The Virginia

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on June 28th 2002 by OrganicPeatCreature.

This tune has been added to 233 tunebooks.

Also known as Virginia, The Virginia, The Virginian.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• After The Break by Planxty
• Bandalised by Vin Garbutt
• Ceilizemer: Shalom Ireland by The Freilachmakers Klezmer String Band And Driving With Fergus
• Ceol Tigh Neachtain - Music From Galway by Various Artists
• Contentment Is Wealth by Matt Molloy And Sean Keane
• Cuckanandy by Moving Cloud
• Flower Of The Red Mill by Sarah Blair
• Foinn Seisiun 3 by Ennis/Dublin Session Group
• Giorraíonn Beirt Bóthar by Bóthar Na Sop
• Harmony Hill by Dervish
• Irlande by Frankie Gavin, Arty Mc Glynn And Aidan Coffey
• Live At Trinity Hall by Trinity Hall Session Players
• Melodeon by John Gannon
• Mick Mulcahy And Friends by Mick Mulcahy
• Moving Cloud by Moving Cloud
• Notes From The Heart by Mick, Louise And Michelle Mulcahy
• Over The Edge by Moher
• Reeltime by Reeltime
• Relative Minors by Qristina And Quinn Bachand
• Rogha Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy 2007 by Various Artists
• Russell's House by Russell's House
• Tap Of The Foot by Just Us
• The Gentlemen Pipers by Various Artists
• The Jolly Tinker by Kane O'Rourke
• The Last Order by Ceol
• The Living Wood by Maire Ni Chathasaigh And Chris Newman
• Toss The Feathers by Mountain Dew
• Uilleann Pipes by Pat Mitchell

X: 1
T: Virginia, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
DBBA ~B3A | BAdB AFEF | DF~F2 ~A3B | AFBF AFEF |
DBBA ~B3A | BAdB ABde | ~f3e defe | dBAF BE~E2 :|
|:defe d3A | BAFA dAFA | dffe defg | afbf afeg |
~f3d efdB | AF~F2 ABcd | ~f3e defe | dBAF BE~E2 :|

Here's the tune JMH was after. It's an organic synthesis of various versions I've heard around in sessions, after being left to mature in my head for a few months.

# Posted on June 28th 2002 by OrganicPeatCreature

Virginia reel

This is a great reel---one of my favourites.....We play it right after the Holly Bush at our session in Canada----I just got back from a great 2 week trip to Northern ireland, and heard it played there as well!

# Posted on June 30th 2002 by aoife

I always liked this one, it's got a sweet sound, always reminded me of a "major" version of "joe cooley's reel" although this tune is probably older.

# Posted on July 7th 2002 by Brad Maloney

Error?

I'm guessing that in bar six of the second part you would want de instead of cd. As in the first part.

# Posted on September 24th 2006 by Katedu

Yeah. I guess it's so obvious that nobody has mentioned it.

# Posted on September 24th 2006 by slainte

Origin

What is the origin of this tune? Is it named after the U.S. state?

# Posted on January 22nd 2008 by Kheelch

Origin

Kheelch: Food for thought -- there is a "Virginia" in County Monaghan. Whether or not the tune is associated with that "Virginia" rather than the U.S. state of "Virginia" (or neither) would be up to someone more knowledgeable than I to say.

# Posted on February 21st 2008 by browndog