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Noel Hill’s reel

Also known as John Byrne’s Favourite Cake.

There is 1 recording of this tune.

Noel Hill’s appears in 1 other tune collection.

Noel Hill’s has been added to 20 tunebooks.

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Four settings

1
X: 1
T: Noel Hill's
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Bmin
|:fB (3BBB fBde|fB (3BBB fBde|fB (3BBB fBcB|A2 af eAce:|
|:fBbB eAce|f2 bf eAce|fBbB eAce|feaf eAce:|
|:f2 fe fdde|faaf ~e2 de|f2 fe fdde|faaf e4:|
2
X: 2
T: Noel Hill's
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Bmin
f2Bf fece|fBBf eAce|fB~B2 fece|fBaf eAce:|
|:fBbB fBBe|fBbf eAce|fBbB fBBe|fBaf eAce:|
|:f2fe fdde|fedf eAce|f2fe fdde|fdaf eAce:|
3
X: 3
T: Noel Hill's
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Bdor
fB~B2 fBce|fB~B2 eAce|fB~B2 fBcB|A2af eAce:|
|:f2bB fBce|f2bB eAce|f2bB fBce|1 f2af eAce:|2 f2af e2de||
|:f2fe fdde|fdaf e2de|f2fe fdde|1 f2af e2de:|2 feaf e2de||
4
X: 4
T: Noel Hill's
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Bdor
a|:fB~B2 fBce|fB~B2 e2ce|fB~B2 fBcB|A2ce aece:|
fBbB fBce|fBbf eAce|fBbf fBcB|A2ce aece|
fBbB fBce|fBbf eAce|fBbf fBce|faaf efde||
|:~f3g fdde|fd~d2 eAce|~f3g fdde|faaf efde:|

Five comments

Noel Hill’s (2) by De Dannan

From “De Dannan: Hibernian rhapsody” album, track 1, there are 3 reels named “Noel Hill’s” (reels), this is the 2nd one:
1. = Mary McMahon’s
2. this Noel Hill’s
3. another Noel Hill’s

This has become popular at my local session, introduced by session.org member ciansdad. I learnt the following version off him (thanks ciansdad)

X: 1
T: John Byrne’s Favourite Cake
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
S: Noel Hill, Clare (concertina)
D: Tape of concert in Dublin ’91
Z: Bernie Stocks
K: Bmin
f2Bf fece | fBBf eAce | fB~B2 fece | fBaf eAce :|
|: fBbB fBBe | fBbf eAce | fBbB fBBe | fBaf eAce :|
|: f2fe fdde | fedf eAce | f2fe fdde | fdaf eAce :|

I also found this transcription from the De Dannan album at Henrik Norbeck’s website:

X: 1
T: no name
R: reel
H: Related to “Jenny’s Chickens”, #75
H: and to “Sleepy Maggie”, #650
D: De Danann: Hibernian Rhapsody
Z: id:hn-reel-691
M: C|
K: Bdor
fB~B2 fBce|fB~B2 eAce|fB~B2 fBcB|A2af eAce:|
|:f2bB fBce|f2bB eAce|f2bB fBce|1 f2af eAce:|2 f2af e2de||
|:f2fe fdde|fdaf e2de|f2fe fdde|1 f2af e2de:|2 feaf e2de||

X: 1
T: Sleepy Maggie
N: 3-part setting BDA, no C-part
N: Listed as “Jenny’s Chickens”
D: Paddy Glackin & Micheal O Domhnaill - Reprise
R: reel
M: C|
K: Bdor
a|:fB~B2 fBce|fB~B2 e2ce|fB~B2 fBcB|A2ce aece:|
fBbB fBce|fBbf eAce|fBbf fBcB|A2ce aece|
fBbB fBce|fBbf eAce|fBbf fBce|faaf efde||
|:~f3g fdde|fd~d2 eAce|~f3g fdde|faaf efde:|