Eddie Moloney’s reel

This is the last of Eddie Moloney’s reels on Frankie Gavin’s flute album “Croch Suas E”: https://thesession.org/recordings/945 Eddie Moloney was a legendary flute player from East Galway, who popularised Devaney’s Goat and his version of Mama’s Pet.

The first one of Eddie Moloney’s reels on F. Gavin’s album is, in fact, Devaney’s Goat, and the second a version of Humours of Westport, which was posted as the Birmingham Reel on this site: https://thesession.org/tunes/1771

A friend of mine recently reminded me of this little tune at his place. A couple of years ago, I had the privilege of listening to Catherine McEvoy and her daughter play the set in the Cobblestone.

This tune seems to be related to the Callan Lasses: https://thesession.org/tunes/2065 Marcas O’Murchu’s version is very similar, particularly in the second part.

I have that recording and have always wondered about this tune. Both the A and B part just sound like variations of each other which is difficult in a session scenario I would assume. Still a nice little number though.

Lesl Harker’s transcription of this tune straight from Mike Rafferty can be found in Andrew Kuntz’s “The Fiddler’s Companion”: http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/EA_EG.htm#EDDIE_MOLONEY’S_[2]

Eddie Moloney and Mike Rafferty both come from the parish of Ballinakill, East Galway.

Transcribed from Eddie Moloney - Master Musician, disc 1, track 25, where’s it’s called Tommy Whelan’s #6 - it’s a really simple tune, with just subtle differences between the A and B parts.

that’s a version of
https://thesession.org/tunes/10217

Thanks! I did try finding it before posting, but anyway, I’m glad it’s here. Maybe Jeremy can merge these.