The Confidence Reel?

Irish Flute
1

Does anyone have the abc’s for this tune? or know where to find them?

Thanks.

Jeff

2

Sure! I mean … uh, maybe. I mean … uh, well, I’m really not so sure, y’know. :laughing:

3

There’s a trick to it.

4

Have you tried humming a couple of bars into the Tunefinder App?
Or, do you have a link,youtube or Discography where you heard it to discover a more common alternative name for it?

Bob

5

Seriously, all I know is the only place I can find a tune of that name is on this CD by the Beverwyck String Band.

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/beverwyck

Maybe ask Peter Siegel

http://www.petesiegel.com/

6

So do I have to join some flute magician’s union to find out?

A friend told me that he heard it at a session and liked the tune and wanted to learn it. So I am trying to find out what it is for us. I have never heard it and can’t find it in my usual sources.

Jeff

7

Since your source is, may I say, fairly vague, is it possible that it was the Congress, misheard?

8

Or The Contradiction or The Providence?

9

Or how about say “The Convenience” and flush this whole matter down the loo?
LOL
Best so far is that CD with a track by that name. I will try to get more info from there. Thanks Kevin.

10

Sorry, making a joke like MTGuru. A Confidence Trick.

Anyway, I’ve given you the only instance I can find of the name, as played by that contra band. You can hear it on their CD, and for all I know, they may have composed it. Get crackin’

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uh--OYB5mNo

12

If it’s the Convenience Reel, there’s a story behind it – there was a festival of some sort, and if I recall correctly the weather was not exactly session-friendly or else the crowds were so thick, a bunch of musicians ended up playing the tune in the loo. John Skelton was one of those musicians, and he suggested the name. I don’t know whether this was before or after John’s band Shegui recorded the tune.

I wouldn’t put it past him – sounds like Skeltonia to me! :laughing:

Anyway, great tune and here’s some ABCs for it:

X: 1
T:Convenience, The
R:reel
E:7
S:Tom Creegan
I:speed 350
M:C|
F:http://jc.tzo.net/~jc/music/abc/mirror/redhawk.org/JohnWalsh/sessionTunesII.abc 2010-07-27 16:07:24 UT
K:D
A|:dABA dABA|GAFA EADA|dABA dABA|FAEA D3A::
df~f2 df~f2|ecec gece|df~f2df~f2|ecec d3A:|*
fg|~a3f gfed|Ae~e2Ae~e2|a3f gfed|Adce d2fg|
aA~A2~A2~A2|gA~A2 gAgA|~f3f gfed|Addc d2:|**

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…John’s band Shegui

I remember Shegui in the early 80’s playing Sunday nights in the Victoria on the Holloway Road (London) - great band, great nights, great haircuts but the convenience there wasn’t anything to write a tune about :slight_smile: