Caisleán An Óir / Golden Castle

This is a hornpipe in the key of G model which is sometimes played as a reel. In this example we are going to pair it with a great reel in the same key called ‘Splendid Isolation’ by Brendan McGlinchey. The low f’s & c’s are naturals as we introduce new notes namely B flat (2nd string first fret) note the run below ‘ABC | D’ which spans 5 frets. This tune will help develop your left hand span across 6 frets which I have highlighted below in green ABC | D G’ G’ A   B–

first part

• G f | d G G f   G–   ABC | D C D E   F–  G’ A’ | G’ E D C   A D C A | d G G e   f e d c |
•       | d G G f   G–   ABC | D C D E   F–  G’ A’ | G’ F D C   A D C A | G–  G F   G–     |

second part

• ABC | D G’ G’ A   B–  A’ G’ | G’ F D E   F–  G’ A’ |G’ F D C   A D C A | d G G e   f e d c |
•          | d G G f   G–   ABC | D C D E   F–  G’ A’ | G’ F D C   A D C A | G–  G F   G–      |

Caisleán An Óir played slowly with ornaments

Caisleán An Óir played slowly with some chords

Caisleán An Óir & Splendid Isolation Set

Splendid Isolation

Splendid Isolation played slowly