Donnelly's

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on May 17th 2005 by gian marco.

This tune has been added to 15 tunebooks.

Also known as Callan Lasses, The Callan Lasses, The Fintona.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Cherish The Ladies by Peg McGrath, Kathleen Smyth, Mary Mulholland
• House Party by Máire O'Keefe
• If Ida Been Here, Ida Been There by Craobh Rua
• Last Orders by Liz Doherty
• Sweet Nyaa by Moving Cloud
• The Flooded Bridge by Patricia Clark And Simon Bacon
• The Flying Pig by Slide
• Turas Ceoil by Marcas O'Murchu

X: 1
T: Donnelly's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
|:E|F2FE FGAB|Ad~d2 Adfd|e3f fedB|BAdf fedB|
BAFE F3B|BAdc defg|afge (3fga ed|cAGE EDD:|
|:c|defd BcdB|cBAc BFFA|dF~F2 cFBF|AFED EFGA|
EF~F2 FGAB|BAdc defg|afge (3fga ed|cAGE EDD:|

Isn't il lovely?

Source: Doherty, Liz - last orders
Transcription: gian marco pietrasanta

# Posted on May 17th 2005 by gian marco

Whoops, my mistake!

the correct first measure of the B part is
|defd BcdB|

# Posted on May 17th 2005 by gian marco

It's a pity we are not allowed to change the sheetmusic.

# Posted on May 17th 2005 by gian marco

I've heard this tune played at our session a few times and always wondered what it was.

# Posted on May 17th 2005 by Dow

Recorded as the 'Callan Lasses' on Peg McGrath etc Cherish the Ladies. Not though the same tune that's in O'Neill's under that name.

# Posted on May 24th 2005 by continuo

Maire O'Keeffe

Maire O'Keeffe recorded this on her Gael LInn CD "An Coisir." She sourced it to the late Dessie Donnelly of Fintona, Co. Tyrone (uncle of Dezi Donnelly of Manchester) and so called it the Fintona Reel. Definitely a northern tune.

# Posted on June 4th 2005 by blarneystar

Donnelly's/Callan Lasses

I transcribed the version played at our session. It's a lot different to Liz Doherty's version given here, and I think it hangs together better. The parts are the other way round and its phrases are much more standard and straightforward sounding, e.g. |Addc defg| instead of |BAdc defg|. My session pals say they think they probably got it from the Cherish The Ladies recording, so 1st track, "Callan Lasses".

X: 1
T: Donnelly's
T: The Callan Lasses
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
defd BcdA|BAFB ADFA|dF~F2 cFBF|AFEF D3E|
FADE FGAB|Addc defg|afef dB~B2|ABGE ED~D2:|
|:F3E FGAB|Addc defd|(3efe df edcB|Adfd efdB|
AFFE FGAB|Addc defg|afef dB~B2|ABGE ED~D2:|

# Posted on March 10th 2007 by Dow