X: 1
T: The Road to Town / The Road to the Town / Scartaglen Reel / Denis Murphy's Reel / P.J. MacNamara's Reel (D major)
C: traditional
O: Ireland
R: Reel
Z: transcribed and arranged by Frank Weber
S: learned from Laura Fedderson & Nathan Gourley's album
N: Laura Fedderson & Nathan Gourley double the second part!
N: Title Statistics:
N:  6  The Road to (the) Town
N:  3  P.J. MacNamara's Reel
N:  3  Scartaglen Reel
N:  2  Denis Murphy's Reel
N: Chords: | D  -  | D  Em | D  -  | D  A   |
N:         | D  -  | D  Em | D  G  | A  D   |]
N:         | D  -  | D  Em | D  -  | D  A   |
N:         | D  -  | D  Em | G  Bm | D  A  :| 𝄌 D  |]
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
Q: 1/4=180
K: D major % 1 sharp
N:
N: Tune only:
N: ==========
N: P: String instrument version:
N: F | D2 F/E/D FAdB | A2FD EB,~B,2 |  D2 F/E/D FAdB | AFDF ED B,C |
N:     D2 F/E/D FAdB | A2FD EB,~B,2 |  d2 cd    BcdB | AFED B,DD  |]
N: B | Ad fd    edfd | Adfd eB ~B2  |  Ad fd    edfd | AFDE FE EB  |
N:     Ad fd    edfd | Adfd eB ~B2  | ~g2 ge   ~f2fe | dBAF EF DB  |
N:     A3  f    edfd | Adfd eB ~B2  |  Ad fd    edfd | AFDE FE EB  |
N:     Ad fd    edfd | Adfd eB ~B2  | ~g2 ge   ~f2fe | dBAF E2 E   |] O F | D8 |]
N:
N: P: Wind instrument version:
N: F | D2 F/E/D FAdB | A2FD EB~B2 |  D2 F/E/D FAdB | AFDE FE~E2 |
N:     D2 F/E/D FAdB | A2FD EB~B2 |  d2 cd    BcdB | AFDF EF D  |]
N: B | Ad fd    edfd | Adfd eB~B2 |  Ad fd    edfd | AFDE FE EB |
N:     Ad fd    edfd | Adfd eB~B2 | ~g2 ge   ~f2fe | dBAF EF DB |
N:     A3  f    edfd | Adfd eB~B2 |  Ad fd    edfd | AFDE FE EB |
N:     Ad fd    edfd | Adfd eB~B2 | ~g2 ge   ~f2fe | dBAF E2 E  |] O F | D8 |]
N:
N: Tune with Chords:
N: =================
P: String instrument version:
F | "D" D2 F/E/D FAdB | "D" A2FD "Em" EB,~B,2 | "D"  D2 F/E/D    FAdB | "D" AFDF "A" ED B,C |
    "D" D2 F/E/D FAdB | "D" A2FD "Em" EB,~B,2 | "D"  d2 cd "G"   BcdB | "A" AFED "D" B,DD  |]
B | "D" Ad fd    edfd | "D" Adfd "Em" eB ~B2  | "D"  Ad fd       edfd | "D" AFDE "A" FE EB  |
    "D" Ad fd    edfd | "D" Adfd "Em" eB ~B2  | "G" ~g2 ge "Bm" ~f2fe | "D" dBAF "A" EF DB  |
    "D" A3  f    edfd | "D" Adfd "Em" eB ~B2  | "D"  Ad fd       edfd | "D" AFDE "A" FE EB  |
    "D" Ad fd    edfd | "D" Adfd "Em" eB ~B2  | "G" ~g2 ge "Bm" ~f2fe | "D" dBAF "A" E2 E   |] O F | "D" D8 |]
N:
P: Wind instrument version:
F | "D" D2 F/E/D FAdB | "D" A2FD "Em" EB~B2 | "D"  D2 F/E/D    FAdB | "D" AFDE "A" FE~E2 |
    "D" D2 F/E/D FAdB | "D" A2FD "Em" EB~B2 | "D"  d2 cd "G"   BcdB | "A" AFDF "D" EF D  |]
B | "D" Ad fd    edfd | "D" Adfd "Em" eB~B2 | "D"  Ad fd       edfd | "D" AFDE "A" FE EB |
    "D" Ad fd    edfd | "D" Adfd "Em" eB~B2 | "G" ~g2 ge "Bm" ~f2fe | "D" dBAF "A" EF DB |
    "D" A3  f    edfd | "D" Adfd "Em" eB~B2 | "D"  Ad fd       edfd | "D" AFDE "A" FE EB |
    "D" Ad fd    edfd | "D" Adfd "Em" eB~B2 | "G" ~g2 ge "Bm" ~f2fe | "D" dBAF "A" E2 E  |] O F | "D" D8 |]
N:
D: 1990: Patrick Street (Kevin Burke, Andy Irvine, Gerry O'Beirne, James Kelly, Declan Masterson, Jackie Daly, Arty McGlynn & Bill Whelan): Irish Times (titled 'Dennis Murphy's Reel')
D: 1993: Martin Hayes (fiddle) & Randal Bays (guitar): Martin Hayes (titled 'P.J. MacNamara's')
D: 2009: Paudie O'Connor (accordion) & John O'Brien (pipes): Wind and Reeds (titled 'The Scartaglen / The Road to Town')
D: 2010: Dave Sheridan (Eb flute): Drivin' Leitrim Timber (titled 'P.J. MacNamara's')
D: 2010: Denis Murphy (fiddle): Tuning the Radio (Compilation, titled 'The Road to Town')
D: 2011: Jack Talty (concertina) & Cormac Begley (concertina): Na Fir Bolg (titled 'Denis Murphy's')
D: 2013: Peter Carberry (accordion) & Pádraig McGovern (uilleann pipes): Forgotten Gems (titled 'The Road to Town')
D: 2014: Poppy Seeds: Close Shaved (titled 'P.J. MacNamara's')
D: 2018: Antóin Mac Gabhann (fiddle) & Caitlín Nic Gabhann (concertina): Tobar Bhríde (titled 'The Scartaglen / Ríl Scairteach an Ghlinne')
D: 2018: Pierrick Lemou & Claude Lemou: Violons de Terre (titled 'The Road to Town')
D: 2021: Denis Murphy (fiddle): Taisce Luachmhar (Valuable Treasure) - The Fiddle Album (Compilation, titled 'The Road to the Town / The Scartaglin Reel / I Wish I Had a Kerry Cow / The Old Kerry Cow / The Brown Girl's Reel')
D: 2022: Laura Feddersen (fiddle) & Nathan Gourley: Brightly or Darkly (titled 'The Road to Town')