Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#776 (Kerry Reel)
| 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 MC (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Kerry Reel, The / The Kerryman / The Kerry Man / Rogha Chiarraí / Kerry's Favourite / The Green Fields of Rossbeigh / The Green Fields of Rosbeigh / Green Fields of Rosbeigh / Greenfields of Rossbeigh / Páirceanna Glasa Ros Beithe / The Green Banks of Rossbeigh / The Witch of the Glen / Tom Clark's Fancy
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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1924 | 2.20#1 | [MC] Michael Coleman. Michael Coleman 1891-1945. Michael Coleman (fiddle). |
| 1926 | 21#2 | [MG] various. Milestone at the Garden. Irish Fiddle Masters from the 78 RPM Era. |
| 1928 | 22#2 | [MG] various. Milestone at the Garden. Irish Fiddle Masters from the 78 RPM Era. |
| 1957 | 1.9#1 | [SltSdt] various. Seoltaí Séidte. Setting Sail. |
| ~1959 | 6#1 | [GD] various. From Galway to Dublin. Early Recordings of Traditional Irish Music. |
| ~1974 | 14#2 | [KCB 3] [The Kilfenora Ceili Band]. [The Kilfenora Céilí Band]. |
| ~1976 | 5#1 | [AMPR] Andy McGann and Paddy Reynolds. Andy McGann and Paddy Reynolds. Andy McGann (fiddle), Paddy Reynolds (fiddle). |
| ~1983 | 7#2 | [JB 2] Joe Burke with Máire Ní Chathasaigh. The Tailor's Choice. Joe Burke (flute, whistle, accordion). |
| 1993 | 1#4 | [CTL 4] Cherish the Ladies. Out and About. Joanie Madden (flute, whistle, vocals), Mary Coogan (guitar, banjo, bouzouki), Maureen Doherty Macken (accordion, whistle), Winifred Horan (fiddle), Siobhan Egan (fiddle, bodhrán), Cathie Ryan (vocals). |
| ~1995 | 12#1 | [KC 1] Kevin Crawford. 'D' Flute Album. Kevin Crawford (flute, whistle, bodhrán). |
| ~1995 | 20#1 | [CmA 1] various. The Coleman Archive Vol. 1: The Living Tradition. |
| ~1996 | 14#2 | [MOB] Mick O' Brien. May Morning Dew. Mick O' Brien (pipes, whistle). |
| 1998 | 16#2 | [JWh] John Whelan. Come to Dance. John Whelan (accordion). |
| 1999 | 14#1 | [CrssCl] Seamus Glackin, Brendan Begley, Michael O'Brien, Mary Corcoran, Mick Gaynor. Crossroads Céilí. Seamus Glackin (fiddle), Brendan Begley (accordion), Michael O'Brien (flute), Mary Corcoran (piano), Mick Gaynor (drums). |
| ~2002 | 1.11#1 | [WFO 1] various. Wooden Flute Obsession. |
| 2005 | 1#2 | [BLch 2] Brendan P. Lynch. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music from the Heart of Fingal. Brendan P. Lynch (fiddle). |
| ~2008 | 14#1 | [TDeM] Tony DeMarco. The Sligo Indians. Tony DeMarco (fiddle). |
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.
| On page 79 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. |
| As tune #181 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. |
| On page 156 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. |
| As tune #206 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. |
| As reel #35 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| As reel #92 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| As tune #69 in [DM 1] Dave Mallinson. 100 Essential Irish Session Tunes. |
| On page 34 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| As reel #19 in [Ng] Alan Ng. Alan Ng's Transcriptions. |
| On page 57 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As reel #123 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #69 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. |
| In [LM] L[arry]. E. McCullough. ? |
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): 1924