Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1747 (Seán Reid's)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | AABB | G Major |
about these two bars
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording WC 2 (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Seán Reid's / Sean Reid's / Seán Reid's Reel / Sean Reid's Reel / Seán Reid's Fancy / Sean Reid's Fancy / John Reid's Favourite / The West Wind / West Wind / Gilbert Clancy's Reel / Gilbert Clancy's Favourite / Gilbert Clancy's / Gilibeart Mhac Fhlannchadha / The Peeler's Jacket / The Lonesome Reel (also singled) (2nd in set The Sister Reels on JnKlly; 3rd in set Friel's Kitchen on Ch 7)
Discography
Here are all recordings of this tune considering only the indexed recordings. I have discovered by careful listening that these sources are in fact musically the same tune, regardless of the tune titles they use, key changes, retuning, etc. They are listed in order of when they were recorded.
| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1#2 | [WC 2] Willie Clancy. The Pipering of Willie Clancy. Volume 1. Willie Clancy (pipes, whistle). |
| 1975 | 12#2 | [JnKlly] John Kelly. Irish Traditional Concertina and Fiddle Music. John Kelly (concertina, fiddle). |
| 1975 | 23#2 | [JnKlly] John Kelly. Irish Traditional Concertina and Fiddle Music. John Kelly (concertina, fiddle). |
| ~1975 | 1#2 | [PCt] Paddy Carty. Traditional Irish Music. Paddy Carty (flute). |
| ~1977 | 5#3 | [Ch 7] The Chieftains. 7. Paddy Moloney (pipes, whistle), Seán Potts (whistle, bones), Seán Keane (fiddle, whistle), Martin Fay (fiddle, bones), Michael Tubridy (flute, concertina, whistle), Derek Bell (harp, tiompán, oboe), Kevin Conneff (bodhrán). |
| ~1979 | 4#1 | [MB 1] Mary Bergin. Feadóga Stáin. Traditional Irish Music on the Tin Whistle. Mary Bergin (whistle). |
| ~1983 | 7#1 | [JB 2] Joe Burke with Máire Ní Chathasaigh. The Tailor's Choice. Joe Burke (flute, whistle, accordion). |
| ~1995 | 17#2 | [MMR 1] Mike and Mary Rafferty. The Dangerous Reel. Mike Rafferty (flute, whistle, pipes), Mary Rafferty (accordion, flute, whistle). |
| 1999 | 9#1 | [Dnu 2] Danú. Think before You Think. Tom Doorley (flute, whistle), Eamon Doorley (bouzouki, mandola), Brendan McCarthy (accordion), Jesse Smith (fiddle, viola), Noel Ryan (guitar), Donnchadh Gough (bodhrán, pipes), Ciarán Ó Gealbháin (vocals). |
| 2000 | 5#3 | [CTL 8] Cherish the Ladies. The Girls Won't Leave the Boys Alone. Joanie Madden (whistle, flute, vocals), Mary Coogan (guitar, banjo, mandolin), Donna Long (piano, keyboards, vocals), Mary Rafferty (accordion, concertina, whistle), Deirdre Connolly (vocals, whistle, flute), Liz Knowles (fiddle). |
| ~2000 | 11#1 | [MMcG 2] Michael McGoldrick. Fused. Michael McGoldrick (flute except where noted). |
| 2001 | 8#1 | [KlmFcy] Catherine McEvoy and John McEvoy. The Kilmore Fancy. Catherine McEvoy (flute), John McEvoy (fiddle). |
Bibliography
Here are all transcriptions of this tune under any title whatsoever – considering only the indexed books – listed in chronological order. I have discovered by careful comparison that these are very similar to this tune as played on the recordings listed above.
| As tune #83 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. |
| As tune #15 in [WC] Pat Mitchell. The Dance Music of Willie Clancy. |
| As tune #76 in [Cr] Matt Cranitch. The Irish Fiddle Book. |
| As reel #16 in [Ng] Alan Ng. Alan Ng's Transcriptions. |
| As reel #347 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #141 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. |
| As tune #141a in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. |
If you are considering using the above transcriptions to help you learn this tune, I invite you to check these practical Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music. See also: So why do you bother indexing books and abc?
Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1963