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Love At The Endings

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on September 25th 2002 by RonanOD.

This tune has been added to 85 tunebooks.

Also known as The Head Of Cabbage, Love At The Ending.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

30 Years A-Greying - Disc 2 by The Dubliners
A Clare Conscience by Aidan McMahon And Anthony Quigney
A' Sireadh Spòrs by Dr. Angus MacDonald
An Mileoidean Scaoilte by Johnny Connolly
At Reavy's House by Jim Eagan
Atlantic Breeze by Shaskeen
Augusta: 20 Years Of Irish Music Recorded Live At The Augusta Heritage Center by Various Artists
Celtic Dances by Various Artists
Christy Cooney's Brew by Christy Cooney
Coleman's Cross: Tradtional Irish Music From County Sligo by Philip Duffy
Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 5 by Matt Cunningham
Echoes Of Erin by Comhaltas Tour Group 1984
Humours Of Lissadell by Seamus And Manus McGuire
In The Footsteps Of Coleman by Various Artists
Irish Traditional Music In America: Chicago by Various Artists
Irish Whistles by Various Artists
John Daly by John Daly
Live At Trinity Hall by Trinity Hall Session Players
Music From Co.Leitrim by Packie Duignan And Seamus Horan
Out On The Ocean by Moher
Setting Free by Tola Custy And Cyril O'Donoghue
Sweeney's Dream by Kevin Burke
Temple House 1 by Temple House Ceili Band
The Best Of De Danann by De Danann
The Curlew by Cliff Moses
The First Month Of Spring by John Vesey And Paul Brady
The Music Of Ed Reavy by Various Artists
The Parish Platform by Rattle The Boards

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

X: 1
T: Love At The Endings
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
FE|:DEFA BcdB|AF (3FDF AFEF|DEFA (3BcB AF|(3GFE (3FED B,DDF|
DEFABcdB|AF (3FEF ABde|fgfe dfec|1 dBAF D3 E:|2 dBAF D3 g||
|:fgfe defg|afbf afed|fgfe dfbf|afdf e2 de|
fgfe dcdB|AF (3FEF E2 DE|FABc dfec|1 dBAF d3 g:|2 dBAF D3 E||

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Love at the Endings

Composed by the late Ed Reavy who also wrote Maudabawn Chapel, Fisherman's Island, The Hunter's House, and In Memory of Coleman.

# Posted on September 26th 2002 by radriano

The 2nd half of bar 4 is more often played:
B,EEF

# Posted on September 27th 2002 by granama

Love At the Endings

Here's another version, based on A Clare Conscience, where it's played a fifth lower. I've bumped it back up into the usual key, but kept Anthony Quigney and Aidan McMahon's sense of the tune.

X: 1
T: Love At The Endings
C: Ed Reavy
D: A Clare Conscience, Anthony Quigne, Aidan McMahon
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
|:DEFA B2 dB|A~F3 BFAF|DEFA B2 AF|GEED B,EEF|
|DEFA B2 dB|A~F3 ABde|~f3e dfec|1 dBAF D3 E:|2 dBAF D3 e||
|:~f3e defg|afbf afeg|~f3e dfbf|afdf efde|
|~f3e ~d3B|A~F3 ABde|~f3e dfec|1 dBAF D3 e:|2 dBAF D3 E||

# Posted on March 8th 2005 by Will CPT

Scottish Pipe Setting

à la Dr. Angus MacDonald

# Posted on December 24th 2007 by malcombpiper

Anyone know the meaning of the title? I've always kind of assumed it was about morning the loss of someone, but I don't know and I'm curious.

# Posted on April 26th 2008 by Marklar

Possibly...

Hi, Screetch. I seem to remember it was a line from a poem. A friend of mine loaned me the 3 cassette tapes which Ed Reavey's son made of all of his compositions. He made a short introduction to each tune. I'll check that for you.

# Posted on April 26th 2008 by Kenny

Love at the Endings

"...takes its title from the speech of O'Killigan to Avril in Sean O'Casey's play Purple Dust. O’Killigan beseeches his beloved Avril to leave her British lord and make a home with him out in the west of Ireland, where they'll both find "things to say and things to do, and love at the endings."

From http://www.jimeagan.com/linernotes.cfm. I just went up to the loft to find my copy of the Reavey book, but couldn't find it. Did I lend it to any of you? Come on, just tell me...

# Posted on April 26th 2008 by nigelg

Thank you!

# Posted on April 27th 2008 by Marklar