Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1101 (Culfodda Reel)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording JKn 2 (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | AABB | G Major |
Culfodda Reel, The / The Culfodda / The Culfadda / The Culfadda Reel / The Culfada / Cúl Fada / Cúl Fada Reel / Ríl Choill Fhada / The Killfodda / Kilfodda / The Cruel Father / Redican's / Redican's Reel / Larry Redican's / Larry Redican's Reel / Larry Radicans / Larry Radigan's Reel / Redigan's / Mickey Rattley (also in F) (composed by Larry Redican)
Discography
Here are all recordings of this tune considering only the indexed recordings. I have discovered by careful listening that these sources are in fact musically the same tune, regardless of the tune titles they use, key changes, retuning, etc.
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to hear the first 12 seconds.| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Performers (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1972 | 6#2 | [BHCMoher] Sean Ryan, Kathleen Ryan, Pat Lyons. Back Home to the Cliffs of Mohir [sic]. Sean Ryan (fiddle), Pat Lyons (accordion), Kathleen Ryan (piano). |
| ~1979 | 19#1 | [BICM] Best of Irish Ceili Music. Disc 5 of Celtic Souls. Irish Celtic Ballads & Traditional Music. Pride of Erin Ceili Band. |
| 1988 | 1#5 | [GFA] The Green Fields of America. Live in Concert. Mick Moloney (banjo, mandolin, guitar, tres, vocals), Robbie O'Connell (guitar, vocals), Jimmy Keane (piano accordion, synthesizers, vocals), Eileen Ivers (fiddle), Seamus Egan (pipes, flute, whistle, bodhrán, tres). |
| ~1993 | 3#3 | [JKn 2] James Keane. That's the Spirit. James Keane (accordion). |
| ~1997 | 3#3 | [GL1] The Dance Music of Ireland. Jigs and Reels. James Keane. |
| ~1998 | 4#1 | [JMcE] John McEvoy. Returning. John McEvoy (fiddle). |
| 1999 | 4#3 | [MCnnly] Mick Conneely. Selkie. Mick Conneely (fiddle, bouzouki). For this tune: with Mick Senior (fiddle). |
| 2001 | 6#1 | [FDys] Davy Spillane and Kevin Glackin. Forgotten Days. Davy Spillane (pipes, whistle), Kevin Glackin (fiddle). |
| ~2003 | 3#2 | [KitRec] Seán O'Driscoll and Larry Egan. The Kitchen Recordings. Seán O'Driscoll (banjo, bouzouki), Larry Egan (accordion). |
| ~2005 | 4#2 | [InTndm] Kevin Burke and Ged Foley. In Tandem. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Ged Foley (guitar, vocals). |
| ~2006 | 7#1 | [HB 3] Harry Bradley. The Night-Rambler's Companion. Harry Bradley (flute, whistle). |
| 2011 | 9#2 | [HDvls 2] The House Devils. Crossing the Ocean. Matt Fahey (vocals, guitar, bouzouki, resonator guitar), Mat Walklate (harmonica, flute, vocals, whistle, pipes), Andrew Dinan (fiddle), Anthony Haller (double bass). |
| ~2011 | 5#3 | [BODFam] Bríd O'Donohue and Family. Cliabhán an Dúchais. Bríd O'Donohue (flute, whistle), Seán O'Brien (flute), Eibhlís O'Brien (pipes), Deirdre O'Brien (harp), Liam O'Brien (concertina), Sinéad O'Brien (fiddle). For this tune: Liam O'Brien (concertina). |
Bibliography
Here are all transcriptions of this tune considering only the indexed books, listed in chronological order. I have discovered by careful comparison that these are very similar to this tune as played on the recordings listed above.
| As tune #25 in volume 4 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols. |
| As tune #24 in [SIMB] Tony Sullivan. Sully's Irish Music Book. |
| As reel #234 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| As reel #91 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| As reel #163 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As reel #3 in [JKg 3] Josephine Keegan. A Drop in the Ocean. Traditional Irish Tunes Collected by Josephine Keegan. |
If you are considering using the above transcriptions to help you learn this tune, I invite you to check these practical Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music. See also: So why do you bother indexing books and abc?
Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1972