Night Ride To Armagh reel

This breathtaking reel was composed by Brian Finnegan.
He often play it together with Flook or Solo with Ed Boyd
or William Coulter.
You can listen to this reel here:
www.myspace.com/briantfinnegan
www.finnegancoulter.com

I’m always amazed at how Brian manages to come up with such unique tunes… Love this one, especially the second part.

This tune should be Emin.

E dorian actually. Nice tune.

the world should learn this tune in F… so much better!!
as KAN play it..

I learned this one off Brian Finnegan’s solo album by ear, and transcribed it here for a friend (hey Katie!).

I also made the syncopated bits a bit more obvious in the notation so you can get a clearer feel for the tune based on the dots alone.

This reel is notoriously tricky to learn to play at speed, but its unique rhythm is what makes it so awesome. Any comments on how to transcribe more clearly or more accurately will be appreciated.

Hi Artemis, I think the tune setting you’ve posted there is actually a version of James Kelly’s and not Night Ride to Armagh. It’s commonly the first tune Brian Finnegan plays in his Night Ride set (Night Ride to Armargh being the final tune).