T H E

S ESSION
McGlinchey’s REEL

Also known as Lawries, Mrs Lawrie, Mrs

Lawrie’s, Mrs Lawries, Mrs. Lawrie’s, Mrs.
Lawries.

There are 26 recordings of this tune.

This tune has been recorded together with

Splendid Isolation(lots of times),
Miss Shepherd(a few times) and
Sweeney’s Buttermilk(a few times).

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Three settings
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# Added by radriano 19 years ago.

ABC SHEET MUSIC 2

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3 3

3
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3 3

# Added by Dr. Dow 9 years ago.

 ABC SHEET MUSIC 3

1 2

# Added by JACKB 5 years ago.

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Seven comments
McGlinchey’s Reel
Composed by Brendan McGlinchey.

# Posted by radriano 19 years ago.

McGlincheys AKA
From Cathal Haydens most recent Album this in
known as Mrs Lawries. The version on the session
appears a little bit odd to me!
It is played in a set with Splendid Isolation

# Posted by bootboy 19 years ago.

Mrs. Lawrie’s
I think the version bootboy posted
(https://thesession.org/tunes/568) six days after
this one is quite faithful to the way Cathal Hayden
plays it, but I’d love to know how it compares to
how the composer himself plays it. He probably
plays it differently every time, I know, but still. I
basically play it as Cathal Hayden has it, but
originally I learned it from Silly Wizard’s album So
Many Partings, in which they sort of combine it
with Splendid Isolation, shuffling the parts of the
tunes together. I think they also played it in Ador
instead of Gdor. Very confusing, and it was tough
re-learning it.

# Posted by patrick cavanagh 13 years ago.

This is very close in notes to his version on the live

in london album. (Cough) He puts more rolls in
and simplifies some bits. But I can’t stand the
dumbed down versions I’m hearing these days…
(Cough cough)

# Posted by mutatis mutandis 11 years ago.

X: 1
T: McGlinchey’s
C: Brendan McGlinchey
S: Brendan McGlinchey - Live at the West London
Folk Club 1973
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gdor
cBAc BGG^F|G2B,D GABG|~G2AF ~F2Bc|dggf
g2ag|
fd~d2 gfdc|~B3c A3c|(3Bcd cA BGAc|(3Bcd A^F
G3c|
cBAc BGDB,|G,3z cBAc|BG~G2 ~F2Bc|dggf g2ag|
fd~d2 gfdc|~B3c A3c|(3Bcd cA BGAc|(3Bcd A^F
G2Bc||
dBcA BdcA|(3Bcd A^F G2AG|~F3G FC~C2|~F3G
AcBA|
GABc dc~c2|dBAG AF~F2|~G3A GABc|dg^fa
g2Bc|
(3dcB cA BdcA|(3Bcd A^F G2AG|~F3G
FC~C2|~F3G AcBA|
GABc dc~c2|dBAG AF~F2|~G3A GABc|dg^fa
g3B||
dg~g2 dg^fg|dg~g2 d2cB|cf~f2 cfef|gfcA F2Bc|
~d3B ~c3A|BABG AFDC|B,DGA (3Bcd cA|BdA^F
G3B|
dg~g2 ag^fg|dg~g2 d2cB|cf~f2 cfef|gfcA F2Bc|
~d3B ~c3A|BABG AFDC|B,DGA (3Bcd cA|BdA^F
G3z||
cBAc BGG^F|GG,B,D GABG|~G2AF ~F2Bc|dggf
g2ag|
fd~d2 gfdc|~B3c A3c|(3Bcd cA BGAc|(3Bcd A^F
G3c|
cBAc BGDB,|G,3z cBAc|BG~G2 ~F2Bc|dggf g2ag|
fd~d2 gfdc|~B3c A3c|(3Bcd cA BGAc|(3Bcd A^F
G2Bc||
dBcA BdcA|(3Bcd A^F G2AG|~F3G FC~C2|~F3G
AcBA|
GABc dc~c2|dBAG AF~F2|~G3A GABc|dg (3^fga
g2Bc|
dBcA BdcA|(3Bcd A^F G2AG|~F3G FC~C2|~F3G
AcBA|
GABc dc~c2|dBAG AF~F2|~G3A GABc|dg^fa
g2Bc||
dg~g2 g^ffg|dg~g2 d2cB|cf~f2 cfef|gfcA F2Bc|
~d3B ~c3A|BABG AFDC|B,DGA (3Bcd cA|BdA^F
G2Bc|
dg~g2 ag^fg|dg~g2 d2cB|cf~f2 cfef|gfcA F2Bc|
~d3B ~c3A|BABG AFDC|B,DGA (3Bcd cA|dz2^F
G4||

# Posted by Dr. Dow 9 years ago.

Mrs Lawrie’s
http://comhaltas.ie/music/detail/comhaltaslive_4
50_1_aoife_ni_chuinneagain/

# Posted by Dr. Tøm 6 years ago.

Re: McGlinchey’s
Brendan plays Splendid Isolation and Miss Lawrie’s
on his recording, "The Champion."

# Posted by Phantom Button one year ago.

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