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The Galway Rambler

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on April 9th 2002 by Brad Maloney.

This tune has been added to 262 tunebooks.

Also known as Fánaí Na Gaillimhe, Galway Rambler, Lord Wellington, Lord Wellington's, Paddy Findlay's Fancy, The Pipers Wedding, Tiarna Wellington.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

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X: 1
T: Galway Rambler, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
(3GGG dG eGdG| (3GGG dB AGEF | GFGA BABd | gedB AGEF |
(3GGG dG eGdG| (3GGG dB AGEF | GFGA BABd | gedB A2 Bd ||
gfgb a2ab|gabg agef|~g3 b a2ab|gedB A2 Bd|
gabg gabg | gabg a2ga|bgag (3efg fa|gedB AGEF||

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The Galway Rambler sheetmusic
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Galway Rambler

The quintessential whistle tune! Makes for great pinky work on the fiddle as well. I’m a bit surprised that this tune wasn’t listed here before.

# Posted on April 9th 2002 by Brad Maloney

Another name

Hello to you all

First post tho I have lurked here for a while and think its a great site with realyy helpful and encouraging comments!

This tune is also known as Lord Wellington's see 199 in Breathnach's first volume. Its a good tune and certainly gets the pinky going frantic to move.

# Posted on April 9th 2002 by donnchad

So Brad, I've never heard this one actually played and I'm a bit puzzled by that repeating |gabg gabg| phrase in the second half....do you do some sort of variation as you repeat the tune? Breathnach's version (off an accordion player) does something altogether different, tho still pounding on that g.

# Posted on April 13th 2002 by Miss Lonelyhearts

Another version

Conal O'Grada does a much nicer version of this tune on the Scoiltrad site. This tune is in the free download for flute.

# Posted on September 28th 2002 by SPeak

Galway rambler

That | gabg gabg | measure was intended, I think it's an old style thing. On all of older pre-60's recordings I've heard it on that's how it was played. but people tend to not do it that way anymore. I think it works really well that's why I left it in. At least it can be used as a variation.

# Posted on September 28th 2002 by Brad Maloney

Ouch

I like the first part of this version much better than the version I have been trying to play (on a fiddle). The one I have been doing battle with begins with:

G2 dG eG dF| G2

Getting smoothly from D -> F# -> G is about impossible for me at my stage of playing. The version presented on this site does not have the F# but rather another G, which helps immensely.


# Posted on September 22nd 2006 by timmy!

I have finally come to the conclusion that play that opening phrase with the pinkie for the E is just not fun. Here is another version of the tune that is more fiddle friendly:

X: 1
T: Galway Rambler, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
GB dB eBdB|GABG AGEF | GB dB eBde | gedB AGEF |
GB dB eBdB|GABG AGEF | GFGA BABd | gedB A2 Bd ||
gfgb agab|gabg agef|gfgb agab|gedB A2 Bd|
gfgb agab|gabg ageg|bgag egde|gedB AGEF||

# Posted on August 7th 2007 by timmy!

A Jig Settting?

Lost and Found: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1160

# Posted on December 11th 2007 by slainte

Galway Rambler

Second tune here by the White Hare Band
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTOBgBqFsCQ

# Posted on October 13th 2009 by conscientious objector

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