Eanach Mhic Coilin

reel

Key signature: Eminor

Submitted on May 25th 2001 by Jeremy.

This tune has been added to 77 tunebooks.

Also known as Anna Maculeen, Anna MaCullen, Annamaculeen, The Annamaculeen, Donaghue's, Donoghue's, Kevin Henry's, The Laccaroe , The Laccaroe, Tyrone Ashplant.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

Another Time by Gavin Whelan
Celtic Passion by John Williams, Dean Magraw
Compendium -the Best Of by Patrick Street
Cork Folk Festival Archive: Celebrating 21 Years by Various Artists
Cornerboys by Patrick Street
Far Off Fields by Taxi Mauve
O' Bheal Go Beal by Marcas O'Murchu
The Kilmore Fancy by Catherine McEvoy And John McEvoy
Think Before You Think by Danu

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

X: 1
T: Eanach Mhic Coilin
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Emin
GA|Beed BAGA|Bdef g3 z|Beed BAGA|BGdB A2GA|
Beed BAGA|Bdef g3 a|bgfa gfed |efdB A2||
GA|BE E2 DEGA|BEE2 d2 BA|BE E2 DEGA|BGdB A2 GA|
BEE2 DEGA|BEE2 d2 BA|BEE2 DEGA| BGdB A2||

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

It's a great tune for rolls. The only place I don't put them is on the high D's in the B part. Pretty much everything else can be rolled if you try.

# Posted on June 2nd 2001 by Jeremy

Eanach Mhic Coilin

Jeremy, what's your source for this tune? I'm curious, because if you reverse the parts, and drop it a tone, you are very nearly "Within A Mile Of Dublin" !

# Posted on February 24th 2003 by Kenny

Don't mean to intrude, but Ril Eanach Mhic Coilin is #194 in Vol 2 of Breathnach's Ceol Rince na hEireann. He collected it off of Liam Higgins, a flute player from Co. Leitrim. If I remember right, the comments with the original posting here included a mention of Ceol Rince na hEireann.

# Posted on February 24th 2003 by Miss Lonelyhearts

"Eanach Mhic Coilin": an Irish Version of "Sleepy Maggie"

I learned a very nice simple tune called "Kevin Henry's" from Catherine and John McEvoy's recent duet album and was about to post it just before now. I didn't know it's already on this site. McEvoy version is slightly different from Jeremy's:

K: Edor
BEGE DEGA|BEGE d2BA|BEGE DEGA|BddB A2GA:|
Beed BAGA|(3Bcd ef gfed|Beed BAGA|(3BAG dB A2GA|
Beed BAGA|(3Bcd ef ~g3a|bgaf gfed|eBdB A2GA||

The sleeve notes say it's an alternative setting of Drowsy Maggie, but I think it's much more like "Sleepy Maggie." Just compare: http://thesession.org/tunes/display.php/787

# Posted on October 24th 2004 by slainte

Eanach Mhic Coilin (reel)

I'm not absolutely sure, but it seems this obscure tune is related to some of very standard tunes listed below:

Jenny's Chicken: http://thesession.org/tunes/display.php/756
Within a Mile of Dublin: http://thesession.org/tunes/display.php/125
The Morning Dew: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/69
The Mountain Top: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/529
The Old Ruined Cottage: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/557

Isn't funny that all of these common Irish tunes are more or less related to each other, and derive from one and the same Scottish reel "Sleepy Maggie"?

Anyway, you can listen to Kevin Burke playing this tune on a radio programme: http://www.rte.ie/radio1/story/1014033.html (Sunday, 8 Aug, 2004) The set starts around 35:00. Maybe the file wil be deleted quite soon.

# Posted on January 31st 2005 by slainte

Funny, this tune is also related to The Pigeon on the Gate: http://thesession.org/tunes/display.php/517

# Posted on February 1st 2005 by slainte

Donoghue's (Annamaculeen)

This is a setting you're likely to come across in sessions these days, thanks to Danu:

X: 1
T: Donoghue's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
S: Danu: Think Before You Think
K: Edor
BE~E2 DEGA|BE~E2 D2GA|BE~E2 DEGA|1 BedB A2GA:|2 BedB ADFA||
Beed BAGA|(3Bcd ef gfed|Beed BAGA|BedB A2GA|
Beed BAGA|(3Bcd ef g2fg|e3f edBA|BedB ADFA||

# Posted on April 27th 2005 by Dow

BTW I find it most irritating that they don't go up to the high d, and just keep on repeating BE~E2 D2GA|BE~E2 D2GA... add infinitum. Played that way, the tune is more memorable during the aftermath of a session (because that phrase has been rammed down your throat rather unsubtly) BUT the tune loses some of its melodic flow IMO.

# Posted on April 27th 2005 by Dow

Tyrone Ashplant

I've just got Marcas O Murchu's fantastic solo recording. This tune has an interesting title "Tyrone Ashplant" on it. His version is virtually identical to what I transcribed from Catherine and John McEvoy's duet playing. Great flute tune!

# Posted on September 27th 2005 by slainte

The Lecarrow/ Laccaroe/An Leithcheathrú

I learned this off a friend’s recording of a Patrick Ourceau fiddle workshop. According to M. Ourceau it's named after a small town outside of Tulla.

# Posted on April 8th 2006 by fidkid