The Girls Of Farranfore

reel

Key signature: Edorian

Submitted on December 30th 2004 by gian marco.

This tune has been added to 31 tunebooks.

Also known as The Game Of Love, Girls Of Farranfore.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Cairde Cairdín by Diarmuid O'Brien
• Cóisir: House Party by Máire O'Keeffe
• Jackie Daly And Seamus Creagh by Jackie Daly And Seamus Creagh
• Live At Johnny Fox's by Dervish
• Musical Delights From Ireland by Comhaltas Tour Group 1998
• Playing With Fire by Dervish
• The Cobblestone Sessions by Various Artists
• The New Land by Touchstone
• The Ring Sessions by James Kelly
• Turas Ceoil by Marcas O'Murchu

X: 1
T: Girls Of Farranfore, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Edor
BE~E2 GBdB|AD~D2 FAed|BE~E2 G3B|dBAd BE~E2|
GBdg eddB|AD~D2 FAed|BE~E2 ~G3B|dBAd BE~E2||
BeeB egfe|dcdf afed|(3Bcd ef ~g3e|dBAd BE~E2|
BeeB egfe|dcdf afdf|g2bg fgaf|edef gfed||

Source: Maire O'Keeffe
Transcription: gmp

# Posted on December 30th 2004 by gian marco

Part of Gneevguilla

The A part of this tune contains the 3rd part of the "Gneevguilla." There was a popular medley; Pride of Rathmore/Girls Of Farranfore that was often played, according to Clare fiddler, Joe Murtaugh. He told me that at some point someone was trying to remember the second tune -- and they couldn't remember all of it -- so part of it became the third part of, "Gneevguilla;" a 3-part tune found here; http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/876

# Posted on December 30th 2004 by Phantom Button

I play this set. Its an old one I learned in CCE - its a great set.
I like the name "Game of Love"

# Posted on April 29th 2005 by Hugo Chavez

"The Girls of Farranfore" / "The Pride of Rathmore"

http://www.cranfordpub.com/

http://www.cranfordpub.com/tunes/Irish/Rathmore_Farranfore.htm

# Posted on February 27th 2006 by ceolachan

The Game of Love

I learnt this from a cassette in my car during a traffic jam. Different enough to be of interest, I feel:

X:331
T:Game of Love, The
D:Dervish: Playing With Fire
O:Ireland
Z:Nigel Gatherer
L:1/8
M:4/4
K:Em
A |: B2 EF G3 B | AD (3DDD FAAc | B2 EF GAB^c | d^cBA Be e2:|
eB (3BBB egfe | defg a3 z | eB (3BBB egfe | dBAF BE E2 |
eB (3BBB egfe | defg a3 z |g3 e f3 d | edBA Be e2 |]

# Posted on June 24th 2007 by nigelg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWXzVNzOuzM&feature=related

# Posted on April 7th 2009 by awildman

"The Girls of Farranfore" / "The Pride of Rathmore"

Here are both tunes played in a set (2nd & 3rd tunes, respectively) by Connie O'Connell & Denis Mac Mahon:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWXzVNzOuzM

Connie calls the 3rd tune "The Yell To Fantore" or something like that; I guess that COULD be a garbling of "The Girls of Farranfore". I was curious, though, so i decided to check Google Maps & couldn't find "Fantore" anywhere in Ireland. A person's name, maybe? At any rate, here's my transcription of their playing of the tune:

X:1
T:The Girls of Farranfore
S:Connie O'Connell & Denis Mac Mahon ( fiddles, Cork / Kerry)
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:reel
K:Edor
BE ~E2 GBdB | AD (F/E/D) FAed | BE ~E2 ~G3 B | dBAd BEED |
GBdg .e2 dB | AD (F/E/D) FAed | BE ~E2 ~G3 B | dBAd BE E2 ||
e3 e efge | ~d3 f afed | (B/c/d) ef ~g3 e | dBAd BE E2 |
e3 e efge | ~d3 f agef | g2 bg faaf | edef gfed ||

Enjoy!

# Posted on March 10th 2011 by jaychoons

"The Girls of Farranfore" / "The Pride of Rathmore"

A great recording here of these two tunes played by Paddy Cronin.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GX9LO114wm8&feature=related

# Posted on September 24th 2011 by Rocky Nook