Mrs Crehan’s reel

Also known as The Ballymahon, Capel Street, Mrs. Crehan’s.

There are 29 recordings of this tune.

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Mrs Crehan’s has been added to 8 tune sets.

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Eight settings

1
X: 1
T: Mrs Crehan's
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
G2dG eGdG|~G2dB ABdB|G2gd egdG|FGAB cedB|
G2dG egdG|~G2dB ABdB|G2dB eBdG|FGAB cege|
d2(3Bcd gdBd|d2(3Bcd cA~A2|d2(3Bcd gdBd|dcAc BG~G2|
d2(3Bcd gdBG|~G2BG AE~E2|BABc dedc|BcAc BGGF|
2
X: 2
T: Mrs Crehan's
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
G2dG eGdG|G2dB AdBA|G2dG eGdG|(3EFG AB cedB|
G2dG eGdG|G2dB AdBA|G2dG eGdG|(3EFG AB cege||
d2(3Bcd gdBd|gdBd eA~A2|d2(3Bcd gdBd|ecAc BGGB|
d2Bd G3E|DEGB AE~E2|GABc dedc|(3Bcd Ac BGGF||
3
X: 3
T: Mrs Crehan's
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
G2dG eGdG|G2dG ABdB|G2dG eGdG|EGAB cedB|
G2dG eGdG|G2dG ABdB|G2dG eGdG|EGAB cege||
d2Bd GdBd|GdBd cA~A2|d2Bd GdBd|ceAc BGG2|
d2Bd gdBd|GABG AE~E2|GABc dedc|BdAd BGG2||
4
X: 4
T: Mrs Crehan's
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
G2dG eGdG|G2dG AdcA|G2 dG eGdG|(3EFG AB cedB|
G2dG egdB|G2dB AdcA|G2dG eGdG|FGAB cege||
d2(3Bcd gdBd|gdBd eA A2|d2(3Bcd gdBd|ecAc BG G2|
d2(3Bcd G3E|DEGB AE E2|GABc dedc|(3Bcd Ac BGGF||
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5
X: 5
T: Mrs Crehan's
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|:G2dG eGdB|GBdB ABdB|(3GAG dG eGdG|1 EGAB cedB:|2 EGAB cage||
dGBd G2ge|dcBd cAAe|dGBd G2Bd|cedc BGge|
dGBA Gage|dGBG AGEF|GABc dege|dBAc BGBc|
d2Bd gdBc|dcBd cABd|(3gag fa gdBd|cedc BGge|
dGBA Gage|dGBG AGEF|GABc dege|dBAc (3BcB AB||
6
X: 6
T: Mrs Crehan's
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|:G2dG eGdG|G2dB AdBA|G2dG eGdB|cAAB cedB|
G2dG eGdG|G2dB AdBA|G2dG eGdB|1 cAAB cedB:|2 cAAB cege||
|:d2Bd GdBd|GdBd ecAc|d2Bd GdBd|ecAB cege|
d2BG G2BG|G2BG ABcA|~G3B dedB|ceAc BGGB:|
7
X: 7
T: Mrs Crehan's
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Fmaj
F2cF dFcF|F2cF GAcA|F2cF dFcF|DFGA BdcA|
F2cF dFcF|F2cF GAcA|F2cF dFcF|DFGA Bffd||
c2Ac F2 (3FGA|cAFG AG~G2|c2Ac FcAc|dBGB AFFG|
Ac2d cAFA|CDFA GFD2|FGAd cdcB|AcGc AFF2||
8
X: 8
T: Mrs Crehan's
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
G2dG eGdG|G2dG AdBA|G2dG eGdG|EGAB cedB|
G2dG eGdG|G2dG AdBA|G2dG eGdG|EGAB cege||
d2 (3Bcd Gd (3Bcd|GdBd eAA2|d2 Bd GdBd|ecAc BGG2|
d2Bd G2BG|G2BG AEE2|GABc dedc|BdAd BGGF||

Seventeen comments

Mrs chrehan’s

Source: Alan & John Kelly : Four mile house
Transcription: Gian Marco Pietrasanta

Mrs Crehan’s

first heard it by Mary Bergin on her 1st recording. recorded also by Matt Molloy & Sean Keane, and Davy Spillane. Some Scottish pipers play it too, and I think it was recorded by “Wolfstone”. Plays well in A on the whistle too.

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Mrs Crehan’s

Yes, Wolfstone plays it but they play a different version of it. Nice tune though

1st part looks similar to drowsy maggie.

reading my comment above again i disagree with myself.

A different ending

Playing the last two bars as |DEGA ~B2 BA|dBAc BG GF| and ‘digging in’ to the first D note in the second-last bar helps me get the momentum to launch into the first part again.

The tune also gets played as AA BB (repeating each 8 bars) , e.g. on James Keane’s recorded version.

The Chocolate Reel

I call this “The Chocolate Reel” because at the end of the B part you can hear the jingle from the 1960s for Nestlies Chocolate.

N - E - S - T - L - E - S … Nestlies makes the very best… 🙂

How do you like that… I didn’t spell it right, but I got the jingle right. Blame it on the scotch. *hic*

I’ve added a third version….

… which I really like. It more-or-less fits with the first, plus it’s a bit simpler.

You’ll find it played on the album ‘Celtic Dream’ by Oisín under the title ‘Capel Street’.

Re: Mrs Crehan’s

Isn’t this tune by Gordon Duncan? I think it is…please correct if I’m wrong!

Re: Mrs Crehan’s

No. Irish traditional. Although I seem to remember Gordon did record a Highland bagpipes setting of it. And it’s very likely that “Wolfstone’s” piper - was it Stevie Saint at that time ? - got it from Gordon in the first place.

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Mrs Crehan’s, X:7

This is a setting to the tune in F which I learned from Theresa O‘Grady’s brilliant album Banjo’Ista. I think she has her banjo downtuned a tone as the low F rings out on the recording.