The Banks Of The Illen

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on June 9th 2002 by gian marco.

This tune has been added to 33 tunebooks.

Also known as The Banks Of The Ilen, Cardy's Old Wife, Dando Dillane's, O'Callahan's, Seanbhean Na GCarta, Seanbhean Na GCartai, Seanbhean Na GCártaí, Sixmilebridge.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Dance Visit To Ireland by McCusker Brothers Ceilidhe Band
• Irish Heritage: Ireland's Musical Tradition (CD 1) by Various Artists
• Irlande by Frankie Gavin, Arty Mc Glynn And Aidan Coffey
• Kitty Lie Over by Mick O'Brien And Caoimhin O'Raghallaigh
• Long Distance by Nancy Conescu And Friends
• Musical Memories by Tom Dunne And Joe Banjo Burke
• On Oiche Go Maidin by O'aces
• River Reel by Begley,Glackin And O'Brien
• Rossinver Braes by Ben Lennon And Tony O'Connell
• Sceal Eile by Gerry Harrington And Eoghan O'Sullivan
• Set Dances Of Ireland, Volume IV by Various Artists
• Sweeter As The Years Roll By by James Keane
• The Best Of Traditional Irish Music From Ireland's Number One Céilí Band by The Kilfenora Ceili Band
• The Boy In The Gap by Paddy Taylor
• The Music Of What Happened by Nollaig Casey
• The Star Above The Garter by Denis Murphy And Julia Clifford
• Traditional Dance Music Of Ireland by Various Artists
• Traditional Irish Fiddling From County Limerick by Martin Mulvihill With Mick Moloney

X: 1
T: Banks Of The Illen, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
AG||FDFA df~f2| dfef dcAD| {G}EDFA df~f2| dcAF ~G3E|
{G}EDFA d2 z1A|dfef dcAD| {G}EDFA df~f2|dcAF G2zg|:
~f3a ~g3e| ~a3g fdde| ~f3a (3gag fg|azfa dg~g2|
af~f2 ge~e2| fzef dcAD|{G}EDFA dfec |1 dcAF G2zg:|2dcAF ~G3E||

Transcriction

I transcribed this tune from the album:
Paddy Taylor with Peadar Mercier _ The Boy in The Gap

# Posted on June 9th 2002 by gian marco

Banks Of Thr Illen

usually followed by "The Humours Of Scartaglen"

# Posted on June 11th 2002 by Kenny

Banks of the Ilen

Here's a setting I play:

X:1
T:Banks of the Ilen
R:reel
Z:Jack Gilder
M:C|
K:D
FDFA d2fd|~d2fd ecAG|FDFA defd|1 ecAF G2AG:|2 ecAF G4||
~f3a g2fg|abag fdde|~f3a g2fg|abaf g2fg|
~a3f gfeg|fdde dBAG|FDFA defd|1 ecAF G4:|2 ecAF G2AG||

There's a jig version of this tune here called, "The Humours of Drinagh" http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/413

# Posted on February 25th 2005 by Phantom Button

"The Banks Of The Illen".

To hear tune played go=
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=SoUDMkAtA_8
jim,,,

# Posted on February 12th 2008 by FIDDLE4

Ilen not Illen

The name is the banks of the Ilen, (pronounced eye len) not Illen, named after the river which runs through Skibbereen in Co. Cork.

# Posted on September 1st 2008 by cathycook

Nmaes...

Why does this tune have 7 alternative names, with justification for none of them ?

# Posted on September 1st 2008 by Kenny