Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#2049 (West Wind)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 24 | ABC | 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 JJK (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
West Wind, The / An Ghaoth Aniar (setting as Untitled Reel on JD 4 is only vaguely similar) (compare Colonel Fraser #360 and compare 1st part with James Ryan's Favourite)
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#1 | [WC 2] Willie Clancy. The Pipering of Willie Clancy. Volume 1. Willie Clancy (pipes, whistle). |
| ~1973 | 8#1 | [JJK] John and James Kelly with Michael Crehan and Michael Gavin. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. James Kelly (fiddle), John Kelly (fiddle). |
| 1977 | 1#2 | [JD 4] John Doherty. Bundle and Go. John Doherty (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 #72 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. |
| As tune #33 in [WC] Pat Mitchell. The Dance Music of Willie Clancy. |
| As reel #348 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
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