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McFadden’s Own reel

There are 7 recordings of this tune.

McFadden’s Own appears in 2 other tune collections.

McFadden’s Own has been added to 5 tune sets.

McFadden's Own has been added to 15 tunebooks.

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Four settings

1
X: 1
T: McFadden's Own
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
F2 EDEA, A,A,|1 DFAF DFdB|AGFD EFGA|B2 AGFD D2:|2 DFAF G3 B|AGFD EFGA|B2 AGFD D2|
dAFA d2 fe|dAFA BE E2|dAFA dgfe|dABG FD D2|
d2 dc df ed|(3dcB cA BE E2|dcBc dbaf|dBAG FAdA||
2
X: 2
T: McFadden's Own
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
F2ED EA,3 | DFAc dBAG | F2ED EA,3 | BdAG FDDE |
F2ED EA,3 | DFAF DGBG | AGFD EA,3 | BdAG FD3 ||
dAFA d2fe | dAFA GE3 | dAFA d2fe | dABG FDD2 |
d2dc defe | d2cA BE3 | dcBc dbaf | dBAG FADE ||
3
X: 3
T: McFadden's Own
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
F2ED EA,3 |: DFAF DFdB | AGFD EFGA | BdAG FDDE |
F2ED EA,3 | DFAF DFdB | AGFD EFGA | BdAG FDD2 ||
dAFA defe | dBBA BE3 | dAFA dgfe | dABG FDD2 |
d2dc defe | dBBA BE3 | dcBc dbaf | dBAG F2dB || AGFD EA,3 :|
4
X: 4
T: McFadden's Own
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
B3G AcBA | GBdB ce3 | dcBG ABcd | e2dc BGGA |
B3G AD3 | GBdB ce3 | dcBG ABcd | e2dc BGBd ||
gdBd gbba | g2fd eAAf | gdBd gbba | gedc BGG2 |
GABc dbba | gefd eAA2 | gfef gedB | gedB AGG2 ||

Five comments

About X:1

@ Mr G. Cunningham, what is your source ?

McFadden’s Own

This appears, as said in "Bank of Turf" liner notes (Tommy Fitzharris & Donal McCague), in O’Neill’s Dance Music of Ireland as no 558

McFadden’s Own, X:3

S: played in Eb, Tommy Fitzharris & Donal McCague "Bank of Turf" track 2
Tommy Fitzharris & Donal McCague don’t play the 1st bar when they go back to the 1st part. They rather use a pattern already played the first time, end of 2nd bar : dB | AGFD E. It explains the rather unusual way to write the reprise…

McFadden’s Own, X:4

S:played in Eb 03:31 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8uVsNnIH_k (Riches of Clare)

As this setting is played in Eb in the above source, I decided to transpose it to G, as I already have posted another one in D. I don’t know if this tune is played in sessions using that key, but "historically" it must rather be played in D as witnessed in the O’Neill’s Dance Music of Ireland.