by Jimmy O'Brien-Moran
Summer At My Feet by North Cregg
Sunday After Mass by Denis O Connor And Con Moynihan
The Chieftains 2 by The Chieftains
The Fiddle Music Of Donegal - Volume Two by Various Artists
The Fiddle, The Voice by Nancy Conescu And Gerry Harrington
The Fine Art Of Piping by Liam O'Flynn
The Hidden Note by Jacqueline McCarthy
The High Notes by The High Notes
The Irish Girl by Robin Bullock And Michel Sikiotakis
The Maple Leaf by Jimmy Noonan, Chris McGrath
The Rushy Mountain: Classic Music From Sliabh Luachra 1952-77 by Various Artists
The Sliabh Luachra Fiddle Master by Padraig O'Keefe
The Smoky Chimney by Eoghan O'Sullivan, Gerry Harrington, Paul De Grae
The Star Above The Garter by Denis Murphy And Julia Clifford
The Very Best Of The Claddagh Years: Vol. 2 by The Chieftains
Time On Our Hands by SiobhᮠPeoples And Murty Ryan
Tippin' Away by Damien Connolly And Pete Mancuso
Traditional Music Of Ireland by Kathleen Collins
We Won't Go Home 'Til Morning by Brendan Begley
Whistle Stop by Brian Hughes

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

Callaghan's/the Doon

This is "Callaghan's / The Doon" as posted by Dow, but in an anti-social key [ for flute players, anyway ].

# Posted on October 18th 2004 by Kenny

Hmm, the B-part's a bit different though isn't it?

# Posted on October 18th 2004 by Dow

I think this is the one Kathleen Collins recorded(in D) as Private Ass and Cart, which was said in the sleeve notes to be a version of Callaghans.

# Posted on October 18th 2004 by granama

"The Doon"

Key signature: G Major
Submitted on June 5th 2003 by Dow.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1731

# Posted on January 14th 2006 by ceolachan

Asociated with Kitty Cunningham of Donegal.

# Posted on January 27th 2006 by Conán McDonnell

Private Ass And Cart

Posted by LH in a recent discussion thread:

X:135
T:Private Ass and Cart
R:reel
H:a version of “Callahan’s” - from Barrell Rafferty
N:follows #129 Mike Flynn's
D:Mike and Mary Rafferty, the Old Fireside Music.
Z:Lesl
M:C|
Q:1/2=70
K:D
F~F2A GE~E2|FDDF ABAG|F~F2D GE~E2|AzGE EDDE|
F~F2D GE~E2|FDDF AzAG|F~F2D GE~E2|AzGE EDDz||
(3Bcd ec d2ed|cAGE ~A3z|(3Bcd ec dged|cAGE EDDz|
(3Bcd ec dzed|cAGE ~A3B|czcd e~e2d|cAGE EDDE||

# Posted on March 26th 2007 by Dow

And the Kathleen Collins version I found on the net:

X:1
T: Private Ass & Cart
S: Kathleen Collins
Z: transcribed by B.Black
N: a version of “Callahan’s”
Q: 350
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: D
F2 AF GE E2 | FADF ABAG | F2 AF GE E2 | ABGE FD D2 :|
cdec d2 cB | AE E2 AE E2 | cdec d2 cB | ABGE FD D2 |
cdec d2 cB | AE E2 AEAB | cBcd efed | cAGE FD D2 ||

# Posted on March 26th 2007 by Dow

I also found this in the Irtrad archives, from O'Neill's in a different key:

X: 1
T: Nellie O'Donovan
M: C|
L: 1/8
N: "collected by Cronin"
B: O'Neill's 1394
Z: Transcribed by Bob Safranek
K: G
B2 Bd dcAc | BGGB d2 cA | B2 Bd dcAc | d2 cA AGGA |
B2 Bd dcAc | BGGB d2 cA | BABd dcAc | dBcA AGGe ||
fgaf gfeg | fdcA Adde | fgaf gfeg | fdcA AGGe |
fgaf gfeg | fdcA Adde | fefg abag | fdcA AGGA |]

# Posted on March 26th 2007 by Dow

Just found another one. But: hornpipe?!
Maybe he meant fling... That would figure. It'd make a great fling. 'c' can you work your magic on this one?

X: 49
T:Gan Ainm
M:4/4
L:1/8
S:Dermy Diamond, Belfast (fiddle)
R:Hornpipe
D:Session tape - Mullach, Clare 1985
Z:Bernie Stocks
K:G
B2dB c2Ac | BGGB d3c | B2dB c2Ac | dBcA BGGA | B2dB c2Ac | BGGB d3c |\
B2dB c2Ac |1 dBcA BGGA :|2 dBcA BGGg || fgaf gefd | cAAB c3g | fgaf gbag |\
fdcA BGGg | fgaf gefd | cAAB c3g | fgaf gbag | fdcA BGG2 :|

# Posted on March 26th 2007 by Dow

As a fling ~

Made you look, 'c' :-)

How about this:

X: 1
T: Private Ass & Cart
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: fling
K: Emaj
G2G>B A>FF>A|G<EE>G B>cB>A|G2G>B A>FF>A|1 B2A>F G<EE>F:|2 B2A>F G<EE>e||
d>ef>d e2d>c|B>F (3FFF B<FB>c|d>ef>d e2d>c|B>AF>A G<EE>e|
d>ef>d e2d>c|B<FF>F B>FB>c|d>cd>e f2f>e|d>BA>F G<EE>F||

# Posted on March 26th 2007 by Dow

Hey, not quite, it was this that made me look:

"Just found another one. But: hornpipe?!" ~ but you are the source. Now to check this out... ;-)

# Posted on March 26th 2007 by ceolachan

"Private Ass & Cart" ~ stepping down

It was only E Major because, I suspect, it was probably old tuning...

R: highland fling
K: D Major
|: D>E |
F2 F>A G>EE>G | F<DD>F A>BA>G |
F2 F>A G>EE>G | A2 G>E F<D :|
D>d |
c>de>c d2 c>B | A>E (3EEE A<EA>B |
c>de>c d2 c>B | A>GE>G F<DD>d |
c>de>c d2 c>B | A<EE>E A>EA>B |
c>Bc>d e2 e>d | c>AG>E F<D ||

It's your notes, just transposed and me adding a lead-in and stacking them for bar comparison... While we're at it, I'll have a Long Island Ice Tea... :-)

# Posted on March 26th 2007 by ceolachan

I quite like it in E as posted in the original submission. Wonder what the source was...

Not a great key for flutes but nice for the EC - have you tried it on EC, 'c'?

I think I'm going to play it in E. My reason being that the Doon/Callaghan's is sometimes played in sessions I go to, and it most often appears in D, as opposed to G which is how I posted it. If I were to start Kitty Sheain's in D, it's likely everyone would just go ahead and play that B-part. In E, it's more likely that the fiddlers would pick it up as a new tune.

# Posted on March 26th 2007 by Dow

by "that B-part" I meant "the B-part for the Doon/Callaghan's". It made sense at time of writing...

# Posted on March 26th 2007 by Dow

I just did a quick google search, and it looks like the source for the original posting was probably Altan's Runaway Sunday. I don't have that album myself so I can't confirm this. I dearly wish people would state their source(s) after posting a tune. It's not much to ask, really. I wouldn't necessarily expect anyone to do that in a session of course, since session playing is a one off spontaneous event, but posting abc on an internet database intended to be a reference for international users is kind of different.

# Posted on March 26th 2007 by Dow

Dow made me do it ~

"Nellie O'Donovan's Fling"
R: highland fling
K: G Major
|: G>A |
B2 d>B c2 A>c | B>G (3GGG d>B (3cBA |
B>Gd>B c2 (3ABc | d>Bc<A G2 :|
|: G>g |
f>ga>f g>ef>d | c>A (AAA c2 A>g |
[1 f2 (3agf g2 (3bag | f>dc<A B>G :|
[2 f2 (bag f<de<c | d>Bc<A G2 ||

"Private Ass and Cart"
R: highland fling
K: D Major
|: D>E |
F>D (3FGA G>E (3EEE | F<DD>F A2 A>G |
F2 F>A G>EE>G | A<FG>E D2 :|
|: A>d |
(3Bcd e>c d2 e>d | c<AG>E A2 A>d |
[1 (3Bcd (3edc d>fe>d | c<AG>E D2 :|
[2 f2 (3edc (3ded e>d | c<AG>E D2 ||

# Posted on March 26th 2007 by ceolachan

What B-part are you on about? I will, of course, do as you suggest... My eyes are glazing over ~ nope ~ they were already glazed over... "Master!"

# Posted on March 26th 2007 by ceolachan

I was on about the one you yourself posted a link to.

# Posted on March 26th 2007 by Dow

"Master?" :-O

# Posted on March 26th 2007 by ceolachan

Go here for another transcription in D http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/963.

# Posted on April 4th 2007 by Dow