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The Glen Road To Carrick reel

Also known as Ar An Bhealach Ó Ghleann Go Carraig, On The Road From Glen To Carrick, The Road From Glen To Carrick.

There are 40 recordings of this tune.

This tune has been recorded together with

The Glen Road To Carrick appears in 2 other tune collections.

The Glen Road To Carrick has been added to 19 tune sets.

The Glen Road To Carrick has been added to 257 tunebooks.

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Five settings

1
X: 1
T: The Glen Road To Carrick
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmix
AD~D2 AGFE|AD~D2 BGBd|AD~D2 AGFA|1 GEcE GABd:|2 GEcE GcGE||
D2dA F2AF|Dd^cd ABAF|D2dA F2AF|GEcE GcGE|
D2dA F2AF|Dd^cd A2B=c|cBBA AGAF|GEcE GBeg|
|:fd~d2 Addg|fdfg a2(3gag|fd~d2 Adfd|ecef gaag:|
|:fde^c dBAG|FADF A2Bc|cBBA AGAF|1 GEcE GBeg|2 GEcE GAB^c:|
|:dD~D2 AD~D2|dD~D2 A2Bc|dD~D2 AGFA|GEcE GAB^c|
dD~D2 AD~D2|dD~D2 A2Bc|cBBA AGAF|1 GEcE GAB^c:|2 GEcE GcGE||D4||
2
X: 2
T: The Glen Road To Carrick
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
FD~D2 FDGD|FDFG ABAG|FD~D2 FDFG|Ad=cA G2AG|
FD~D2 FDGD|FDFG ABAG|FD~D2 FDFG|Ad=cA G2FG|
Addc AdAG|Addc A2FG|Addc AdAG|AdcA G2FG|
Addc AdAG|Addc A2(3ABc|defd AGFD|AdcA G2eg|
|:fd~d2 fdeg|fdfg abag|fd~d2 fdef|gabg efge:|
fdec dcAG|FDFG A2(3ABc|defd AGFD|Ad=cA G2eg|
fdec dcAG|FDFG A2(3ABc|defd AGFD|Ad=cA G2(3ABc|
dD~D2 AD~D2|dD~D2 A2(3ABc|dD~D2 AD~D2|GE=CE G2(3ABc|
dD~D2 AD~D2|dD~D2 A2(3ABc|defd AGFD|AD=cA G2AG|
3
X: 3
T: The Glen Road To Carrick
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmix
|AD D/D/D AGFE|AD D/D/D BGBd|AD D/D/D AGFA|GEcE G2 Bd|
AD D/D/D AGFE|AD D/D/D BGBd|AD D/D/D AGFA|GEcE GcGE||
D/D/D dA FdAF|Dd^cd ABAF|D/D/D dA F2AF|GEcE GcGE|
D/D/D dA FAFE|Dd^cd A2 B^c|d/^c/B c/B/A BGAF|GEcE G2 eg||
fd^cd Ad^cd|fdfg abag|fd^cd Ad^cd|e^def gbag|
fddg fddg|fdfg abag|fd^cd Ad^cd|e^def g2 ge||
fde^c dBAG|F/G/A DF A2 Bc|d/^c/B c/B/A BGAF|GEcE G2 eg|
fde^c dBAG|F/G/A DF A2 Bc|d/^c/B c/B/A BGAF|GEcE GAB^c||
dD D/D/D AD D/D/D|Ad^cd ADFD|dD D/D/D AGFA|GEcE GAB^c|
dD D/D/D AD D/D/D|Ad^cd ADFA|dBcA BGAF|GEcE G2 Bd||
4
X: 4
T: The Glen Road To Carrick
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmix
|AD D2 AGFE|AD D2 BGBd|AD D2 AGFA|GEcE G2 Bd|
AD D2 AGFE|AD D2 BGBd|AD D2 AGFA|GEcE GcGE||
D2 dA FdAF|Dd^cd ABAF|D2 dA F2AF|GEcE GcGE|
D2 dA FAFE|Dd^cd A2 B^c|(3d^cB (3cBA BGAF|GEcE G2 eg||
fd^cd Ad^cd|fdfg abag|fd^cd Ad^cd|e^def gbag|
fddg fddg|fdfg abag|fd^cd Ad^cd|e^def g2 ge||
fde^c dBAG|(3FGA DF A2 Bc|(3d^cB (3cBA BGAF|GEcE G2 eg|
fde^c dBAG|(3FGA DF A2 Bc|(3d^cB (3cBA BGAF|GEcE GAB^c||
dD D2 AD D2|dD D2 A2 Bc|dD D2 AGFA|GEcE GAB^c|
dD D2 AD D2|dD D2 A2 Bc|dBcA BGAF|GEcE G2 Bd||
# Added by JACKB .
5
X: 5
T: The Glen Road To Carrick
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmix
|FD D2 AD D2|FD D2 AcAG|FD D2 ADFG|AdcA G2 AG|
(3.F.G.A DA (3.F.G.A DA|(3.F.G.A DA GAAG|FDDE FDFG|DdcA G2 FG||
d3c AGFG|D2 dc A3G|D2 dc AGFG|E2 cA G2 FG|
Adcd A3G|Ddcd ABAG|Addc AGFG|E2 cA G2 fg||
fddf adde|fddf gaag|fddf addf|g2 fg effe|
f3d g3e|(3.f.g.f fd gaag|fdde (3.f.g.f fd|(3.e.f.e ef g2 ag||
fde^c d2 (3.F.G.A|FD D2 A2 (3.F.G.A|d2 cA BGAF|DdcA G3g|
f3e d2 (3.F.G.A|FD D2 A2 (3.F.G.A|d2 cA BGAF|DdcA GAB^c||
dD D2 AD D2|dD D2 A2 Bc|dD D2 AD D2|E2 cA GAB^c|
dD D2 AD D2|dD D2 A2 (3ABc|d2 fd AGFG|E2 cA GAB^c|
dDFD ADFD|dDFD A2 Bc|dD D2 AD D2|E2 cA GAB^c|
.dz D2 .Az D2|.dz D2 A2 (3ABc|d2 fd AGFG|E2 cA G4||
# Added by JACKB .

Ten comments

Written in honour of the road through the glens in South West Donegal.

Line 5?

Seems like a mistake in line 5, not sure I’ve seen notation like that before. Can anybody confirm that the way it plays in the mid file is correct?

This is how I play it…

X: 1
T: Glen Road To Carrick
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: D
S: Seamus Glackin, Fiddlesticks CD, Track 6
Z: Tim Cornell
FD~D2 FDGD|FDFG ABAG|FD~D2 FDFG|Ad=cA G2AG|
FD~D2 FDGD|FDFG ABAG|FD~D2 FDFG|Ad=cA G2FG|
Addc AdAG|Addc A2FG|Addc AdAG|AdcA G2FG|
Addc AdAG|Addc A2(3ABc|defd AGFD|AdcA G2eg|
|:fd~d2 fdeg|fdfg abag|fd~d2 fdef|gabg efge:|
fdec dcAG|FDFG A2(3ABc|defd AGFD|Ad=cA G2eg|
fdec dcAG|FDFG A2(3ABc|defd AGFD|Ad=cA G2(3ABc|
dD~D2 AD~D2|dD~D2 A2(3ABc|dD~D2 AD~D2|GE=CE G2(3ABc|
dD~D2 AD~D2|dD~D2 A2(3ABc|defd AGFD|AD=cA G2AG|

Oops

Final bar should be Ad=cA G2AG

Also, you can throw in a lot of C naturals throughout to harsh it up a bit…

Glen Road to Carrick

Here’s my version:

X:1
T:The Glen Road to Carrick
T:The Road from Glen to Carrick
K:Dmix
M:R
N:Paddy Glackin/Robbie Hannon mostly, also Aidan O’Donnell/Ciaron O’Maoighnaigh a bit
| AD D/D/D AGFE | AD D/D/D BGBd | AD D/D/D AGFA | GEcE G2 Bd |
| AD D/D/D AGFE | AD D/D/D BGBd | AD D/D/D AGFA | GEcE GcGE ||
| D/D/D dA FdAF | Dd^cd ABAF | D/D/D dA F2AF | GEcE GcGE |
| D/D/D dA FAFE | Dd^cd A2 B^c | d/^c/B c/B/A BGAF | GEcE G2 eg ||
| fd^cd Ad^cd | fdfg abag | fd^cd Ad^cd | e^def gbag |
| fddg fddg | fdfg abag | fd^cd Ad^cd | e^def g2 ge ||
| fde^c dBAG | F/G/A DF A2 Bc | d/^c/B c/B/A BGAF | GEcE G2 eg |
| fde^c dBAG | F/G/A DF A2 Bc | d/^c/B c/B/A BGAF | GEcE GAB^c ||
| dD D/D/D AD D/D/D | Ad^cd ADFD | dD D/D/D AGFA | GEcE GAB^c |
| dD D/D/D AD D/D/D | Ad^cd ADFA | dBcA BGAF | GEcE G2 Bd ||

Re: The Glen Road To Carrick

I find it very difficult, to play this part on the flute A2Bc|cBBA AGAF, so that it sounds nice…puting grace notes on c natural and b is a difficult thing for me .. how do other flute player handle this part ?

Re: The Glen Road To Carrick

My best attempt to transcribe Seamus Glackin’s playing. Note the E in the fourth and eighth measures of parts A, B, D and final measure of E, and the lack of a c in measure D1. Measures A3&7 also appear different from several settings.

X: 1
T: The Glen Road To Carrick
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
N: Seamus Glackin, From a Distant Shore: Irish and Cape Breton Traditional Music, Track 6
K: Dmaj
|:FD~D2 FDGE|FDFG AdAG|FD~D2 DEFD|[1Ed=cA GcAG:|[2Ed=cA G2ED||
|Addc AdAG|Addc A2FG|Addc AGFD|Ed=cA G2ED|
Addc AdAG|Addc A2(3ABc|defd AGFD|Ed=cA Ggeg|
|:fd~d2 fdeg|fdfg abag|fd~d2 fdef|g2bg efge:|
|:fded dBAG|FADF A2(3ABc|defd AGFD|[1Ed=cA Ggeg:|[2Ed=cA G2(3ABc|
dD~D2 AD~D2|dD~D2 A2(3ABc|dD~D2 AD~D2|GE=CE G2(3ABc|
dD~D2 dDcD|dD~D2 A2(3ABc|defd AGFD|ED=CA G2AG||