Rory Macnab

reel

Key signature: Eminor

Submitted on June 29th 2007 by domnull.

This tune has been added to 14 tunebooks.

Also known as The Game Of Love, Humors Of Ballinacarrig, Humors Of Rockstown, Paddy The Piper, Piper's Son, Pride Of Rathmore, Roary MacNab.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Cairde Cairdín by Diarmuid O'Brien
• Cornerstone by Celtic Spring
• Jackie Daly And Seamus Creagh by Jackie Daly And Seamus Creagh
• Live At Johnny Fox's by Dervish
• Playing With Fire by Dervish
• The Cobblestone Sessions by Various Artists
• The New Land by Touchstone
• The Rakish Paddy by Paddy Cronin
• The Ring Sessions by James Kelly
• The Traditional Album by The Barra MacNeils
• Turas Ceoil by Marcas O'Murchu
• Until Now by The Barra MacNeils

X: 1
T: Rory Macnab
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Emin
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B|egfe B/B/B eB|defe d/d/d fd|egfe dBAF|GBAF E/E/E EB|
egfe B/B/B eB|defe d/d/d fd|egfg efde|BdAF E/E/E ~E||

Rory Macnab

Nice Em reel - goes well with Calliope House. I found it on Ibiblio, where the following info is given.

RORY MACNAB. Scottish, Reel. E Minor. Standard. AB (Surenne): AAB (Gow, Kerr, Stewart-Robertson). See also Irish variants “The Game of Love,” “Humors of Ballinacarrig,” “Humors of Rockstown,” “Paddy the Piper [1],” “Piper’s Son,” “Pride of Rathmore.” Gow (Complete Repository), Part 1, 1799; pg. 18 (appears as “Roary Macnab”). Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 1; Set 19, No. 4, pg. 12. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 257. Surenne (Dance Music of Scotland), 1852; pg. 143. IONA 047, Barra MacNeils – “Traditional Album” (1994. Appears as 2nd tune of “Clumsy Lover” set).

# Posted on June 29th 2007 by domnull

Rory MacNab / Game of Love ?

This seems to be known more widely as The Game of Love, so maybe I should change its main title. (But is there another tune also called Game of Love?)

# Posted on June 29th 2007 by domnull