The Grand Canal reel

Also known as The Bunch Of Green Rushes, Cuz Teahan’s.

There are 3 recordings of this tune.

The Grand Canal appears in 1 other tune collection.

The Grand Canal has been added to 4 tune sets.

The Grand Canal has been added to 28 tunebooks.

Four settings

X: 1
T: The Grand Canal
R: reel

X: 2
T: The Grand Canal
R: reel

M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Ador
ABcA G~E3|GEAE G~E3|ABcA G~E3|1 cdec dcAG:|2 cdec d2 cd||
eaag edcA|B/c/d ef gfed|eaag edcd|edcA dcAG|
A2 ag edcA|B/c/d ef gfed|efge d2 cd|edcA dcAG||

X: 3
T: The Grand Canal
R: reel

M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
ABcA GE~E2|GEAE GEEG|ABcA GE~E2|cdec dcAG|
ABcA GE~E2|GEAE GEEG|ABcA GE~E2|cdec d2 cd||
eaag edde|cdef gfed|eaag e~d3|edcA dcAG|
Aaag e~d3|cdef gfed|efge d2 cd|edcA dcAG||

X: 4
T: The Grand Canal
R: reel

M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Ador
ABcA GE~E2|GEAE GE~E2|A2cA GE~E2|cdec dcAG|
(3A^AB cA GE~E2|GEAE GE~E2|A2cA GE~E2|cdec d2 ^cd||
eaag ed~d2|^cdef gfed|eaag ed~d2|ed=cA dcAG|
Aaag ed~d2|^cdef gfed|ef (3gfe ~d2 ^cd|ed=cA dcAG||

Six comments

Paul Brady plays this to perfection.

Bunch of Green Rushes

Alan and John Kelly play this tune on their CD “Fourmilehouse”.
They call it “The Bunch of Green Rushes” .

The setting I learned from a box player who got it from Alan Kelly (I think) goes like this:

X: 1
T:Bunch of Green Rushes
M: 4/4
I:speed 350
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Ador
ABcA G~E3|GEAE G~E3|ABcA G~E3|1 cdec dcAG:|2 cdec d2 cd||
eaag edcA|B/c/d ef gfed|eaag edcd|edcA dcAG|
A2 ag edcA|B/c/d ef gfed|efge d2 cd|edcA dcAG||

(Thanks to Will CPT for the transcription)

Oh, and ignore the speed tag… I had that in for my ABC program, but it doesn’t really belong in there… 😏

The Grand Canal, X:3

Version taught by Alan Kelly (based on his own ABC notation of it)

The Grand Canal, X:4

Version by Billy McComiskey on the Trian album, he calls it Cuz Teahan’s. Wish I could notate how he puts in the chord shots, sometimes short, sometimes long; take a listen. The most earworm-y part of this though is the C#s on the chorus, I swear that’s what I hear and that’s what makes this crooked tune stand out (and guitar players lay out).

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