Annotation:McDonagh's Reel (2)

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McDONAGH'S (REEL) [2] (Ríl Mhic Dhonncha). Irish, Reel. D Mixolydian (Breathnach): D Major (Miller, Vallely). Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB (Breathnach, Mulvihill, Vallely): AABB (Miller). Named after flute player Larry McDonagh, of Ballinafad, County Sligo.

Sources for notated versions: flute player Matt Molloy [Breathnach]; fiddler Brendan Mulvihill [Mulvihill].

Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ III), 1985; No. 113, p. 56. Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland vol. 2), 1974; p. 25. Miller (Fiddler's Throne), 2004; No. 207, p. 129. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1985; No 60, p. 16 (appears as "A Leitrim Reel"). Vallely (Armagh Piper's Club Play 50 Reels), 1982; No. 38, p. 19.

Recorded sources: Green Linnet Records SIF 1058, Matt Molloy & Sean Keane - "Contentment is Wealth" (1985). Mulligan LUN 004, Matt Molloy - "Matt Molloy" (1976). Ossian OSS CD 130, Sliabh Notes - "Along Blackwater's Banks" (2002).

See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]




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