Dennis Murphy’s reel

A rather choice little reel in G recorded on the lovely recording by Jack Talty and Cormac Begley "na Fir Bolg." I’m not sure which of the lads plays this solo track, but it’s neatly done.

Hi Bill

I never thought to check if this was here so thank you for posting it.

The only person who plays it (that I know of) out here in Tassie is 2 row player Mick Flanagan (Joe Cooley’s nephew) from Galway and he, like me, just knew it as Murphy’s.
Thanks again

All the best

Brian x

Hi Brian.

I can’t find the liner notes for Na Fir Bolg so I’m not sure of the provenance. I’d guess from Cormac Begley’s repertoir—seems like all Sliabh Luachra tunes are called O’Keefe’s, O’Leary’s, or Dennis Murphy’s. Unless Cronin’s or Tom Billy’s. I find it lays nicely on the flute—though if you play in duet with a fiddle, the long high C note has all kinds of interesting potential! On the 3-row CBA the G fingering’s a little twisty. F is a bit easier to finger and sounds good too.

Cheers,

BW

Oh what a nice tune. Thanks bill indeed! Just queried the internet for the recording you transcribed it from, and found it’s on bandcamp — yay! :~) Superb music altogether. So anyway, here you can listen to the tune:
http://raelachrecords.bandcamp.com/track/reels-willie-clancys-mountain-top-kevin-hendersons-denis-murphys

I’ll add the link to the recording entry here, too. Absolutely made my day!

Edit: Here’s the recording link for quick reference:
https://thesession.org/recordings/3997

Is this The Maids of Feakle?

https://thesession.org/tunes/3083

I’d say more related to the Lord MacDonald’s/Leather Breeches group but with some very distinctive phrases in both parts.