The Abbey

reel

Key signature: Adorian

Submitted on January 2nd 2002 by Josh Kane.

This tune has been added to 418 tunebooks.

Also known as Abbey, Moher, The Moher, Reddigan's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 60th Anniversary Celebration by The Tulla Ceili Band
• A Flick Of The Wrist by Brendan Larrissey
• An Bodhran: The Irish Drum by Colm Murphy
• At The End Of The Day by Dervish
• Black Black Black by Cran
• Claddagh's Choice: An Anthology Of Irish Traditional Music by Various Artists
• D Flute Album by Kevin Crawford
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
• Dancing To Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
• Far Green Country by John Sherman
• Forgotten Days by Davy Spillane And Kevin Glackin
• Going Elsewhere by The Clayfoot Strutters
• In The Smoke by Various Artists
• Irish Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
• Live At Winkles by The Lahawns
• Liz Carroll by Liz Carroll
• Luminosity by Back Of The Moon
• Millvalley by DeReelium
• Music In Exile: A Celebration Of Comhaltas In Leeds by Leeds CCE
• New Day Dawning by Cherish The Ladies
• One And All: The Best Of Cherish The Ladies by Cherish The Ladies
• Otherworld by Lunasa
• Out On The Ocean by Moher
• Paddy In The Smoke by Various Artists
• Playing With Fire: The Celtic Fiddle Collection by Various Artists
• Portland by Kevin Burke And Mícheál O'Domhnaill
• Riverdance And Other Famous Irish Songs And Dances by Various Artists
• Song Of The Chanter by Various Artists
• Speed 78 by Mike Rafferty
• Spin by Whirligig
• Sunshine Dance by Deiseal
• The Back Door by Cherish The Ladies
• The Best Of De Danann by De Danann
• The Flute Players Of Roscommon - Vol 1 by Various Artists
• The Frost Is All Over by Paul McGrattan
• The Half Gate by Iontach
• The House I Was Reared In by Christy McNamara
• The Leitrim Thrush by Neil Mulligan
• The Piper's Apron by Tommy Keane
• The Rare Stuff by The Rare Stuff
• The Star Spangled Molly by De Danann
• The Three Sisters by Barry Kerr
• The Twentieth Anniversary Collection by Various Artists
• The View Across The Valley by The Brady Family
• They Sailed Away From Dublin Bay by Liam Farrell And Joe Whelan
• Three's Company by Martin Meehan
• Tunes by Sharon Shannon, Frankie Gavin, Michael McGoldrick And Jim Murray
• Unleashed by The Border Collies
• Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 3, Disc 1 by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Abbey, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Ador
|: B | A3B A2GE | A2GA BddB | A3B AGEF | G3A Bdd :|
| g | egg2 a2ba | gabg aged | egg2 a2ga | bgaf gedg |
egg2 a2bg | agbg aged | egg2 a2ga | bgaf ged |

Abbey Reel_Paul McGrattan vesion ( album "the frost is all over" )

~A3B A2GE|A2GA BGDB|~A3B AGEF|G2GA BGDB|
~A3B A2GE|A2GA BGDB|A2dB AGEF|G2GA Bdd2||
eg~g2 a2ba|gabg aged|eg~g2 a2ga|bgef ged2|
eg~g2 ag~g2|a2bg aged|eg~g2 a2ga|bgea gedB|

# Posted on October 6th 2002 by gian marco

The Abbey Reel

Yet another interpretation of this little tune:

K: Ador
~A3B A2GE|A2GA BedB|~A3B AGEF|1 G2GA BedB:|2 G2GA Bddg||
eg~g2 a2ba|gabg aged|eg~g2 a2ga|bgaf gedg|
eg~g2 agbg|agbg aged|eggb a2ga|bgaf gedB||

This is mostly based on Davy Spillane and Kevin Glackin's duet playing, but I took the last two bars from Kevin Burke's fiddle playing. I myself play a mixture of all the versions.

As I wrote somewhere before, Abbey is a placename in East Galway. Master fiddler Maeve Donnelly hails from there. Considering Paul McGrattan learned the tune from Mary MacNamara, I guess it was originally played around East Clare and East Galway. Well, it's now popularised as one of Lunasa tunes all over the world though.

I remember Dervish recorded a completely different tune as "The Abbey Reel," but does anybody have another title for it?

# Posted on February 27th 2005 by slainte

The major version of Scotch Mary.

# Posted on February 28th 2005 by Dow

More specifically the tune Dervish play are the last 2 parts of Johnny Doherty's 3 part version of Scotch Mary (see 'The Northern Fiddler', where it is listed under francie and Mickey Byrne)

# Posted on July 17th 2005 by prouse

I believe J. Doherty's 3 part version of Scotch Mary is recorded on Altan's "Runaway Sunday."

# Posted on July 18th 2005 by slainte

Can someone please transcribe the 3-parter?

# Posted on July 18th 2005 by Dow

Well, you don't have to buy any tunebook. Just refer to "Fiddle Music of Donegal": http://misaok.hp.infoseek.co.jp/fmod/d_sakuin/do_saku.html

# Posted on July 18th 2005 by slainte

Thanks.

# Posted on July 19th 2005 by Dow

My version

Here's some of my variations:

A3 B A2 GE|~A3 G B (3ded B|A2 AB AGED|DEGA B (3ded B|
~A3 B A2 GE|A2 AG BddB|A3 B AGED|DEGA Bddg||
eg~g2 a2 ba|gabg ageg|degb a2 ga|bgaf gedg|
eg~g2 ag~g2|agbg ageg|degb a2 ga|(3bag af gedB||

# Posted on August 17th 2005 by errik

Recent Transcription

Picked this up at a recent session in O'Neills in NY. It has three nice variations on the B part.

X: 1
T: The Abbey Reel
T: Transcribed from an O'Neills Session , NY 11/12/07
M: 8/8
L: 1/8
Q: 400
R: Reel / Barn dance
K: Dmix
|: A3 (BA2) GE | A2 GABd3 | A3 (BA2) GE |GEDE GAdB :|
| efge a4 | gabg aged |efge a2ga | b2af fgfd |
| efge agbg | agbg ageg |d^deg a4 | agef gedc |
|: A3 (BA2) GE | A2 GABd3 | A3 (BA2) GE |GEDE GAdB :|
| efge a4 | gabg aged |efge a2ga | b2af fgfd |
| efge agbg | agbg ageg |dege a2ge | gfeg fdcB|
|: A3 (BA2) GE | A2 GABd3 | A3 (BA2) GE |GEDE GAdB :|
| efge a4 | gabg aged |efge a2ga | b2af fgfd |
| efge agbg | agbg ageg |dege a2ga | bgaf gedB|

# Posted on November 17th 2007 by bledsoeo