Glen Owen

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on January 20th 2006 by joesmith.

This tune has been added to 20 tunebooks.

Also known as The Chorus, The Doon, Gleann Eoghain, Glenn Owen.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 40th Anniversary 1946 - 1986 by The Tulla Ceili Band
• A Lifelong Home by Alex Francis MacKay
• Across The Black River by Kevin Burke And Cal Scott
• Across The Pond by Kevin Griffin, Roger Burridge And Others
• Bridging The Gap by Kevin And Sean Moloney
• Call The Tune: Music For The Sets Volume 4 by Various Artists
• Cornerstone by Celtic Spring
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 11 by Matt Cunningham
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 2 by Matt Cunningham
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 4 by Matt Cunningham
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 7 by Matt Cunningham
• Dóbró by Frankie Lane
• Fiddler's Fancy by Tommy Peoples
• Foinn Seisiun 3 by Ennis/Dublin Session Group
• Heart Behind The Bow by Kimberly Fraser
• Homecoming by Steampacket
• How The West Was Won by De Danann
• Instrumental by Franz Sanger And Susan Frances
• Irish Fiddle Player by Jimmy Power
• Irish Traditional Flute Solos And Band Music From Kerry And Tipperary by Billy Clifford
• John Williams by John Williams
• Maeve Donnelly by Maeve Donnelly
• Michelle O Brien, Aogan Lynch And Gavin Ralston by Michelle O Brien, Aogan Lynch And Gavin Ralston
• Milestone At The Garden by Irish Fiddle Masters From The 78 RPM Era
• Music For The Set by Johnny O'Leary
• Ocean View by Shanachie
• Out Of Ireland by Mick Moloney
• Paddy In The Smoke by Various Artists
• Pay The Piper: Music For The Sets Volume 3 by Various Artists
• Sail Óg Rua by Dolores Keane And John Faulkner
• Serenade by Mick McAuley And Winifred Horan
• Set On Stone by The Kilfenora Ceili Band
• Solas by Solas
• Streaming Tunes by Harmony Glen
• Sunday After Mass by Denis O Connor And Con Moynihan
• That's The Spirit by James Keane
• The Celtic Harp by The Chieftains
• The Celts Rise Again by Various Artists
• The Coleman Archive Vol. 2: The Home Place by Various Artists
• The Invasion by Jerry O'Sullivan
• The Iron Man by Tommy Peoples And Daithi Sproule
• The Master's Choice by Bobby Gardiner
• The Mist Covered Mountain by De Danann
• The Mountain Road by Various Artists
• The New Road by Charlie Piggot And Gerry Harrington
• The South West Wind by Ronan Browne And Peter O'Loughlin
• The Starry Lane To Monaghan by Fintan Vallely
• The Thing Itself by Maeve Donnelly And Peadar O'Loughlin
• The Traditional Music Of Ireland by Seamus Egan
• Traditional Music From Cape Breton by Various Artists
• Velvet Arm Golden Hand by Joseph Cormier And J.P Cormier
• Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 3, Disc 1 by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Glen Owen
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
(3FGF DF ABAG | (3FGF DF Add2 | (3FGF DF ABAG |1GFEF GBAG :|2GFEF GABc ||
(3d=cB cA BG3 | Bd=cd A2Bc | (3d=cB cA BG3 | Bd=cA G4 |
(3d=cB cA BG3 | Bdde f3e | (3d=cB cA BG3 | Bd=cA G2ag ||
fd (3ded fd (3ded | fefg (3aba g2 | fd (3ded fd (3ded | cdef gbag |
fd (3ded fdge | fefg a4 | g3f gfed | cdef g2a2 ||

Glen Owen

This tune is in Breathnach's "The Dance Music of Ireland" Volume 2 as "Gleann Eoghain, the name of a place, but my transcription is from the setting on the John Williams Green Linnet recording "John Williams," where it's titled "The Doon" and follows "Martin Rochford's" in a two tune set. There might still be a sound sample (Track 7-second half) at this site:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000005CPQ/002-5723624-5348868?v=glance&n=5174

When repeating, the first two bars of the A part could go something like: F3G A3G | FDDF Add2 |

On concertina, I sometimes end the tune with an extra measure to the C part comprised of a Dmaj chord with an added d'.

# Posted on January 20th 2006 by joesmith

This tune always reminds me of an old Scots reel "The Haggis" though I'm not sure if the two tunes are related.

# Posted on January 20th 2006 by slainte

The Doon Reel

This setting of the tune is also on Charlie Piggott and Gerry Harrington's "The New Road" CD. The notes inform that Paddy Cronin is the source and its title refers to a village in N. Cork.

# Posted on July 5th 2006 by slainte

The Doon

Seamus Egan recorded this tune as "The Chorus Reel" on his debut recording, which is probably a mistake.

# Posted on January 18th 2007 by slainte

The tune actually appears in a few older collections (Ryan's Mammoth for example) as the Chorus JIG

# Posted on January 18th 2007 by kilfarboy

Also appears as The Chorus Reel on "Paddy in the Smoke" CD.

# Posted on February 18th 2007 by slainte

2-Part Version

The Lisburn Lasses: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8389

# Posted on May 10th 2008 by slainte