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|f_annotation='''SWALLOW'S TAIL REEL, THE''' ("An earbuill ainleog," "Earball an ainleoige," “Driobhall na fáinleoige” or "Eireaball na fáinleoige"). AKA - "Swallowtail Reel." AKA and see "[[Cally in the Grove]]," "[[Family Estate (The)]]," "[[Girl with the Handsome Face (The)]],” "[[Joshua Gray]]," "[[McKenna's Reel]]," "[[Miss Wright's Reel]]," "[[Mollie's Bonnet]]," "[[Molloy's Night Cap]]," "[[Molly's Night Cap]]," "[[Pigeon on the Gate (5)]]," "[[Pigeon's Tail (The)]]," "[[Pride of the Ball]]," "[[Queen's Wedding (The)]]," "[[Steeplechase (1)]]," “[[Swallowtail Coat (The)]],” "[[Take Your Hand Away]]," "[[Village Reel]]." Irish, New England, Shetland; Reel. Ireland; County Sligo, Kilkenny, Leitrim, Donegal, Tyrone. Shetland, Yell. A Dorian (Am). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (O'Neill/1850): AABB (Allan, Breathnach, Brody, Flaherty, Mallinson, Miller & Perron, O'Neill/Krassen, Sweet, Tolman, Tubridy). "Swallow's Tail" is a widespread reel with a plethora of variants and titles, current in several traditions. The settings vary from dorian to mixolydian modes, with some a mixture of both (O'Neill himself set the tune in mixolydian in his '''Music of Ireland''' (1903) and in in minor in his '''Dance Music in Ireland''' (1907)). The oldest version of the tune with the "Swallow's Tail" title is in Book 2 of the c. 1883 music manuscript collection of County Leitrim piper and fiddler [[biography:Stephen Grier]] (c. 1824-1894), although close cognate versions were printed almost simultaneously in '''Ryan's Mammoth Collection''' (1883) albeit under the titles "[[Pigeon on the Gate (5)]]" and "[[Pride of the Ball]]." Caoimhin Mac Aoidh (1994) states the tune is more correctly called in County Donegal the “Swallow’s Tail Coat,” named after the long split-tail coats dancing masters wore. Donegal fiddler Danny O’Donnell (1910-2001) said that it was a very popular reel in his home of The Rosses, Donegal, for a particular type of dance, and that people in the lower Rosses knew it under the title “The Queen’s Wedding.” Bronx fiddler Martin Mulvihill also said “Swallow's Tail” was used as an accompaniment for the sixteen-hand reel. Breathnach (1985) gives titles for the tune in Ulster as “McKenna's Reel,” “The Queen's Wedding,” “Mollie's Bonnet,” “Molloy's Night Cap,” and “Joshua Gray.” Paddy Kelly (originally of Co. Tyrone) called the tune “McKenna's Reel” after a local dancer named McKenna. The names under which it appears in O'Neill are “The Swallow's Tail,” “The Steeplechase” and “Take your Hand Away.” P.W. Joyce collected the tune in the mid-19th century in Kilkenny and printed it as an untitled reel in D Mixolydian in his '''Old Irish Folk Music and Songs''' (1909). Accordion player Joe Burke (b. 1939), originally from Coorhoor, above Loughrea in County Galway, has an early playing memory of fiddler Martin Hanny on a settle bed at a ‘station’ (house mass) fiddling this tune (Vallely & Piggott, '''Blooming Meadows''', 1998), which so impressed him that he wished to get a similar sound on his accordion. | |f_annotation='''SWALLOW'S TAIL REEL, THE''' ("An earbuill ainleog," "Earball an ainleoige," “Driobhall na fáinleoige” or "Eireaball na fáinleoige"). AKA - "Swallowtail Reel." AKA and see "[[Blue Shannon (The)]]," "[[Cally in the Grove]]," "[[Family Estate (The)]]," "[[Girl with the Handsome Face (The)]],” "[[Joshua Gray]]," "[[McKenna's Reel]]," "[[Miss Wright's Reel]]," "[[Mollie's Bonnet]]," "[[Molloy's Night Cap]]," "[[Molly's Night Cap]]," "[[Pigeon on the Gate (5)]]," "[[Pigeon's Tail (The)]]," "[[Pride of the Ball]]," "[[Queen's Wedding (The)]]," "[[Steeplechase (1)]]," “[[Swallowtail Coat (The)]],” "[[Take Your Hand Away]]," "[[Uncle Willy's Scottish Tune]]," "[[Village Reel]]." Irish, New England, Shetland; Reel. Ireland; County Sligo, Kilkenny, Leitrim, Donegal, Tyrone. Shetland, Yell. A Dorian (Am). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (O'Neill/1850): AABB (Allan, Breathnach, Brody, Flaherty, Mallinson, Miller & Perron, O'Neill/Krassen, Sweet, Tolman, Tubridy). "Swallow's Tail" is a widespread reel with a plethora of variants and titles, current in several traditions. The settings vary from dorian to mixolydian modes, with some a mixture of both (O'Neill himself set the tune in mixolydian in his '''Music of Ireland''' (1903) and in in minor in his '''Dance Music in Ireland''' (1907)). The oldest version of the tune with the "Swallow's Tail" title is in Book 2 of the c. 1883 music manuscript collection of County Leitrim piper and fiddler [[biography:Stephen Grier]] (c. 1824-1894), although close cognate versions were printed almost simultaneously in '''Ryan's Mammoth Collection''' (1883) albeit under the titles "[[Pigeon on the Gate (5)]]" and "[[Pride of the Ball]]." Caoimhin Mac Aoidh (1994) states the tune is more correctly called in County Donegal the “Swallow’s Tail Coat,” named after the long split-tail coats dancing masters wore. Donegal fiddler Danny O’Donnell (1910-2001) said that it was a very popular reel in his home of The Rosses, Donegal, for a particular type of dance, and that people in the lower Rosses knew it under the title “The Queen’s Wedding.” Bronx fiddler Martin Mulvihill also said “Swallow's Tail” was used as an accompaniment for the sixteen-hand reel. Breathnach (1985) gives titles for the tune in Ulster as “McKenna's Reel,” “The Queen's Wedding,” “Mollie's Bonnet,” “Molloy's Night Cap,” and “Joshua Gray.” Paddy Kelly (originally of Co. Tyrone) called the tune “McKenna's Reel” after a local dancer named McKenna. The names under which it appears in O'Neill are “The Swallow's Tail,” “The Steeplechase” and “Take your Hand Away.” P.W. Joyce collected the tune in the mid-19th century in Kilkenny and printed it as an untitled reel in D Mixolydian in his '''Old Irish Folk Music and Songs''' (1909). Accordion player Joe Burke (b. 1939), originally from Coorhoor, above Loughrea in County Galway, has an early playing memory of fiddler Martin Hanny on a settle bed at a ‘station’ (house mass) fiddling this tune (Vallely & Piggott, '''Blooming Meadows''', 1998), which so impressed him that he wished to get a similar sound on his accordion. | ||
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An early recording of “The Swallow’s Tail” was by Ballybay, County Monaghan, piper Robert William “Willie” Clarke (1889-1934) for Columbia Records of London in 1928, for a series of records entitled “The Pipes of Three Nations” (which included a Highland piper and a Northumbrian small-piper). However, the earliest sound recording of the tune may have been by O'Neill himself, who, in the first years of the 20th century, recorded on a cylinder machine a performance of the reel by Chicago fiddler John McFadden (who played a mixoydian version). See also the related melody “[[Grand Gates of Annesbrook (The)]].” “[[McKenna's (2)]]” is similar enough that it is sometimes called “The Old Swallowtail.” | An early recording of “The Swallow’s Tail” was by Ballybay, County Monaghan, piper Robert William “Willie” Clarke (1889-1934) for Columbia Records of London in 1928, for a series of records entitled “The Pipes of Three Nations” (which included a Highland piper and a Northumbrian small-piper). However, the earliest sound recording of the tune may have been by O'Neill himself, who, in the first years of the 20th century, recorded on a cylinder machine a performance of the reel by Chicago fiddler John McFadden (who played a mixoydian version). See also the related melody “[[Grand Gates of Annesbrook (The)]].” “[[McKenna's (2)]]” is similar enough that it is sometimes called “The Old Swallowtail.” | ||
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Paul Fackler finds cognate versions from Erskine Morris and Joe Howell, originally from the Douglastown area of the eastern Gaspé region of Québec, under the title (respectively) "[[Blue Shannon (The)]]" and "[[Uncle Willy's Scottish Tune]]." | |||
|f_sources_for_notated_versions=fiddler Michael Coleman (County Sligo/New York City) [Breathnach]; flute player Colm O'Donnell (b. 1962, Aclare, County Sligo) [Flaherty]. | |f_sources_for_notated_versions=fiddler Michael Coleman (County Sligo/New York City) [Breathnach]; flute player Colm O'Donnell (b. 1962, Aclare, County Sligo) [Flaherty]. | ||
|f_printed_sources=Breathnach ('''Ceol Rince na hÉireann vol. III'''), 1985; No. 196, p. 87. Brody ('''Fiddler’s Fakebook'''), 1983; p. 270. Flaherty ('''Trip to Sligo'''), 1990; p. 14. Giblin ('''Collection of Traditional Irish Dance Music'''), 1928; 11. Lyth ('''Bowing Styles in Irish Fiddle Playing, vol. 1'''), 1981; 54. Mallinson ('''100 Enduring'''), 1995; No. 11, p. 5. McDermott ('''Allan's Irish Fiddler'''), c. 1920’s; No. 45, p. 11. Miller & Perron ('''New England Fiddlers Repertoire'''), 1983; No. 128. Mulvihill ('''1st Collection'''), 1986; No. 38, p. 126. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 108. O'Neill ('''Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies'''), 1903; No. 1268, p. 238. O'Neill ('''Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems'''), 1907; No. 536, p. 100. Prior ('''Fionn Seisiún 2'''), 2003; p. 28. Sweet ('''Fifer’s Delight'''), 1965/1981; p. 68. Tolman ('''Nelson Music Collection'''), 1969; p. 10. Tubridy ('''Irish Traditional Music, vol. 1'''), 1999; p. 19. | |f_printed_sources=Breathnach ('''Ceol Rince na hÉireann vol. III'''), 1985; No. 196, p. 87. Brody ('''Fiddler’s Fakebook'''), 1983; p. 270. Flaherty ('''Trip to Sligo'''), 1990; p. 14. Giblin ('''Collection of Traditional Irish Dance Music'''), 1928; 11. Lyth ('''Bowing Styles in Irish Fiddle Playing, vol. 1'''), 1981; 54. Mallinson ('''100 Enduring'''), 1995; No. 11, p. 5. McDermott ('''Allan's Irish Fiddler'''), c. 1920’s; No. 45, p. 11. Miller & Perron ('''New England Fiddlers Repertoire'''), 1983; No. 128. Mulvihill ('''1st Collection'''), 1986; No. 38, p. 126. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 108. O'Neill ('''Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies'''), 1903; No. 1268, p. 238. O'Neill ('''Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems'''), 1907; No. 536, p. 100. Prior ('''Fionn Seisiún 2'''), 2003; p. 28. Sweet ('''Fifer’s Delight'''), 1965/1981; p. 68. Tolman ('''Nelson Music Collection'''), 1969; p. 10. Tubridy ('''Irish Traditional Music, vol. 1'''), 1999; p. 19. | ||
|f_recorded_sources=Columbia A-2902 (78RPM), Patrick J. Scanlon (1917). Edison 50500 (78 RPM), Patrick J. Scanlon (1919. Last tune in "Medley of Irish Reels"). Edison 50604 (78 RPM), John H. Kimmel (accordion player from New York City), 1918 (appears as last tune of "Bonnie Kate Medley Reels"). Folkways FG 3575, Barry, Gorman, Ennis, and Heaney "Irish Music in London Pubs." Gael-Linn CEF 045, “Paddy Keenan” (1975). Globestyle Irish CDORBD 085, The Kerry Fiddle Trio - “The Rushy Mountain” (1994. Reissue of Topic recordings). Shanachie 33002, Michael Coleman "The Legacy of Michael Coleman." Sonet 764, Dave Swarbrick and Friends "The Ceilidh Album.” Topic TSCD 602, K. Scanlon – “Irish Dance Music” (1995. A reissue of the 1929 original). Topic TSCD 669, Davie Rogerson (et al) – “Ranting and Reeling: Dance Music of the north of England” (1998. Northumbrian fiddler Rogerson was born in 1901). Ón tSean-Am Anall’ (Danny O’Donnell). | |f_recorded_sources=Columbia A-2902 (78RPM), Patrick J. Scanlon (1917). Edison 50500 (78 RPM), Patrick J. Scanlon (1919. Last tune in "Medley of Irish Reels"). Edison 50604 (78 RPM), John H. Kimmel (accordion player from New York City), 1918 (appears as last tune of "Bonnie Kate Medley Reels"). Field Recorders Collective FTC 206, "Simon St. Pierre: Recordings from the collection of the Brandywine Friends of Old Time Music" (2015). Folkways FG 3575, Barry, Gorman, Ennis, and Heaney "Irish Music in London Pubs." Gael-Linn CEF 045, “Paddy Keenan” (1975). Globestyle Irish CDORBD 085, The Kerry Fiddle Trio - “The Rushy Mountain” (1994. Reissue of Topic recordings). Shanachie 33002, Michael Coleman "The Legacy of Michael Coleman." Sonet 764, Dave Swarbrick and Friends "The Ceilidh Album.” Topic TSCD 602, K. Scanlon – “Irish Dance Music” (1995. A reissue of the 1929 original). Topic TSCD 669, Davie Rogerson (et al) – “Ranting and Reeling: Dance Music of the north of England” (1998. Northumbrian fiddler Rogerson was born in 1901). Ón tSean-Am Anall’ (Danny O’Donnell). | ||
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SWALLOW'S TAIL REEL, THE ("An earbuill ainleog," "Earball an ainleoige," “Driobhall na fáinleoige” or "Eireaball na fáinleoige"). AKA - "Swallowtail Reel." AKA and see "Blue Shannon (The)," "Cally in the Grove," "Family Estate (The)," "Girl with the Handsome Face (The),” "Joshua Gray," "McKenna's Reel," "Miss Wright's Reel," "Mollie's Bonnet," "Molloy's Night Cap," "Molly's Night Cap," "Pigeon on the Gate (5)," "Pigeon's Tail (The)," "Pride of the Ball," "Queen's Wedding (The)," "Steeplechase (1)," “Swallowtail Coat (The),” "Take Your Hand Away," "Uncle Willy's Scottish Tune," "Village Reel." Irish, New England, Shetland; Reel. Ireland; County Sligo, Kilkenny, Leitrim, Donegal, Tyrone. Shetland, Yell. A Dorian (Am). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (O'Neill/1850): AABB (Allan, Breathnach, Brody, Flaherty, Mallinson, Miller & Perron, O'Neill/Krassen, Sweet, Tolman, Tubridy). "Swallow's Tail" is a widespread reel with a plethora of variants and titles, current in several traditions. The settings vary from dorian to mixolydian modes, with some a mixture of both (O'Neill himself set the tune in mixolydian in his Music of Ireland (1903) and in in minor in his Dance Music in Ireland (1907)). The oldest version of the tune with the "Swallow's Tail" title is in Book 2 of the c. 1883 music manuscript collection of County Leitrim piper and fiddler biography:Stephen Grier (c. 1824-1894), although close cognate versions were printed almost simultaneously in Ryan's Mammoth Collection (1883) albeit under the titles "Pigeon on the Gate (5)" and "Pride of the Ball." Caoimhin Mac Aoidh (1994) states the tune is more correctly called in County Donegal the “Swallow’s Tail Coat,” named after the long split-tail coats dancing masters wore. Donegal fiddler Danny O’Donnell (1910-2001) said that it was a very popular reel in his home of The Rosses, Donegal, for a particular type of dance, and that people in the lower Rosses knew it under the title “The Queen’s Wedding.” Bronx fiddler Martin Mulvihill also said “Swallow's Tail” was used as an accompaniment for the sixteen-hand reel. Breathnach (1985) gives titles for the tune in Ulster as “McKenna's Reel,” “The Queen's Wedding,” “Mollie's Bonnet,” “Molloy's Night Cap,” and “Joshua Gray.” Paddy Kelly (originally of Co. Tyrone) called the tune “McKenna's Reel” after a local dancer named McKenna. The names under which it appears in O'Neill are “The Swallow's Tail,” “The Steeplechase” and “Take your Hand Away.” P.W. Joyce collected the tune in the mid-19th century in Kilkenny and printed it as an untitled reel in D Mixolydian in his Old Irish Folk Music and Songs (1909). Accordion player Joe Burke (b. 1939), originally from Coorhoor, above Loughrea in County Galway, has an early playing memory of fiddler Martin Hanny on a settle bed at a ‘station’ (house mass) fiddling this tune (Vallely & Piggott, Blooming Meadows, 1998), which so impressed him that he wished to get a similar sound on his accordion.
An early recording of “The Swallow’s Tail” was by Ballybay, County Monaghan, piper Robert William “Willie” Clarke (1889-1934) for Columbia Records of London in 1928, for a series of records entitled “The Pipes of Three Nations” (which included a Highland piper and a Northumbrian small-piper). However, the earliest sound recording of the tune may have been by O'Neill himself, who, in the first years of the 20th century, recorded on a cylinder machine a performance of the reel by Chicago fiddler John McFadden (who played a mixoydian version). See also the related melody “Grand Gates of Annesbrook (The).” “McKenna's (2)” is similar enough that it is sometimes called “The Old Swallowtail.”
Paul Fackler finds cognate versions from Erskine Morris and Joe Howell, originally from the Douglastown area of the eastern Gaspé region of Québec, under the title (respectively) "Blue Shannon (The)" and "Uncle Willy's Scottish Tune."
