The Ruined Old Cottage In The Glen

reel

Key signature: Edorian

Submitted on February 21st 2002 by Will CPT.

This tune has been added to 41 tunebooks.

Also known as Cottage In The Glen, The Cottage In The Wood, The Glenside Cottage, Lovely Molly, Old Cottage In The Glen, The Old Ruined Cottage In The Glen, The Old Ruined Cottage, The Ruined Old Cottage.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Bad Turns And Horse-Shoe Bends by Harry Bradley
• Farewell To Ireland CD 3 (Of A Box Set Of 4) by Various Artists
• Music From Sliabh Luachra by Jackie Daly
• Sweet Wivelsfield by Martin Carthy
• The Fire Aflame by Keane, Molloy, O'Flynn
• The Rushy Mountain: Classic Music From Sliabh Luachra 1952-77 by Various Artists
• Think Before You Think by Danu
• Traditional Irish Music From Boston by The Magic Square
• Traditional Irish Music From Doolin Co. Clare by Terry Bingham
• Traditional Irish Music From London by John Blake, Lamond Gillespie And Mick Leahy

X: 1
T: Ruined Old Cottage In The Glen, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Edor
|:B2 AF D2 FA|B~A3 (3Bcd ef|dBAF DEFA|BdAF FEEA:|
|B2 ed BdAd|(3Bcd ef gfed|B2 ed BdAd|(3Bcd AF FEEA|
|ABed BdAd|(3Bcd ef g2 ga|bg (3agf gfed|BdAF FEEA|

Cottage in the Glen

This follows Tom Doorley's playing on flute pretty closely. He puts a triplet into the first bar: |B2 AF D2 (3FGA| Also, fiddlers can play an open string "cran" on that roll on the A in the second bar, or pop a bowed triplet in.

The tune works well a slow to moderate tempos, though I've also heard it at more typical session speeds. It's also known as simply Cottage in the Glen.

# Posted on February 21st 2002 by Will CPT

The Old Ruined Cottage

I've just realised there's a striking similarity between this tune and "Within a Mile of Dublin": http://thesession.org/tunes/display.php/125 I might be exaggerating, but they are certainly related. There're some more similar tunes, but I will comment later.

# Posted on January 31st 2005 by slainte

Funny, I was thinking it reminds me of the West Clare Reel....

# Posted on January 31st 2005 by Will CPT

The Old Ruined Cottage in the Glen

This tune seems to be listed as "Lovely Molly" in O'Neill's and "The Glenside Cottage" in Ceol Rince Vol II. See: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/2552/comments

# Posted on January 17th 2006 by slainte

Paul McGrattan plays this as Gan Ainm on his latest solo album "Keelwest."

# Posted on January 17th 2006 by slainte

Don't hear it.

Hm, I don't hear Within a Mile From Dublin with this tune at all. Interesting though.

# Posted on November 16th 2008 by tin_whistler