Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#77 (Andy McGann's Reel)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 16 | AB | C 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 FR (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Andy McGann's Reel / Andy McGann's #1 / Lad O'Beirne's
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.
| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1979 | 9#1 | [FR] Joe Burke, Andy McGann, and Felix Dolan. The Funny Reel. Traditional Music of Ireland. Joe Burke (accordion), Andy McGann (fiddle), Felix Dolan (piano). |
| ~1980 | 1#2 | [JKn 1] James Keane. Roll Away the Reel World. James Keane (accordion). |
| ~1980 | 5#2 | [BigSq] various. The Big Squeeze. Masters of the Celtic Accordion. |
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 #65 in [Cr] Matt Cranitch. The Irish Fiddle Book. |
| As reel #713 in [HN] Henrik Norbeck. Henrik Norbeck's Abc Tunes. |
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): 1979