Killarney Boys of Pleasure
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"Killarney Boys of Pleasure", in Gaelic "Gaigíní Chill Áirne", also known as<br> "Docherty's Reel", "Doherty's Reel", "The Gweebara Bridge Reel",<br> "Johnny Doherty's Reel" or "The New Fashioned Habit" is an Irish reel in<br> A Dorian (Brody/Boys of the Lough) or E Dorian (Breathnach, Miller & Perron).<br> The parts are played AABB (Brody, Mallinson, Miller & Perron) and AA'BB'<br> (Breathnach, Miller & Perron/2006).<br> The town of Killarney can be found in west Kerry, southern Ireland and its<br> name means 'the cell among the sloe trees' (referring to a monastery or other<br> religious site).<br> The reel, which is usually played in E Dorian, was popularized by Tommy<br> Peoples. The reel is known as "Ril a' Sean Nós" ("The Old Style Reel") in<br> County Donegal. The Killarney title is from County Antrim.<br> It was printed Breathnach's CRÉ III (1985),<br> Brody's Fiddler's Fakebook (1983),<br> Bulmer & Sharpley's Music from Ireland, vol. 1 (1974),<br> Jordan's Whistle and Sing (1975),<br> Mallinson's 100 Essential (1995),<br> Miller & Perron's Traditional Irish Fiddle Music (1977) and<br> Miller & Perron's Irish Traditional Fiddle Music, 2nd Edition (2006).<br> It was recorded by Seán Keane on Gusty's Frolics (1975) and<br> Boys of the Lough on Boys of the Lough (1973) (Appears as "Docherty's Reel").<br>
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