The Flogging (reel) on The Session

Also known as The Flaggon, The Flagon, Floggan, Floggin’, The Floggin’, Floggin’s, The Floggin, The Humours Of Bantry Bay, Kiss The Gunner’s Daughter, The Newry Lass, Ríl An Lasctha.

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Flogging Reel (NYC/Sligo Setting)

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

The Fogging Reel

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".

Murphys mob

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.

Here’s a version with the Fnaturals

Correction

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

Patsy Tuohy Version

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 ||

The flogging

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.

English Variant

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

It’s also on An Fir Bolg…

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

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

Another English variant.

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".

Flogging Reel (NYC/Sligo Setting)

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.