Lafferty's

reel

Key signature: Edorian

Submitted on January 10th 2002 by Josh Kane.

This tune has been added to 339 tunebooks.

Also known as The Crane's Leg, The Girl I Left Behind, Glen Of Aherlow, The Glen Of Aherlow, The Glen Of Aherlow, The Woman I Never Forgot, The Glenn Of Aherlow, Glens Of Aherlow, The Glens Of Aherlow, Lafferty's Favourite, Mary's Favorite, Mary's Favourite, Ríl Uí Laithbheartaigh, Reddican's, The Woman I Left Behind Me, The Woman I Never Forgot.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

A Sound Skin by Junior Davey And Friends
A Tribute To Joe Cooley by Frankie Gavin, Paul Brock, Charlie Lennon
An Ceoltoir Fanach by Cathy Custy
An Historic Recording Of Irish Traditional Music by Paddy Canny, P.J. Hayes, Peader O'Loughlin, Bridie Lafferty
Are You The Concertina Player? by Kate McNamara
Boxed by Anders Trabjerg
Casey In The Cowhouse by Bobby Casey
Celtic Fiddle Festival by Celtic Fiddle Festival
Celtic Passion by John Williams, Dean Magraw
Clare Concertinas by Bernard O'Sullivan And Tommy McMahon
Doorways And Windowsills by Antoin Mac Gabhann And Mick O'Connor
Down The Ivory Stairs by Padraic O'Reilly
Each Other’s Shadow by Flaithrí And Eoghan Neff
From The Floor Up by Wild Asparagus
Further Down The Old Plank Road by The Chieftains
Just Me And A Fiddle by The Flyin' Fiddler Wayne Cantwell
Last Night's Fun by Last Night's Fun
Last Night's Fun by John Carty
Letting Go... by Katherine Irwin Thomas
Live At Lena's by The Lahawns
Live In Belfast by Cathal Hayden
Morning Rory by Michael McGoldrick
Mountain Air by Brendyn Montgomery And Mike Considine
Music On The Wind by Sean Moloney
My Love Is In America by Various Artists
Otherworld by Lunasa
Paddy In The Smoke by Various Artists
Plays The Irish Tenor Banjo by Kieran Hanrahan
Promenade by Kevin Burke And Mícheál O'Domhnaill
Providence III by Providence
Selkie by Mick Conneely
Set Dances Of Ireland: Music For Listening And Dancing by Various Artists
The Bee's Wing by The Turloughmore Ceili Band
The Gathering by Various Artists
The Professor by James Morrison
The Woman I Loved So Well by Planxty
Traditional Irish Dance Music: All Star Ceili Band by Joe Derrane
Traditional Music From East Clare by Mary MacNamara
Tunes For Practice by Seamus Creagh
Way Out Yonder by Andy Irvine
Where Else Would You Be by The Pub Scouts

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

Lafferty's

I learned this tune in Cape Cod from one of the locals named Chris Nowichik (or, "Prodigy Boy" to Tim Livernois :P ). It's also on the Lunasa album "Otherworld." It's a really enjoyable and fun tune to play, especially with Ms. McLeod's reel (that's what I play it with).

# Posted on January 10th 2002 by Josh Kane

Lafferty's

I believe this is a Sean Ryan composition originally written with the title "Glen of Aherlow."

# Posted on January 10th 2002 by radriano

Played by John Cunningham

On his album (Fair Warning?) or something like that. Or is that Van Halen album? He pairs it with a tune I know as "Father Kelly's."

# Posted on April 22nd 2003 by pchaffee

Flute-friendly version

I play the first part of the tune like this:

I think this is almost the same as what Michael McGoldrick does on the low whistle.

In the sleeve notes of Mary MacNamara's solo album, Jackie Small informs us that the tune was originally composed by Tipperary fiddler Sean Ryan as "The Glen of Aherlow," but Paddy Canny and P.J. Hayes renamed it after their piano accompanist when they recorded it.

# Posted on July 2nd 2004 by slainte

See The Fiddler's Companion for the history of this tune and the related English tune known as Brighton Camp.

# Posted on June 1st 2005 by LowProfile

"The Glen of Aherlow" ~ by Seán Ryan

"The Hidden Ireland:
The First Selection of Irish Traditional Compositions of Seán Ryan"
Compiled by Brian Ryan

Page 25 ~ "The Glen of Aherlow"

# Posted on February 13th 2006 by ceolachan

Lovely tune. I just learnt it off Kieran Hanrahan's album. Don't know what those weird notes are that he hits at the end but I'll get them.

# Posted on June 4th 2006 by 52Paddy

When did Sean Ryan compose this?

If James Morrison recorded this tune (The Glen of Aherlow) sometime between 1921 and 1936 on The Professor,(1) and Séan Ryan didn't start composing until the early 50's, when he was about 30 years old(2), then Séan Ryan could not have written this tune.

References:

1. http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/356
2. http://www.brendantaaffe.com/sean_ryan.html

# Posted on August 22nd 2007 by joebowbeer

McGOLDRICK'S Setting

X: 1
T: Lafferty's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Edor
|: B2AF BFAF | E3F EDBd | B2AF BFAF | DFAF FE~E2 |
B2AF BFAF | E3F EDBA | BE~E2 DEFA | BdAF FE~E |
B2AF BFAF | E3F EDBd | B2AF BFAF | DFAF FE~E2 |
B2 AF B2 AF | EBAF EDBA |BE E2 DEFA | BdAF FE E2||
|: eB~B2 efge | f3e defd | eB~B2 e2 fe | dBAF Be~e2 |
eB~B2 egfe | f3e defd | B3d egfe | dBAF Be~e2 :|
eB~B2 efge | f3e defd | eB~B2 e2 fe | dBAF Be~e2 |
e2 b2 efga |f3e defd | B3d e2 fe | dBAF Be e2 ||
|: B2AF BFAF | E3F EDBD | B2AF BFAF | DFAF FE~E2 |
B2AF BFAF | E3F EDBA | BE~E2 DEFA | BdAF FE~E |
B2 AF B2 AF | EBAF EDBA | B2 AF BFAF | DFEF FE E2|
B2 AF BFAF |EBAF EDBA |BE E2 DEFA | BdAF g3f ||

|:eB B2 efga | f3e defd | eB B2 e2 fe | dBAF Be e2 |
e2 b2 efga | f3e defd | B3d egfe | dBAF Be e2 |
eB B2 efga | f3e defd | eB B2 e2 fe | dBAF Be e2 |
eB B2 efga | f3e defd | B3d e2 fe |dBAF Be f2 ||
|:B2 AF BFAF |E3F EDBd |B2 AF BFAF |DFAF FE E2 |
B2 B2 B2 AF | EDBA EDFA |BE E2 DEFA | BdAF FE E2 |
B2 AF BFAF | e3f edBd | B2 AF BFAF | DFAF FE E2 |
B3d BdAF | EDBA EDFA | B2 AF DEFA |BdAF GEEf ||
g4 g3f | f4 f3e | eB B2 e2 fe | dBAF Be e2 |
e2 b2 efga | f3e defd | B2 Ad egfe |dBAF Be e2|
eB B2 gB B2 | fB B2 eB B2 | eB B2 e2 fe | dBAF b3a/f/ |
eB B2 efga |z3e defd | B3d e2 fe | dBAF e2 e2||

# Posted on November 25th 2008 by JACKB

Lafferty's

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwKCYR0-Yjs

Second tune.

# Posted on June 11th 2009 by conscientious objector

Bridie Lafferty

Paddy Canny and PJ Hayes recorded this tune with my Great Aunt ( grandmother's sister) Bridie Lafferty. It was her favorite reel to play on the piano, hence the name "Lafferty's Favorite" or Ril Ui Laithbheartaigh.
She had also played with the Castle Ceili Band, Kincora Ceili Band among others.
Her house in Drumcondra, Dublin was a favorite stopping off point and parlor partys with all of the greats in the 50's and 60's
were common occurances.
Patrick Murphy
The Indulgers

# Posted on August 28th 2009 by Indulgerdrummer

Glen of aherlow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kpQ5ke16vM

is this the same tune?

# Posted on September 29th 2009 by Robert Artois