Mrs Crehan's

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on December 24th 2002 by gian marco.

This tune has been added to 40 tunebooks.

Also known as The Ballymahon, Mrs. Crehan's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Around The World For Sport by The Doon Céilí Band
• Between Words by Cé
• Contentment Is Wealth by Matt Molloy And Sean Keane
• Feadoga Stain by Mary Bergin
• Fourmilehouse by Alan And John Kelly
• Fourmilehouse by Alan And John Kelly
• Master Cape Breton Fiddler by Jerry Holland
• Molly's Revenge Four by Molly's Revenge
• Overland by Randal Bays And Daithi Sproule
• Sweeter As The Years Roll By by James Keane
• The Twentieth Anniversary Collection by Lynn Saoirse
• Year Of The Dog by Wolfstone

X: 1
T: Mrs Crehan's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
G2dG eGdG|~G2dB ABdB|G2gd egdG|FGAB cedB|
G2dG egdG|~G2dB ABdB|G2dB eBdG|FGAB cege|
d2(3Bcd gdBd|d2(3Bcd cA~A2|d2(3Bcd gdBd|dcAc BG~G2|
d2(3Bcd gdBG|~G2BG AE~E2|BABc dedc|BcAc BGGF|

Mrs chrehan's

Source: Alan & John Kelly : Four mile house
Transcription: Gian Marco Pietrasanta

# Posted on December 24th 2002 by gian marco

Mrs Crehan's

first heard it by Mary Bergin on her 1st recording. recorded also by Matt Molloy & Sean Keane, and Davy Spillane. Some Scottish pipers play it too, and I think it was recorded by "Wolfstone". Plays well in A on the whistle too.

# Posted on December 27th 2002 by Kenny

Mrs Crehan's

Yes, Wolfstone plays it but they play a different version of it. Nice tune though

# Posted on December 29th 2002 by no longer exists

1st part looks similar to drowsy maggie.

# Posted on October 9th 2005 by flamin fiddler

reading my comment above again i disagree with myself.

# Posted on February 18th 2006 by flamin fiddler

I disagree with myself too.

# Posted on December 16th 2007 by Phantom Button

A different ending

Playing the last two bars as |DEGA ~B2 BA|dBAc BG GF| and 'digging in' to the first D note in the second-last bar helps me get the momentum to launch into the first part again.

The tune also gets played as AA BB (repeating each 8 bars) , e.g. on James Keane's recorded version.

# Posted on March 24th 2008 by dogbox

The Chocolate Reel

I call this "The Chocolate Reel" because at the end of the B part you can hear the jingle from the 1960s for Nestlies Chocolate.

N - E - S - T - L - E - S ... Nestlies makes the very best...

# Posted on March 25th 2008 by Phantom Button

How do you like that... I didn't spell it right, but I got the jingle right. Blame it on the scotch. *hic*

# Posted on March 25th 2008 by Phantom Button