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John Egan's

reel

Key signature: Dmixolydian

Submitted on August 20th 2002 by glauber.

This tune has been added to 25 tunebooks.

Also known as Rogha Thomas Ui Dhubhda.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

An Ph�b by Dicky Deegan
Baker's Well by Baker's Well
Bakerswell by Bakerswell
Barr Na Cuille by Neil Mulligan
Bruach An TSuláin by The Abbey Céilí Band
Cairde Cairdín by Diarmuid O'Brien
Call The Tune: Music For The Sets Volume 4 by Various Artists
Castle Ceili Band by Castle Ceili Band
Foinn Seisiun 2 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
Give Us A Penny And Let Us Be Gone by Teada
In Full Flight by Gavin Whelan
Keelwest by Paul McGrattan
Lan Dochais by Mayo Roscommon Hospice Support Group, Newport
Like The Wind (Ar Nos Na Gaoithe) by John Wynne
Lucky In Love by Charlie Lennon And Mick O'Connor
Masters Of Tradition by Various Artists
Midnight On The Water by The Kings River Band
Notes From The Heart by Mick, Louise And Michelle Mulcahy
Pride Of The West by John Wynne And John McEvoy
Sweeter As The Years Roll By by James Keane
Sweetwood by Liam Kelly
The Moneymusk by Hammy Hamilton
The Pleasures Of Hope by Harry Bradley And Michael Clarkson
The Ships Are Sailing by Comhaltas Concert Tour Group 1978
Toss The Feathers by Mountain Dew

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John Egan

I'm posting 2 reels and a polka by John Egan, from the current issue of Treoir (aug 2002). Here's what it says there about the author:

The legendary flute player John Egan (1903-1989) was born in Ardleybeg, Ballingtogher, Co. Sligo. John learned a lot of his music from local musicians such as Andy & James Doyle (father and son), flute players from Lackagh, Drumfin, which was also the birthplace of the great fiddler, James Morrison. He also met and played with two other great flute players, Brian Luby and John Joe Gardiner, of Corhubber, Ballymote. He also learned to play the fiddle.

He left home in his early twenties to work in Donegal and later in London. He returned to Dublin in 1937 where he worked as a barman. Over the years he met and played with many of the musicians from rural Ireland who lived and worked in Dublin. For some years he was a member of the famous Kincora Ceili Band which was founded by Kathleen Harrington, from Corhubber.

In 1952 John and other musical friends established St Mary's Traditional Music Club in Church Street. It became popularly known among traditional musicians and followers as the Church Street Club. Music sessions were held there every Wednesday night, for many years until John's death on the 10th January, 1989.

# Posted on August 20th 2002 by glauber

Ach! One tune a day!

Well, we're only allowed 1 tune a day now... so watch this space for John Egan's reel #2 and John Egan's Polka (different from the other John Egan's Polka already posted).

# Posted on August 20th 2002 by glauber

John Egan's Reel 1

I like the mixolydian sound of this one.

It's pretty obvious but let me say it anyway, don't be fooled by the repeat signs; this is a single reel.

# Posted on August 20th 2002 by glauber

The ending

Thanks, Jeremy, for fixing the repeats on part B. I think the "2" part of the second repeat is a variation meant for playing when you're done with the tune. It's just a slight variation of the "1", without the e and d notes that lead back into part A. That's why i wrote it down the way i had it:
|: cdef g3 e | a2 af g2 ed | cdef g2 fg | afge dfed :| afge d2
It probably should be a d4 at the end, but we "stole" the last beat of this measure to use as the start of the tune... Hard to notate these things. :-)

# Posted on August 21st 2002 by glauber

Not the one in Moneymusk

The John Egan's that appears in the Moneymusk album is another tune (a hornpipe).

# Posted on August 21st 2002 by glauber

This reel is played on the eighth track of "Within a Mile of Dublin" by Paul McGrattan and Paul Shaughnessy.

# Posted on January 11th 2003 by slainte

John Egan's

Here's the link to another version of the tune: http://thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3328

It might be related to:
The Black-Haired Lass: http://thesession.org/tunes/display.php/237
The Chicago Reel: http://thesession.org/tunes/display.php/840

# Posted on February 16th 2005 by slainte

Also related to Over the Bridge to Bessie (Jessie over the Bridge): http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3968

# Posted on September 9th 2005 by slainte

Moneymusk

The link from the "John Egan's" on Hammy Hamilton's "Moneymusk" sends you to this page, but the tune he plays is a hornpipe, so here's the link to the tune he plays: http://thesession.org/tunes/display/2444.

# Posted on April 8th 2006 by Jason G

Rogha Thomais Ui Dubhda

This tune is on Angelina Carberry's album "An Tradisiun Beo" under that name. She says her source for it was a volume of Ceol Rince na hEireann.

# Posted on December 2nd 2006 by 52Paddy

No, this is very different from "Rogha Thomais Ui Dubhda" or "Tom Dow's Favourtie." It's already here: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/3224 Paddy, you have to ask Gian Marco to delete the wrong alternative title.

# Posted on December 2nd 2006 by slainte

Oops, I mean Glauber, not GM.

# Posted on December 2nd 2006 by slainte

Ooppss. Sorry, the above comment was supposed to be under that seperate tune but I had both tabs open for both tunes and got mixed up!

# Posted on December 4th 2006 by 52Paddy

This is also on John McEvoy and John Wynne's recent album.

# Posted on September 18th 2007 by slainte