Traditional reel · E minor
The Man Of The House
Also known as Carthy's, Crossing The Shannon, The Day I Met Tom Moylan, Fear A' Tí, Ginley's Fancy, The Man In The House.
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ABC notation
X:1 T:The Man Of The House R:reel M:4/4 L:1/8 K:Em |:E2BE GABG|E2BE FDAD|E2BE GABc|1 dBcA BGED:|2 dBcA BGE2|| e2ge f2af|gfed edBd|e2ge f2af|gfed Beed| efge fgaf|gfed efga|bgaf gfed|edBA GEED||
Copy this into any ABC tool, or open the setting on The Session (transcribed by Jeremy). The Session lists 25 settings of this tune and 3 recordings.
Playing it on a wind instrument
Traditional reels are dance music — lift and rhythm matter more than speed. Learn the tune slowly by ear first, then add ornaments (cuts, taps, rolls). Clarinet and sax players: use the transposition menu above so the part matches the fiddle and flute players.