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Rogha An Ghabha reel

Also known as The Blacksmith’s Fancy, Rogha Na Ghabha.

There are 14 recordings of this tune.

This tune has been recorded together with

Rogha An Ghabha appears in 1 other tune collection.

Rogha An Ghabha has been added to 5 tune sets.

Rogha An Ghabha has been added to 60 tunebooks.

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One setting

1
X: 1
T: Rogha An Ghabha
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
A2 GE FDDF|G2 E=C G,CEG|AFGE FDDC|DEFG Add=c|
A2 GE FDDF|G2 E=C G,CEG|DEFG Adde|fage fd d2:|
fddc dfaf|ecAG FD D2|fddc dfaf|efga fdde|
fddc dfaf|ecAG FDDE|DEFG Adde|fage fd d2:|
# Added by Kenny .

Four comments

Rogha An Ghabha/The Blacksmith’s Fancy

This Donegal reel was transcribed for me by Malcolm Reavell, from a tape from the Willie Clancy week from some years ago. Subsequently recorded by "Altan" and more recently, "Danu".
In English, the title is "The Blacksmith’s Fancy". I think this was requested a while back.

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Anybody have advice for playing this tune on a flute? Solo, I just transpose the octaves for the low notes, but it isn’t quite the same. I imagine it’s more effective in ensemble.

Wonderful first part. Is it just me or is the second part devoid of anything interesting?

Maybe it will grow on me.

Re: Rogha An Ghabha

Even if you do think the second part is boring (and I could see why) I still think it would be great to play for the first part alone. I would also revise the abc a bit by putting it in Dmix at least to start, modulating to Dmaj mid-tune.
By the way the version on Frank Cassidy’s Níl Gar Ann is killer.