The Cliffs Of Glencolumbkille reel

Also known as The Glen Man’s Ramble.

There are 3 recordings of this tune.

The Cliffs Of Glencolumbkille has been added to 4 tune sets.

The Cliffs Of Glencolumbkille has been added to 3 tunebooks.

Two settings

X: 1
T: The Cliffs Of Glencolumbkille
R: reel

M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
|:ADFD FAAB|ADFA BG(3Bcd|ADFD FAAB|1 (3ddd fd efdB:|2 (3ddd fd edBA||
df~f2 dfaf|df~f2 edBA|df~f2 dfaf|gbfg edBA|
df~f2 dfaf|defd e2fg|a^gab a=gfe|defd efdB|

X: 2
T: The Cliffs Of Glencolumbkille
R: reel

M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
|:ADFD FAdB|ADFA B<EEB|ADFD FAAA|1 (3ddd fd efdB:|2 (3ddd fd efdA|
df~f2 dfaf|df~f2 edBA|df~f2 dfaf|{a}fefd edBA|
df~f2 dfaf|defd e2ea|a2af abaf|(3ddd fd efdB|

Two comments

The Cliffs Of Glencolumbkille

This reel comes from the first Altan album, where it was just Frankie Kennedy and Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh. It’s very similar to "Last Night’s Fun", as has been noted elsewhere. However, I thought I might as well just post it anyway. The late Vincent Campbell called it "The Glen Man’s Ramble".

The Cliffs Of Glencolumbkille, X:2 ("The Glen Man’s Ramble"

The second setting is from the late Donegal fiddler Vincent Campbell, and is slightly different from the first. I particularly like the very prominent snap in the second bar of the first part.

If you are a member of The Session, log in to add a comment.

If you aren’t a member of The Session yet, you can sign up now. Membership is free, and it only takes a moment to sign up.