It is estimated that Ed Reavy wrote between 400 and 500 tunes, of which 127 have been preserved in notational form. Dr. Mick Moloney, has said of Ed Reavy in his introduction to The Collected Compositions of Ed Reavy: “No composer of traditional dance tunes in the history of Irish music has ever had his music adopted and played as widely as Ed. He devoted much of his life to the creation of a vast body of compelling, finely crafted tunes leaving an indelible imprint on the beautiful old tradition that was his first love”. His compositions include such favourites as “In Memory of Coleman”, named for the inspirational Sligo fiddler, “The Hunters House”, “Maudabawn Chapel” named after the church where Ed spent his childhood in Cavan and chosen by Bronx born fiddle player Eileen Ivers as one of her tunes when she successfully won the All Ireland Senior Fiddle Championship in 1984, “The Lone Bush”, a hornpipe written about a remarkably resilient shrub which stood outside his childhood home—this composition was chosen by Chicago born All Ireland Senior Fiddle titlist, Liz Carroll, when she won the Junior Championship in 1974.

There are 2 books available to order online from Coleman Irish Music Centre, Gurteen, Co. Sligo:

• The Collected Compositions Of Ed Reavy AND

• The Ed Reavy Collection

Notes for a Selection of Popular Tunes:

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1. Aughamore Reel
2. Both Meat and Dhrink
3. Brian Quinns
4. Eleanor Kanes
5. Fisherman’s Island Reel
6. High Hill
7. Highest Hill in Sligo
8. House of Hamill
9. In Memory of Coleman
10. Lad O’Beirnes Hornpipe
11. Love at The Endings
12. Lovely Lough Sheelin Barndance
13. Maudabawn Chapel
14. Quinn of Armagh – Hornpipe
15. Sean Quinns Hornpipe
16. Starry Lane to Monaghan
17. Swallows Nest
18. Swans Among The Rushes
19. Tales of Barnagrove
20. The Ceilier Reel
21. The Crossroads Dance
22. The Cuilcagh Mountains Reel
23. The Dances of Kinvara Barndance
24. The Girl from Killinkere
25. The Letterkenny Blacksmith
26. The Man from Barnagrove Hornpipe
27. The Neale
28. The Showmakers Daughter Reel
29. The Streetplayer
30. The Whistler of Roslea

Please visit our You Tube Channel where there are a number of videos with a number of the above tunes being played by a variety of performers. Click the link