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The Fort Of The Fairy Queen reel

By Nollaig Casey

Also known as Lios Na Banriona, Lois Na Banríona.

There are 5 recordings of this tune.

The Fort Of The Fairy Queen has been added to 4 tune sets.

The Fort Of The Fairy Queen has been added to 79 tunebooks.

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Three settings

1
X: 1
T: The Fort Of The Fairy Queen
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
d2g2d3c|B2AGA2D2|Bcd2cde2|d2cBA2D2|
g4d3c|B2AGA2D2|Bc dB cB AG|1 GF- FG G4:|2 GF- FG G3g/a/||
b2b2b2ag|a2f2f2ef|g2e2a3g|f>e d^c d4|
e2ge ce ce|d2gd Bd Bd|ce ac Bd gd|cB Ad f3g/a/|
g4d3c|B2AGA2D2|Bc dB cB AG|1 GF- FG G3g/a/:|2 GF- FG G4||
2
X: 2
T: The Fort Of The Fairy Queen
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|:d2 g2 d3c|B2 AG A2 D2|Bc d2 cd e2|d2 cB A2 D2|
g4 d3c|B2 AG A2 D2|BcdB cBAG|1 GFFG G4:|2 GFFG G3g/a/||
|:b2 b2 b2 ag|a2 f2 f2 ef|g2 e2 a3g|f>ed^c d4|
e2 ge cece|d2 gd BdBd|ceae Bdgd|cBAd f3g/a/|
g4 d3c|B2 AG A2 D2|BcdB cBAG|1 GFFG G3g/a/:|2 GFFG G4||
# Added by JACKB .
3
X: 3
T: The Fort Of The Fairy Queen
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
|:d2 d2 A3G|F2 ED E2 A2|FG A2 GA B2|A2 GF E2 A2|
d4 A3G|F2 ED E2 A2|FGAF GFED|1 dccd d4:|2 dccd d3d/e/||
|:f2 f2 f2 ed|e2 c2 c2 Bc|d2 B2 e3d|c>BA^G A4|
B2 dB GBGB|A2 dA FAFA|GBeB FAdA|GFEA c3d/e/|
d4 A3G|F2 ED E2 A2|FGAF GFED|1 dccd d3d/e/:|2 dccd d4|
# Added by JACKB .

Thirteen comments

Note: This tune is mot a reel, play it slow!
Source: Nollaig Casey & Arty McGlynn - Causeway
Transcription: gmp

I forgot to put the repetition dots in the B part.
sorry

Heard this tune on Thistle and Shamrock; had to look it up. My session will enjoy it!

Another recording

This tune is also on Laurence Nugent’s CD “Two For Two” (http://bit.ly/d7WGmJ). Amazon lists it as track 14: “Banks of the Suir / Lois Na Banriona (The Fort of the Fairy Queen),” though I have it as track #15 out of 16. It’s a very nice track; “Banks of the Suir” is a beautiful air and beautifully played, and it’s a great lead-in to this tune.

Fairy music

Really happy to have found this tune…currently putting together a set of music all to do with the fairies for a project I’m working on…thank you for putting this lovely tune up there!
Catherine

Re: The Fort Of The Fairy Queen

Fergal Scahill played this on day 276 of his Tune a Day post. It was lovely!

Re: The Fort Of The Fairy Queen

Correction…day 246!

Re: The Fort Of The Fairy Queen

Did Nollaig Casey write this tune? A couple of YouTube videos seem to imply that she did. It’d be good to know for sure.

Re: The Fort Of The Fairy Queen

This great tune is one of the tunes played on the Burren Perfumery Burren video at the Burren perfumery in Carron, County Clare. Always a favourite of mine.