Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#2894 (Father Kelly's)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording JKn 1 (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | AABB | G Major |
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Father Kelly's / Ríl an Athar Uí Cheallaigh / The Monsignor's Blessings / The Hurricane's Victory / Over the Bog Road (2nd in Jackie Coleman Set on JCt 1) (compare Glen Allen #730)
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 10 seconds.| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Performers (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1980 | 7#1 | [JKn 1] James Keane. Roll Away the Reel World. James Keane (accordion). For this tune: with Mick Moloney (banjo). |
| ~1994 | 4#2 | [JCt 1] John Carty and Brian McGrath. The Cat that Ate the Candle. John Carty (banjo, fiddle), Brian McGrath (piano, banjo). |
| ~2003 | 12#1 | [KitRec] Seán O'Driscoll and Larry Egan. The Kitchen Recordings. Seán O'Driscoll (banjo, bouzouki), Larry Egan (accordion). |
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 #36 in [SIMB] Tony Sullivan. Sully's Irish Music Book. |
| As reel #255 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): 1979