The Banks Of Lough Gowna

jig

Key signature: Bminor

Submitted on June 17th 2002 by slainte.

This tune has been added to 230 tunebooks.

Also known as The Banks Of Lough Gamhna, Lough Gowna, Pride Of Rock Chapel, Pride Of Rockchapel, Shores Of Lough Gowna, The Shores Of Lough Gowna.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 60th Anniversary Celebration by The Tulla Ceili Band
• A Tribute To Michael Coleman by Joe Burke, Andy McGann And Felix Dolan
• Anything Strange? by Ditte Fromseier Mortensen
• Black Black Black by Cran
• Blowing Through The Reeds by Steve Shaw And Martin Cole
• Casey In The Cowhouse by Bobby Casey
• Claddagh Ring by The Tulla Ceili Band
• Claire Mann by Claire Mann
• Come Dance With Me In Ireland by Various Artists
• Coppers And Brass by Dick Gaughan
• Dancing Through Ireland by Various Artists
• Dancing To Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
• Draiocht by Michael Rooney And June McCormack
• Foinn Seisiun 3 by Ennis/Dublin Session Group
• Gaughan by Dick Gaughan
• Give It Shtick by Matt Cranitch
• Goldfiddle by Matt McGranaghan
• In The Footsteps Of Coleman by Various Artists
• Irish Dance Music - Folkways LP by Various Artists
• Irish Piping, Flutes And Whistles by Various Artists
• Irish Traditional Music (on Uilleann Pipes, Hammered Dulcimer, Fiddle, Flute And Whistle) by Various Artists
• Kids In A Candy Store by Rick May And Gil Yslas
• Live In Alaska by Surreel
• Macalla Na HÓige by Hugh Healy And Colm Healy
• Milestone At The Garden by Irish Fiddle Masters From The 78 RPM Era
• Music From The Coleman Country by Various Artists
• Notes From The Heart by Mick, Louise And Michelle Mulcahy
• Pathway To The Well by Matt Molloy And John Carty With Arty McGlynn
• Patrick Street by Patrick Street
• Rolling Harbour by Elandir
• Sceal Eile by Gerry Harrington And Eoghan O'Sullivan
• Spirit by Dervish
• The Best Of Patrick Street by Patrick Street
• The Best Of Seamus Tansey by Seamus Tansey
• The Crooked Rose by Stockton's Wing
• The Curlew by Cliff Moses
• The Green House by Grey Larsen And Paddy League
• The Green Mountain by Pat O'Connor
• The South West Wind by Ronan Browne And Peter O'Loughlin
• The Trip To Cullenstown by Phil, John And Pip Murphy
• The Words That Remain by Solas
• Traditional Irish Tunes Played On The Tin Whistle (1/2) by Geraldine Cotter
• Travel 'n Style by Martin Nolan
• Turas Ceoil by Marcas O'Murchu
• Up And Away by Paul Smyth

X: 1
T: Banks Of Lough Gowna, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Bmin
BcB BAF|FEF DFA|BcB BAF|
d2e fed|BcB BAF|FEF DFA|
def geg|1 fdB Bdc:|2 fdB ~B3||
|:def ~a3|afb afe|dFA def|
geg fdB|def ~a3|afb afe|
def geg|1 fdB ~B3:|2 fdB Bdc||

The Banks of Lough Gowna

This is a modern composition attributed to Paddy O'Brien, though it sounds really traditional. Quite popular tune. This version was found at "JC's ABC Tune Finder.

# Posted on June 17th 2002 by slainte

The Banks of Lough Gowna

This is in fact a traditional tune which pre-dates Paddy O'Brien and is listed in the "O'Neill's 1001" collection (Tune No. 264). It's a great jig and, for fiddles, works even better taken down a tone (ie ABA AGE| EDE C,EG| etc.) which is probably the more common way of playing it at Clare sessions.

# Posted on June 17th 2002 by Bannerman

There's a slightly different Aminor version, something like:

~A3 AGE | EDE ~G3 |~A3 AGE | c2d edc | ~A3 AGE | EDE GAB | cde ged | cAA A3 :|
:cde ~g3 | gea ged | cde ~g3 | geg ~a3 | cde ~g3 | gea ged | cde ged | cAA A3 :||

# Posted on June 18th 2002 by granama

Banks of Lough Gowna

Paddy O'Brien composed a tune called "The Boys of Lough Gowna", which is in his book, it's a lovely Jig,
John

# Posted on June 25th 2002 by banjowalsh

I'm really ashamed of this very early post of mine. I naively believed what is said in the sleeve notes of Claire Mann's album, but it seems she or her friend mixed up this tune with "The Boys of Lough Gowna."

Here is what I play now:

~B3 BAF|FEF DFA|BdB BAF|d2e fed|
~B3 BAF|FEF DFA|def geg|fdB B2A:|
def ~a3|afb afe|dFA def|gag fdB|
def ~a3|afb afe|def geg|fdB B2A:|

It's not so much different, but I believe my version is influenced by Grey Larsen's. His concertina playing of this tune is really touching.

# Posted on June 27th 2004 by slainte

Banks of Lough Gowna

My thanks to Cheshire Puddy Tat for helping figure out how to find more tune names!

I heard this B minor variant in NYC at the beginning of the summer

X: 2
T: Banks Of Lough Gowna
T: From a NY Session - B minor
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
Q:400
R: Reel
K: Bmin
|:B2 B BAF| FEF DFA |B2 B B^AB|
| d2 e fed|B2 B BAF| FEF DFA |
|def gfe|1 fdB B2 z:|2 fdB B2 A:|
|:def a3 | afb afe|d2A def|
|gfe fdB| def a3 |afb afe |
|def gfe |1 fdB B2A:|2 fdB dBA:|

Just wanted to share this...

# Posted on October 26th 2007 by bledsoeo

You're welcome, bledsoeo--glad I could help.

Your setting there is very close to a version John Carty taught at a workshop this summer.

# Posted on October 26th 2007 by Will CPT