The Road To The Glen

reel

Key signature: Dminor

Submitted on April 12th 2004 by Kerri Brown.

This tune has been added to 29 tunebooks.

Also known as The Cliffs Of Glen Colmcille, Lane To The Glen, The Lane To The Glen.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Pierre Schryer, Dermot Byrne And Friends by Pierre Schryer, Dermot Byrne And Friends
• Pigtown Fling by Randal Bays And Joel Bernstein
• Selection Box by Conor McCarthy And Alph Duggan
• The Irish Girl by Robin Bullock And Michel Sikiotakis
• The Music Of Ed Reavy by Various Artists
• The Road Less Traveled by Danu
• Welcome Here Again by Martin Hayes And Dennis Cahill

X: 1
T: Road To The Glen, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmin
|: FdcB AGFD | G2 dG eGdG | FEFG Acde | fedc A=BcA |
d3 e f2 ag | fedc AFDE |1 F3 G AGFG | Addc d2 (3CDE :|2 F3 G AFDE | FDEC D2 de||
f2 ag fedf | ecgc acgc | f2 ag fede | fdec Adde |
f3 g (3agf (3gfe | fedc AFDE | F3 G AGFG |1 Addc d2 de :|2 Addc d2 (3CDE ||

As played by Pierre Schryer and Dermot Byrne on their excellent collaboration. They follow it up with Pigeon on the Gate, but in G minor and with hardly any resemblance to the version posted here.

# Posted on April 12th 2004 by Kerri Brown

The Lane to the Glen

This is one of my favorite Reavy tunes. I learned it from Randal Bays and Joel Bernstein's recording, "Pigtown Fling." Below are the ABCs for that setting.

X:1
T:Lane To The Glen
M:4/4
L:1/8
C:Ed Reavy
S:Pigtown Fling (Randal Bays and Joel Bernstein)
R:Reel
Z:Jack Gilder
K:Ddor
DE|: FdcB AEFA|G2 dG BGdG|F2 cF Acde|fedc ABcA|d^cde faag|!
fedc AFDE|1FEFG AGFG |Add^c d2 DE:|2FEFG AFDE|FDEC D2 de||!
f2 agfddf|ec c/=B/c Gceg|f2 ag fdde|fdec Adde|fefg afge|!
fedc AFDE|FEFG AGFG|Add^c d2 de|f2 ag fddf|ec c/=B/c Gceg|!
f2 ag fdde|fdec Adde|f/g/f df dfdf|e/f/e ce cece|afge dcAG|FDEC D2||!

# Posted on April 12th 2004 by Phantom Button

FROM FRISBEE

In case it gets deleted:

X: 1
T: Lane To The Glen
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Ddor
|: DE| FdcB AEFA | G2dG BGdG | F2cF Acde | fedc ABcA | d^cde f2ag | fedc AFDE | FEFG AGFG | Add^c d2DE |
FdcB AEFA | G2dG BGdG | F2cF Acde | fedc ABcA | d^cde f2ag | fedc AFDE | FEFG (3ABA DE | FDE^C D2de |
f2ag fddf | ec (3cBc Gceg | f2ag fede | fdec Adde | fefg (3agf (3gfe | fedc AFDE | FEFG AGFG | Add^c d2de |
f2ag fddf | ec (3cBc Gceg | f2ag fede | fdec Adde | (3fgf df dfdf | (3efe ce cece | (3agf (3gfe dcAG | FDE^C D2 :|

# Posted on April 7th 2008 by Nico

"The Lane to the Glen" ~ more from frisbee's rescued duplication

Key signature: D Dorian
Submitted on April 7th 2008 by frisbee.
~ /tunes/display/8422

Ed Reavy tune ~ this is a great tune by Ed Reavy which was recently recorded by Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill. The transcription is taken directly from the book 'The Collected Compositions of Ed Reavy'. Martin and Dennis play the tune in Bb Dorian. ~ this is a note for note transcription of the tune in Reavy's book.

# Posted on April 7th 2008 by frisbee

"The Collected Compositions of Ed Reavy" is available here ~

http://www.reavy.us/
http://www.reavy.us/ordering_info.htm

# Posted on April 7th 2008 by muspc

# Posted on April 7th 2008 by ceolachan