My Love Is In America reel

The contrast between the natural C and the sharp C in the first part of this tune creates a nice mood.

Because of this "blue" touch you could play this tune as a slow, moody piece. Still, it’s a lot of fun to play at a good, fast session pace.

I’ve included some variations for the opening F phrase in the first part of the tune.

One of the great Johnny Doran reels!

like a variation on part 1:
FDFG A2dG GGdG GGDg, etc …

I love this one after Dr. Gilberts.

I’ve heard this also done nicely between Banshee and Ships are Sailing

Although it has some C sharps, I think the mood of the tune is Dmix rather than D major.

True. A related tune, The Colliers, is in Dmix. http://www.thesession.org/tunes/2154

X: 1
T: My Love Is In America
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
|:F3G AB=cB | Ad d2 Ad d2 |FEFG AB=cA |GBAG FD D2 |
F3G AB=cB |Addc defg |af(3gfe fdAF |1 GBAG FDDE :|2 GBAG FDDg||
|;fd(3efg fdec |Ad d2 Adde |fdeg fdAF |GBAG FDDe |
fdeg fdec |Addc defg |afge fdAF |1 GBAG FDDg :|2 GBAG FDDE ||
|:FEFG AB=cB |Add=c Ad d2 |FD(3EFG AB=cA |GAAG FDDE |
FD(3EFG AB=cB |Addc d2 (3efg |a2 (3gfe fd=cA |GBAG FDDE ||
|:FD D2 AD D2 |dD D2 AD D2 |FDAD FD D2 | GBAG FD D2 |
FEFG AB=cB |Addc defg |af(3gfe fdAF | GBAG FDDg ||
|:fd d2 ed d2 | Ad d2 Ad d2 | fd d2 ed=cA |GBAG FDDg |
fded fdec |Addc defg | af (3gfe fdAF |GBAG FD D2 ||
|;fd(3efg fdec |Ad d2 Adde |fdeg fdAF |GBAG FDDe |
fdeg fdec |Addc defg |afge fdAF | GBAG FD D2 ||

The Dunmore Lasses: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/462
Tuttle’s: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/528

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVisPKwtu4o

play video

The clip keeps disappearing from youtube, If anyone follows this link and finds it gone, message me and I’ll re-upload it.

There’s a transcription of the Doran version in the book Free Spirits , about traveller pipers and other musicians. pub 2012. Great book go on Johhny Doran website


Does anyone know the origins of the tune?

It was on a 1930s 78 by Westeath accodion player Michael Grogan born. 1880 and it’s in ONeill

http://www.johnnydoran.com/

http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/MY_MZ.htm#MY_LOVE_IS_IN_AMERICA

"The earliest printing of this very popular reel appears to be in Levey’s Dance Music of Ireland, 2nd Collection (1873), wherein it is set as a hornpipe."

I have the Levey collection somewhere here and if I can find it I’ll add that hornpipe transcription…

What a kick, I think it is actually a transcription for a highland fling, but mistakenly repeating the B-part, the A-part actually being the usual 8 bars, or 4 bars repeated. I think I’ll add this seperately and then make the links.

Submitted on May 31st 2012 by ceolachan.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/11948

As promised, and you’ll find the Levey transcription in the comments…

Ah, I love that Tony MacMahon clip.
I think this is more or less the basic melody line, with only two minor variations shown in bars 5 and 12. Also, I’ve transcribed it in Dmix instead of Cmix.

Lovely reel!! It reminds me of another reel in which there is also an intriguing contrast in the use of C and C sharp, "Farewell to Connaught". I´ll sit down and try if these reels go together well in one set.