Jerry McMahon's

reel

Key signature: Adorian

Submitted on February 27th 2005 by gian marco.

This tune has been added to 15 tunebooks.

Also known as Sailing Into Walpole's Marsh.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Andy Irvine/Paul Brady by Andy Irvine And Paul Brady
• Danu by Danu
• Down The Back Lane by Chulrua
• Golden Lights And Green Shadows by Grainne Hambly
• In Safe Hands by Various Artists
• Lamh Ar Lamh (Many Hands) CD 2 by Various Artists
• Oidhreacht by Conor Keane
• Reed Only by Tim Collins/Brian McNamara
• Reeds And Rosin by Todd Denman And Dale Russ
• Sailing Into Walpole's Marsh by Eddie Clarke, Sean Corcoran, Maeve Donnelly, Maighread Ni Dhomhnaill
• The Ring Sessions by James Kelly
• The Rolling Wave by Cian
• The Thing Itself by Maeve Donnelly And Peadar O'Loughlin
• The View Across The Valley by The Brady Family
• Through The Round Window by Eamonn Coyne
• Traditional Irish Music From County Clare by Eamon Cotter
• Unleashed by The Border Collies

X: 1
T: Jerry McMahon's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Ador
A2AG A2cA|EGDE GEDG|EAAG ABcd|1e/f/ged eAdc:|2edcA G3^G||
Addc d2cA|d2cA G2EG|Addc AB^cd|1e/f/ged cAGG:|2e/f/ged cAdc||

Source: The Rolling Wave by Cian
Transcription: gmp

# Posted on February 27th 2005 by gian marco

Not sure, but this tune sounds like a version of "The Soundmount": http://thesession.org/tunes/display.php/176

# Posted on February 27th 2005 by slainte

Molloy & co

This tune was recorded by Matt Molloy on the "Fire Aflame" Cd with Sean Keane & Liam O'Flynn. It's a variant of "Sailing into Walpole's Marsh".

# Posted on February 27th 2005 by Kenny

Wrong key

I posted the tune with a wrong key. It is in Ador, not E dor.
Sorry for that. The F only is sharp.

# Posted on February 27th 2005 by gian marco

You're right, Kenny. Maeve Donnelly and Peadar O'Loughlin recently recorded this tune as "Sailing into Walpole's Marsh." In the sleeve notes of "The Thing Itself," Pat Mitchell writes this version can be traced back to a single source, Gerry-Terry McMahon, a flute player from Kilnaboy, Co. Clare. Cian's members are also from Clare. I haven't got their second album, but I can almost hear Padraig playing this tune on concertina.

# Posted on February 28th 2005 by slainte

"Sailing into Walpole Marsh" seems to me a distinct & different tune.

# Posted on February 28th 2005 by gian marco

The first part is clearly related to Walpole's (and Castle Kelly's), but the second part bears little relation. You could call it a variant of Walpole's, in the same way as you could call a clementine a kind of orange. But it's a disting tune to my ear.

# Posted on March 1st 2005 by granama

...That should have been 'distinct'.

# Posted on March 1st 2005 by granama

I'm with gian marco here - the similarity is only superficial - the shape of the seond part is totally different, and it's missing the distinctive shift from A to G in the first part. So I don't think that SITWM should be here as an alternative title...

# Posted on March 1st 2005 by continuo

I agree. Only the first half of the first part is the same, the rest is entirely different.
However, it could be that the original"composer" simply forgot how to play the tune for whatever reason and made up the rest or approximated as best they could; I'm sure many tunes have come into existence that way.

# Posted on March 1st 2005 by Conán McDonnell

It is a different tune. But that does not preclude it having 'Sailing into Walpole's Marsh' as an alternative title, even if it's 'wrong'.

# Posted on March 2nd 2005 by granama