The Flogging reel

I learned this setting from Tony DeMarco who learned it from Martin Wynn.This is classic NYC/Sligo stuff & I’m sure many fluters & pipers will like the ‘c part’. no F nat’s

This is actuaaly an old scottish pipe tune called "The Flagon Reel". The irish stole it, jazzed it up and then gave a slightly different name. This tune is also recorded by Blazin’ Fiddles on their new album "The Old Style".

Murphy’s mob does this tune in a set with Donegal Tinker, Flogging Reel, Castle Kelly and Foxhunters.

A great banjo-tune when played fast. Fun too.

I play this tune with some f naturals in the last part, I think it sounds better that way.

T:Flogging Reel
R:Reel
This sounds like the version Mary Bergin plays on Feadoga Stain
S:Bruce’s 250
M:C|
L:1/8
Q:1/4=200
K:G
|:B~G3 BGdG|B~G3 (3Bcd gd|B~G3 BdcB|AGFG ABcA:|
|:~g3d BGBd|~g3d fgaf|~g3d BGBd|AGFG ABcA:|
|: (3Bcd gd Bdgd|Bdgd BGG2|Ac=fc Ac=fc|Ac=fc A=FF2|
(3Bcd gd Bdgd|Bdef ~g3a|bgaf gdBd|AGFG ABcA|]

re: version with f naturals-it’s on Feadoga Stain 2

X:1
T: Flogging Reel, The
M:4/4
L:1/8
R: reel
K:Gmaj
|:dc | BG G2 BGdc | BG G2 (3Bcd gd | BG G2 (3BAG dB | AD F2 ABcA |
BG G2 BGdc | BG G2 (3Bcd gd | BG G2 (3BAG dB | AFDF ABcA ||
|:g3d BGBd | g3e fgaf | (3gfe dc BcdB | AD F2 ABcA |
g3d BGBd | g3e fgaf | bgaf (3gfe dB | AFDF ABcA ||
|:(3Bcd gd (3Bcd gd | (3Bcd gd BG G2 | (3ABd fd (3ABd fd | (3ABd fd BG G2 |
(3Bcd gd (3Bcd gd | (3Bcd ef g3a | bgaf (3gfe dB | AFDF ABcA ||

this tune is in o’neills with f naturals in the third part, sounds much better in my opinion, although obviously not much use for flute players

In my opinion, It’s not the Flogging Reel without the F naturals which is one of the things that makes the tune special.

But I heard it’s not uncommon to play the tune with F naturals in the last part among pipers.

Sorry, I mean "it’s not uncommon to play the tune with F *sharps* in the last part among pipers." I recently learnt to play the tune with F naturals on the keyless flute using a cross-fingering.

Heard Jerry Holland playing this last night. This is a Cape Breton setting from Live at West Mabou Hall:

X: 1
T: Floggin’s
M: C|
L: 1/8
K: G
[BG]G G/G/G [BG-]G[cG]G|[BG]G G/G/G Bdgd|[BG]G G/G/G [BG-]G[cG][BG]|AGFG ABcA:|
g3d (3Bcd dB|g3e fgaf|g3d BcdB|AGFG ABcA|
g3d (3Bcd dB|g3e fgag|bgaf gedB|AGFG ABcA|
|:(3Bcd gd (3Bcd gd|(3Bcd gd BGGB|(3ABc =fc (3ABc fc|(3ABc =fc A=FFc|
(3Bcd gd (3Bcd gd|(3Bcd ef g2ga|bgaf gedB|AGFG ABcA:|

Alonby Lasses
https://thesession.org/tunes/10982

…by Jack Talty and Cormac Begley, a John Kelly version.

Bannerman beware: there’s no F naturals in their version!

I’ve posted the Flagon Reel from the Vickers’ manuscript. https://thesession.org/tunes/13022

Personally I feel it has more drive than "Alonby Lasses".

X:5 from the fiddling of Lad O’Bierne, on a home acetate: https://app.box.com/s/8wavey2c8eoi5sweoou3 I didn’t realize the original transcription for this tune was from Tony D’ who learned from Lad and other fiddlers in the Big Apple, it’s a quite obscure setting. Anyways compare the two transcriptions and listen to Lad and see what you think, I love the run down to the fiddle’s low G, Coleman did that as well in Miss McLeod’s and the Shaskeen.

http://youtu.be/k7TVNo4dCW0

play video

I heard this version from Gerry O’Connor and also from KevinGriffin.
I especially like the third part with the high and low f natural.

Willie Clancy’s version - one set of variation and not all the ornamentation…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAPgd11ADdM

play video

There’s my version of this tune. I hope you enjoy!

X: 1
T: The Flogging
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
BG ~G3 BGcG | BG ~G3 B/c/dgd | BG ~G3 cG ~G3| AGFG AcBA :|
~g3 d BGBd | ~g2 eg fgaf | ~g3 d BGBd | AD (3EFG Adef |
~g3 d BGBd | ~g2 eg fgaz | bgaf gedB | AGFG AcBA ||
|:(3B^cd gd (3B^cd gd | (3B^cd gd BG~G2 | Ac_fc Ac_fc | gage edBA |
(3B^cd gd (3B^cd gd | (3B^cd ef g z2 a | bgaf gedB | AGFG AcBA |]