Lafferty's

reel

Key signature: Edorian

Submitted on January 10th 2002 by Josh Kane.

This tune has been added to 263 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
• 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
• 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 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
• Way Out Yonder by Andy Irvine And Dick Gaughan
• Where Else Would You Be by The Pub Scouts

X: 1
T: Lafferty's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Edor
|: B2AF B2AF | EDEF EDB,D | B2AF B2AF | DFBA FE~E2 |
B2AF BFAF | EDEF EDB,A, | B,E~E2 DEFA | dBAF FE~E :|
|: eB~B2 egfe | d2fd Adfd | eB~B2 egfe | dBAF FE~E2 |
eB~B2 egfe | d2fd Adfd | B~B2d efge | dBAF FE~E2 :|

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:

K: Edor
B2AF BFAF|~E3F EDFA|B2AF BFAF|DFBA FE~E2|
B2AF BFAF|~E3F EDBA|BEEF DEFA|dBAF FE~E2:|

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 PaddyCmusic

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