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Father Kelly's

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on March 6th 2007 by alec b.

This tune has been added to 45 tunebooks.

Also known as Ben Hill, Ben Hill's, Father Kelly's No. 2, Father Kelly's Number Two, Fr. Kelly's, Fr. Kelly's No. 2.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

Between The Sets by Barefield Ceili Band
Celtic Reign by Celtic Reign
Classic Recordings Of The Irish Fiddle Legend by Paddy Reynolds
Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 10 by Matt Cunningham
Devenish by Mick Heffernan, Niall O'Callanain, Brid Donnelly And Cillian O'Briann
Feenish Legacy by Marcus Hernon And Padraic Coyne
Foinn Seisiun 1 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
Foinn Seisiun 3 by Ennis/Dublin Session Group
Gander In The Pratie Hole by Carlos Plumley And Mike Herr
House Party by Máire O'Keefe
I Will If I Can by John Carty
In Session by Eoin O'Neill
In The Wind by Shegui
Ireland's Best Session Tunes CD 1 by Waltons Recording
Looking For A Rock by Juniper
Oilean by Siamsa Tire
One by Murphy Roche Irish Music Club
PJ Wallace And Friends by PJ Wallace
Set On Stone by The Kilfenora Ceili Band
Sheridan's Guesthouse by Dave Sheridan
Song Of The Chanter by Various Artists
Suantrai by John Canny, Kevin Carey And Terence O'Reilly
The Devils Of Dublin by Celtic Music Society (East Rochester HS)
The Gallowglass Ceili Band by The Gallowglass Ceili Band
The Greystone Ramblers by Greystone Ramblers
The Kitchen Recordings by Sean O'Driscoll And Larry Egan
The Mouse Behind The Dresser by Shaskeen
The Mulcahy Family by The Mulcahy Family
The Music Makers: Celebrating 35 Years Of Comhaltas In Leeds by Leeds CCE
The Plain Of Jars by Brian Kelly
The Slopes Of Benbulben by John Regan
Tone Roads by Wild Asparagus
Traditional Irish Dance Music by Various Artists
Traditional Irish Music From Boston by The Magic Square
Traditional Music Of Ireland by Kathleen Collins
Trian by Trian
Tripping Down The Stairs by Spiral Seisiún
Turning by Knot Fibb'n
Walking Stones by Ken Kolodner, Laura Risk, Robin Bullock

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Father Kelly's No. 2

I heard this tune on Clare FM, played by John Canny, Kevin Carey, and Terence O'Reilly, from their Suantrai CD. It was announced as simply "Father Kelly's" but it's clearly not the more familiar session reel by that name. I believe it's listed in a couple of tune compilations as Fr. Kelly's No. 2. Canny and company recorded it in Fmajor, but I've transcribed it here in G. It doesn't seem to have been recorded much.

# Posted on March 6th 2007 by alec b

Ben Hill (reel)

That's the name of this tune. You can listen to Fr. Kelly himself play and talk about it: http://www.rte.ie/radio1/ceilihouse/rams/2006/25march.smil (starts around 16:20) It's from Ceili House Archive 2006: http://www.rte.ie/radio1/ceilihouse/1075154.html

# Posted on March 6th 2007 by slainte

Ben Hill

Nice archive link. It's always good to hear a composer play his own composition, and here we get not only Ben Hill, but Rossmore Jetty (aka Fr. Kelly's No. 1). And thanks for putting a proper name on this tune. When a composer goes to the trouble of naming a tune, I like to use that name. As Fr. Kelly explains, he composed Ben Hill in 1960, and named it for a hill outside Woodford, on the way to Loughrea. Aggie Whyte and her husband lived near the bottom of it.

# Posted on March 7th 2007 by alec b

Different tune)

I know a tune an the name of it is father kellys but its not this1!!!!! :-( ) :-( ) :-( ) :-( ) :-( )

# Posted on March 10th 2007 by R-O-I-S-I-N

He was a prolific composer, and this is just one of many his compositions.

# Posted on March 11th 2007 by slainte

Another Father Kellys?

# Posted on January 16th 2008 by The Merry Highlander

Ben Hill

Here's a version I picked up at a session:

# Posted on March 19th 2008 by Dow