Emily’s reel

This version is by Seamus Egan .
Album : Mick Moloney, Eugene O’Donnell, Seamus Egan :
“ 3 Way Street “. ( green linnet GLCD1129 ).

Seamus Egan play this tune as a reel, but I prefer to play it as a slow reel.

This tune is in “Jerry Holland’s Collection of Fiddle Tunes” and it was composed by luthier Otis Thomas.

Key signature: G Major
Submitted on February 2nd 2007 by Dow.
https://thesession.org/tunes/6737

Key signature: F Major
Submitted on November 22nd 2004 by CC.
https://thesession.org/tunes/3912

“Fiddle Tree:
Stringed Instruments by Otis A. Tomas”
http://www.fiddletree.com/

Seamus Egan, fantastic flute playing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu26Y0DXyT8

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I play the first part slightly different:

AFF2 ABdf | eBB2 EBdG | AFF2 ABdf | efdB ABdG | AFF2 ABdf |
eBB2 g2fg | gffg fdAF |G2GF GFE2 :||

The first part has real character. I like it! Not sure about the rest, perhaps it’s meant to be played by a musician with a strong will.

The Seamus Egan version differs quite a bit from the original but at least he starts on the A part.
On “A Session With”, Jerry Holland starts on the C part and plays CCAABBCC. It works really well, though, on fiddle, sandwiched between the march “Old Faithful” and another Otis Tomas reel “Máire O’Keeffe”.

Going through some of my older HD’s I found the version I learned and wanted to pass it along. Seamus Egan played this at Boston College the year before I attend their excellent summer program before it’s demise. Of all things (back then) I attend to learn bodhran from Tommy Mays

X: 1
T: Emily’s Reel
M: 2/2
L: 1/8
R: Reel
C: Otis Thomas
D: “Gaelic Roots” (played by Seamus Egan)
Z:Transcribed by Rob Greenway

X: 1
T: Emily’s Reel
M: 2/2
L: 1/8
R: Reel
C: Otis Thomas
D: “Gaelic Roots” (played by Seamus Egan)
Z:Transcribed by Rob Greenway
K: D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcz9rF5MA1I

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