Key signature: Dmajor
Submitted on November 24th 2004 by Kenny.
This tune has been added to 22 tunebooks.
Also known as John McGrath's.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Andy McGann's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
dF F2 AGFE | D2 FD EB,B,B | ADFA BdAF | E3 F EFGA |
[1 dF F2 AGFE | D2 FD EB,B,B | ADFA BdAF | EA,CE D2 Bc :|
[2 d3 B c3 A | B2 Bd AGFE | D2 FA BdAF | EA,CE D2 FA ||
d2 fd edfd | B3 d AGFE | D2 FA BdAF | E3 F EFGA |
d2 fd edfd | B3 d AGFE | D2 FA BdAF | EA,CE D2 FA |
d2 fd edfd | B3 d AGFE | D2 FA BdAF | E3 F E2 de |
faba fd d2 | B3 d AGFE | D2 FA BdAF | EA,CE D4 |
Another Andy McGann's
Requested by slainte. Will comment later.
# Posted on November 24th 2004 by Kenny
Source of this reel
Hiya Kenny,I would be interested to know if there is a recording of The late Andy playing this,or any other recording which attributes it to him.
Cheers
Cos
# Posted on November 27th 2004 by cos
Andy McGann's
I can only think of 2 recordings I have of this tune, cos. This transcription was given to me years ago by Nigel Jelks, a multi-instrumentalist who lives some 50 miles south of Aberdeen, and with whom I've played many a tune over the years. He took this from the Daly/Burke recording. Michael McGoldrick recorded it but with no name, which was "slainte's" query in the first place.
Daly/Burke are my only source for the title, I'm afraid.
Hope all's well with you and yours.
# Posted on November 27th 2004 by Kenny
Go raibh mile maith agat !
Many thanks Kenny, you are a mine of information.Cos
# Posted on November 27th 2004 by cos
I just listened to this tune on Kevin Burke and Jackie Daly's "Eavesdropper" album. I think it's the happiest tune I've ever heard. So, listen to it.
# Posted on November 3rd 2005 by smw
It can also be heard on Temple House Ceili Band 2.
# Posted on November 13th 2005 by Ptarmigan
"John McGrath's" / "Andy McGann's" ~ a duplication from the future
Key signature: D Major
Submitted on January 21st 2007 by The Phantom Button.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6672
K: D Major
|: A/B/c |
dF ~F2 AGFE | DEFD EB, ~B,2 | DEFA B/c/d AF | EDEF E2 A/B/c |
[1 dF ~F2 AGFE | DEFD EB, ~B,2 | DEFA B/c/d AF | EDEF D2 :|
[2 ~d3 B ~c3 A | ~B3 c BAFE | D2 FA B/c/d AF | EDEF D2 ||
|: A/B/c |
d2 fd edfd | BA B/c/d AFEF | D2 FA B/c/d AF |
[1 EDEF E2 A/B/c | d2fd edfd | BA B/c/d AFEF | D2 FA B/c/d AF | EDEF D2 A/B/c :|
[2 EDEF E2 B/c/d | faba fd~d2 | BA B/c/d AFEF | D2 FA B/c/d AF | EDEF D2 ||
# Posted on January 21st 2007 by ceolachan
http://comhaltas.ie/music/detail/comhaltaslive_222_5_donal_murphy_and_john_larkin/
Apparently a composition of Sean Ryan...
# Posted on August 23rd 2007 by PaddyCmusic
Apparently?
# Posted on August 23rd 2007 by slainte
Apparently
Well maybe not. Donal says, "...a tune from Sean Ryan". Maybe Sean Ryan recorded it or something. But I would have thought he reffered to it being composed by Sean. The tune, I believe, has quite a modern sounding and smart melody so thats why I'm leaning to the "Sean Ryan composed" side but thats just a hunch. Has anyone any definite answer here? What do you think slainte?
# Posted on August 24th 2007 by PaddyCmusic
I'm afraid I've no idea, Paddy. Even Kenny didn't mention who wrote this tune.
# Posted on August 24th 2007 by slainte
That's true. Have you got Sean Ryan's book "The Hidden Ireland"? If so, have a look in it to see if its there. If not, I'll head down to the Irish Traditional Music Archive soon and dig it out.
# Posted on August 24th 2007 by PaddyCmusic
I don't have a copy of the tunebook, but according to A. Kuntz's "Fiddler's Companion" this was penned by Mayo fiddler John McGrath, who is known as the composer of "The Providence": http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/JOHAN_JOHN.htm#JOHN_McGRATH'S_COMPOSITION
"Fiddler's Companion" includes some incorrect pieces of information, but this seems plausible to me.
# Posted on August 25th 2007 by slainte
could well be a john mcgrath tune. this is interesting. im gonna head down to the archive and see if i can find out any more.
# Posted on August 25th 2007 by PaddyCmusic
Archive findings - most likely john mcgrath
the tune is included in a book by jerry o'brien and is called "mcgrath's composition" (john mcgrath that is). so there you are, it probably is a john mcgrath tune. it isn't in "the hidden ireland" and i couldn't find any recordings of the tune by sean ryan so im not sure where donal murphy got that information. it doesn't appear that andy mcgann recorded it either but i only had a quick "on the surface" look through the archive material today and theres far more there than what i saw. this is looking very likely to be a john mcgrath tune though.
# Posted on August 28th 2007 by PaddyCmusic