Ah Surely

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on March 4th 2002 by dirk.

This tune has been added to 123 tunebooks.

Also known as Ah! Surely, Ah, Surely, Ah, Surely!, Bearna Na Gaoithe, Cinnte Le Dia, Gap In The Winds, John Quinn's Favourite, Killabeg House, Killaghbeg House, The Rose In The Garden, Up Cloontia.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

A Man Apart by Sean Maguire
Ae Spark O Nature's Fire by Deaf Shepherd
Ah, Surely! by Eddie Cahill
An Tobar Gl�é by Neil Mulligan
Back In Town by Paddy Killoran
Brighid's Kiss by Lá Lugh
California Celt by Jesse Autumn And Friends
Citternalia by Joseph Sobol
Crossroads by Máirtín O'Connor, Cathal Hayden, Seamie O'Dowd
Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 4 by Matt Cunningham
Dog Big And Dog Little by Ben Lennon, Seamus Quinn, Gabriel McArdle, Ciaran Curran
Easter Snow by Seamus Tansey
Eavesdropper by Kevin Burke And Jackie Daly
Feadoga Stain by Mary Bergin
Fiddle Duets by Andy McGann And Paddy Reynolds
Fourmilehouse by Alan And John Kelly
Fourmilehouse by Alan And John Kelly
I Can Hear You Smiling by Josephine Marsh Band
In Full Flight by Gavin Whelan
Ireland's Harvest : A Tribute To The Golden Years Of Music In Irish America by Joe Derrane, Frankie Gavin And Brian McGrath
Irish Dance Music by Various Artists
Jigs And Reels by The Aughrim Slopes Ceili Band
L'Anche À Deux Cordes by Frank Sears, Sebastien Deshaies Et Marc Benoît
Links by Silver Arm
Mountain Air by Brendyn Montgomery And Mike Considine
Oldtime Records Vol 2 (U.S. Recordings) by Various Artists
One's Own Place by Kevin Henry
Past Masters Of Irish Fiddle Music by Various Artists
Real Reels Of Ireland by Various Artists
Revenge Is Sweet by Molly's Revenge
Senex Puer by Lá Lugh
The Donegal Fiddler by Danny O'Donnell
The First Month Of Spring by John Vesey And Paul Brady
The Killaville Sessions by Ceoltoiri Coleman
The McDonaghs Of Ballinafad And Friends by Larry And Michael Joe McDonagh
The Mouse Behind The Dresser by Shaskeen
The Schoolmaster's House by Mike McHale
The Sligo Champion (CD 1) by Michael Gorman
The Wheels Of The World, Early Irish American Music, Vol. 1 by Various Artists
Traditional Flute Music In The Sligo-Roscommon Style by Catherine McEvoy With Felix Dolan
Traditional Irish Tunes Played On The Tin Whistle (1/2) by Geraldine Cotter

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

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Ah Surely

Here's a story by Seamus Tansey, from the liner notes in his beautiful "Easter Snow" cd:

"Ah Surely is a very old Sligo reel, played first by a great Sligo flute player by the name of Willie Snee who lived in the hills of Darroon outside Ballymote. Nobody know how Willie Snee had so many tunes stored up in his head. This was the turn of the century before Coleman had gone to America to make records, long before radio or recording studios came to Ireland. Willie would answer quietly that he first heard these tunes from 'the little people'. The boys however would not believe him. One Sunday there was a great gathering of flute players, the PReston Brothers and many more. They decided to have a contest amont them to find out how many tunes each of them had. The contest went on all day, but in the end Willie Snee won out, playing [this tune]. In admitting defeat, all of them said in tribute 'Ah Surely Willie, Ah Surely' and that is how this old reel got its name."

"Willie Snee died, alas, in Sligo while he was heading home. People perhaps thought Willie Snee was mad with his talk about the fairies and so on, but the people then (and now) didn't understand the close affinity between musicians and the environment. In actual fact maybe Willie Snee was saner than all of them."

Posted on March 4th 2002 by glauber

# Posted on March 4th 2002 by dirk

Ah, Surely!

I've been playing the tune like this:

Try playing this after the Boys on the Hilltop: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1197 The two tunes make a really nice set.

# Posted on May 23rd 2006 by slainte

Ah Surely!

Liz Doherty and friends.......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5eG8ozCmyg

# Posted on June 12th 2009 by conscientious objector