Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#2411 (Johnny Mhosai's Reel)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording JD 4 (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | AABB | D Major |
Johnny Mhosai's Reel / John Mhosey McGinley's Reel / John Mosai Mc Ginley's / Ríl Sheáin Mhosaí / The Monaghan Switch / The Monaghan Twist / The Heathery Cruach / The Ladies of Tullybardee (2nd in set The Liverpool Hornpipe (Banjo set) on MOCCH 1) (compare The Monaghan Twig #1335)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 24#1 | [JD 4] John Doherty. Bundle and Go. John Doherty (fiddle). |
| ~1983 | 7#2 | [CA] Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and Frankie Kennedy. Ceol Aduaidh. Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh (fiddle, vocals), Frankie Kennedy (flute). |
| 1993 | 10#2 | [A IA] Altan. Island Angel. Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh (fiddle, vocals), Frankie Kennedy (flute, whistle, vocals), Mark Kelly (guitar, vocals), Ciaran Curran (bouzouki), Ciaran Tourish (fiddle, whistle, vocals), Dáithi Sproule (guitar, vocals). |
| ~1996 | 1#3 | [JK 3] James Kelly. Traditional Irish Music. James Kelly (fiddle). |
| ~1997 | 7#1 | [CBt] Celtic Beat. Traditional Music from Ireland. Neil Martin (pipes). |
| ~2008 | 8#2 | [MOCCH 1] Máirtín O'Connor, Cathal Hayden, Seamie O'Dowd. Crossroads. Máirtín O'Connor (accordion), Cathal Hayden (fiddle, banjo, viola), Seamie O'Dowd (guitar, vocals, bass, mandolin, cabasa). For this tune: Cathal Hayden (banjo). |
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.
| On page 70 of [NF] Allen Feldman. The Northern Fiddler. |
| As reel #130 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
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): 1977