Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1665 (Reel with the Beryl)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | AABB | E Dorian |
about these two bars
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MR 2 (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Reel with the Beryl, The / The Reel with the Beryle / The Reel with the Birl in It / The Reel with the Birl / Reel with the Birl / The Reel with the Burl / The Lady's Bonnet / Craith na Cleiteacha / Toss the Feathers / Drowsy Maggie (also singled, also in A) (compare 1st part with 1st part of Toss the Feathers #1957 and with 1st part of Drowsy Maggie #545)
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. They are listed in order of when they were recorded.
| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1#2 | [ECr] Elizabeth Crotty. Concertina Music from West Clare. Elizabeth Crotty (concertina). |
| ~1967 | 18#1 | [PKlly] Patrick Kelly. Patrick Kelly From Cree. Fiddle Music. Patrick Kelly (fiddle). |
| ~1977 | 4#1 | [FG 1] Frankie Gavin and Alec Finn. Frankie Gavin and Alec Finn. Frankie Gavin (fiddle, whistle), Alec Finn (bouzouki). |
| ~1978 | 11#2 | [Ch 8] The Chieftains. 8. Paddy Moloney (pipes, whistle), Seán Potts (whistle), Seán Keane (fiddle), Martin Fay (fiddle, bones), Michael Tubridy (flute, concertina, whistle), Derek Bell (harp, tiompán), Kevin Conneff (bodhrán). |
| ~1993 | 5#2 | [MR 2] Micho Russell. The Limestone Rock. Micho Russell (whistle). |
| ~1993 | 2.15#2 | [WFO 1] various. Wooden Flute Obsession. |
| ~1995 | 5(2:21)#3 | [JW 1] John Williams. John Williams. John Williams (accordion, concertina). |
| 1997 | 6#2 | [MH 3] Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill. The Lonesome Touch. Martin Hayes (fiddle), Dennis Cahill (guitar). |
| ~1998 | 8#3 | [BG 5] Bobby Gardiner. The Clare Shout. Bobby Gardiner (accordion, lilting). |
Bibliography
Here are all transcriptions of this tune under any title whatsoever – 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 #195 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. |
| As tune #28 in [WC] Pat Mitchell. The Dance Music of Willie Clancy. |
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): 1960