John Watt Henry's

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on December 1st 2003 by Kenny.

This tune has been added to 37 tunebooks.

Also known as John "Watt" Henry's, John 'Watt' Henry's, John Henry's, Johnny Henry's, Johny Watt Henry's Favourite.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Ar An Bhfidil by Oisin MacDiarmada
• As I Carelessly Did Stray... by Harry Bradley
• Caise Ceoil by Various Artists
• Celanova Square by Calico
• Claire Mann by Claire Mann
• Driven by Donall Donnelly And Brian Hanlon
• Evergreen by Becky Tracy
• Hives Of Honeyed Sound by Padraic Mac Mathuna
• Lucky In Love by Charlie Lennon And Mick O'Connor
• Memories From The Holla by Peter Carberry, Angelina Carberry And John Blake
• Mirth-Making Heroes by At The Racket
• O' Bheal Go Beal by Marcas O'Murchu
• Seisiún Na H-Éireann 2006 Festival CD by Various Artists
• Stony Steps by Matt Molloy
• Sunshine Dance by Deiseal
• The Family Album by The McCarthys
• The Kitchen Recordings by Sean O'Driscoll And Larry Egan
• The Mountain Road by Various Artists
• The Natural Bridge by Ben Lennon And Friends
• The Story So Far by John Creavan
• The Wind Among The Reeds by Tommy Keane And Jaqueline McCarthy
• Traditional Flute Music In The Sligo-Roscommon Style by Catherine McEvoy With Felix Dolan

X: 1
T: John Watt Henry's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
A2 Ad B2 FA | DFAF EDB,D | A2 Ad BAFA | dBAF EDB, D :|
d2 fd edfd | defd BAFA | d2 fd edfe | dBAF EDB,D |
d2 fd edfe | defd e2 de | f2 ed BdAB | dBAF EDB,D |

John "Watt" Henry's

From a recording of Noel Hill and Tony Linnane at Glasgow Folk Festival 1984. They followed this with a tune called "Handsome Sally" - a cousin of "Drowsy Maggie", which I'll post soon. Matt Molloy has recorded these two fine reels on his "Stony Steps" album. The two tunes are often played together, especially by Sligo musicians.

# Posted on December 1st 2003 by Kenny

Another

Hello,
On the Fire Aflame record (Molloy, Keane and O'Flynn) there's another John "Watt" Henry, except he's Johnny there. Totally different tune from this one, played by Matt Molloy on a Bb Flute, one of the better tracks of the album i think, followed by Jerry McMahon's reel. Now, who is Mr Henry? and does anyone know this other reel?

# Posted on November 29th 2005 by timo

John "Watt" Henry

John "Watt" Henry is/was [?] a fiddle player ,I think from a place called Doocastle in Co.Sligo. I don't know if he's still alive or not, if he is, he'd be in his 70s or possibly even his 80s by now. His name is associated with several tunes, including, strangely, a reel from the Shetland islands whose original title is "Donald Blue". His brother is the great Sligo-style flute-player Kevin Henry, a stalwart of the Chicago music scene. Kevin has a CD called "One's Own Place", and he duets with his brother on that recording, in fact I seem to remember that John "Watt" has one solo fiddle track on it as well.
I agree with you, it's a fine reel. I'll try to post it if no-one else does, but I can't check "abcs" at the moment becauase my computer at home has crashed.

# Posted on November 30th 2005 by Kenny

Thanks for that. I was just listening again to this on stony steps and in that first phrase instead of going up to the d he plays a C natural. It gives the tune an entirely different feel. Interesting.

# Posted on December 1st 2005 by timo

John Henry's

If you'r looking for the tune from 'Celanova Square' by Calico, it's posted here: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/5480/details

# Posted on February 3rd 2006 by Phantom Button

On the record, the version of the tune recorded by Claire Mann can be found by following the link just above my post here.

# Posted on February 4th 2006 by Jason G

Still making the rounds

Kevin still plays this one a lot...it's one of his favorites.

# Posted on February 7th 2006 by Hanley