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McCahill's

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on November 19th 2004 by Kenny.

This tune has been added to 21 tunebooks.

Also known as Danny Meehnan's, Gowel, The Gowel, MaCahill's, MacCathal's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

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X: 1
T: McCahill's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
d2 cd BdAF | EFGA BE E2 | Adde fdAF | GBAG FDDA |
dDcD BDAF | EFGA BEEB | Adcd fdAF | GBAG FDDA |
BAGB AF F2 | BAGA BcdB | BAGB AFDF |1 GEFD EFGA :|2 GEFD EFGB ||
e2 ^ge bege | Be^ge fgaf | e2 ^ge bege |1 a2 ^ga fecf |2 a2 ^ga fece |

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McCahill's sheetmusic
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McCahill's - 3 versions

This reel, which I believe is from Donegal, was recorded by Tommy Peoples on his "The High Part Of The Road" LP. It was popular with North of Ireland musicians around the time that particuar recording was released, and this version is as I remember Desi Wilkinson playing it. The G#s in th 3rd part shift the tune into E.

The following is a transcription of the version from Bulmer & Sharpley Vol.4, where they call it "Danny Meehan's", which would support the Donegal hypothesis. This has G#s in the 2nd part as well as the 3rd.

d2 cd BdAF | EFGA BE E2 | Ad d2 fdAF | GBAG FDDA |
dDcD BDAF | EFGA BE E2 | Adcd fdAF | GBAG FDDA |
BA^GB ADDA | BA^GA BcdA | BA^GB AFDF |1 GEFD EFGA :|2 GEFD EFGB |
e2 ^ge bege | Be^ge fgaf | e2 ^ge bege |1 aA^gA fecf |2 aA^gA fece |


I also found a version in "Ceol Rince na hEireann" Vol.1, called "The Gowel Reel", but there is no information on its' origin. No G#s, and the parts in a different order.

e2 fe befe | e2 ag fgaf | e2 fe befe | fgag fedB |
e2 fe befe | e2 ag fgaf | e2 fe befe | fgag fe d2 |
Bdcd B2 AF | GFGA BE E2 | Bdcd B2 AF | GBAG FD D2 :|
BAFA A2 FA | BAFA Bd d2 | BAFA ADFD |1 GEFD E2 E2 :|2 GEFD E4 |

This is in response to a request for "McCahill's", but Peoples recorded 2 reels by that name. I hope this is the one. The Bulmer/Sharpley version is probably closest to the Peoples version.


# Posted on November 20th 2004 by Kenny

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