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Tune ID#2331 (Paddy Fahey's Reel No. 3)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Paddy Fahey's Reel No. 3 about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MH 3 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel32AABBG Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Paddy Fahey's Reel No. 3 / Paddy Fahey's / Paddy Fahy's Reel / Paddy Fahy's / Ríl Phaddy Uí Fhathaigh / Fahey's Flight / Ed Reavy's (1st in The Trip to Sligo Set on Drv 3; 1st in set The Trip to Sligo on Drv 4) (compare Never Was Piping So Gay #1402) (composed by Paddy Fahey aka Paddy Fahy)
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Discography cd

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.

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Year
Recorded		 Track
#Tune?		 [Album code] Artist. Title (Link to Album Info page). Performers (instruments).
~19969#1
[Drv 3] Dervish. At the End of the Day. Cathy Jordan (vocals, bodhrán, bones), Shane Mc Aleer (fiddle), Liam Kelly (flute, whistle, vocals), Shane Mitchell (accordion), Michael Holmes (bouzouki), Brian McDonagh (mandola, bassola, mandolin, guitar).
19971#1
[MH 3] Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill. The Lonesome Touch. Martin Hayes (fiddle), Dennis Cahill (guitar).
19971.8#1
[Drv 4] Dervish. Live in Palma. Cathy Jordan (vocals), Liam Kelly (flute), Shane McAleer (fiddle), Shane Mitchell (accordion), Brian McDonagh (mandola, guitar), Micheal Holmes (bouzouki).
20029#3
[ACC] Aidan McMahon and Anthony Quigney. A Clare Conscience. Aidan McMahon (fiddle), Anthony Quigney (flute). For this tune: Aidan (fiddle).
~201417#1
[NnNCsd] Neansaí Ní Choisdealbha. Draoícht na Feadóige. Neansaí Ní Choisdealbha (flute, whistle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Moving in Decency		ACC
Played beforeOn Albums
Davey's		Drv 3, Drv 4
Lorna Hunter's Reel		NnNCsd

Bibliography

Here are all transcriptions of this tune considering only the indexed books, listed in chronological order. I have discovered by careful comparison that these are musical matches to this tune as played on the recordings listed above.

Listing of published transcriptions of this tune.
On page 242 of [FaheyMH] Maria Holohan. The Tune Compositions of Paddy Fahey.
As reel #581 in [HN] Henrik Norbeck. Henrik Norbeck's Abc Tunes. [available]
As reel #168 in [JKg 3] Josephine Keegan. A Drop in the Ocean. Traditional Irish Tunes Collected by Josephine Keegan.

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 only the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1995
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