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'''GALWAY REEL [4], A'''. Irish, Reel. Ireland, Galway. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. A generic title identifying only region for this tune, actually a version of "[[Highlander's Kneebuckle (The)]]." The tune is attributed to piper Stephen Ruane (Galway, Ireland), who played it at one of the Feis Ceoil competitions at the turn of the 20th century. Ruane, who died in 1935, was described as an "excellent performer." Breathnach (1996) believes the melody was noted from the playing of Martin Reilly. | '''GALWAY REEL [4], A'''. AKA and see "[[Castle Ceili's]]," "[[Doon Reel]]." Irish, Reel. Ireland, Galway. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. A generic title identifying only region for this tune, actually a version of "[[Highlander's Kneebuckle (The)]]." The tune is attributed to piper Stephen Ruane (Galway, Ireland), who played it at one of the Feis Ceoil competitions at the turn of the 20th century. Ruane, who died in 1935, was described as an "excellent performer." Breathnach (1996) believes the melody was noted from the playing of Martin Reilly. | ||
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Revision as of 15:45, 25 June 2011
Tune properties and standard notation
GALWAY REEL [4], A. AKA and see "Castle Ceili's," "Doon Reel." Irish, Reel. Ireland, Galway. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. A generic title identifying only region for this tune, actually a version of "Highlander's Kneebuckle (The)." The tune is attributed to piper Stephen Ruane (Galway, Ireland), who played it at one of the Feis Ceoil competitions at the turn of the 20th century. Ruane, who died in 1935, was described as an "excellent performer." Breathnach (1996) believes the melody was noted from the playing of Martin Reilly.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Darley & McCall (Feis Ceoil Collection of Irish Airs), 1914; No. 30, p. 12.
Recorded sources:
See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]