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Tune ID#2593 (Paddy Sean Nancy's)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Paddy Sean Nancy's about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording JyHenry (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel16ABG Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Paddy Sean Nancy's / Paddy Seán Nancy's / The Gowlan Road / Flower of the Flock / Michael Ryan's (3rd in set Paddy Sean Nancy's on KC 3) (sounds more like a fling than a reel) (also 1st part doubled, on PS 5 by transposing the 1st part up to D Major the 2nd time, also in D) (compare compare 1st part with 1st part of Maggie Pickie #6457)
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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).
~197823#1
[JyHenry] Johnny Henry. One Out of the Fort. Johnny Henry (fiddle).
~19858#1
[KHe] Kevin Henry. One's Own Place - A Family Tradition. Kevin Henry (flute, whistle, pipes, vocals). For this tune: Johnny Henry (fiddle).
~19964#3
[PS 5] Patrick Street. Cornerboys. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Jackie Daly (accordion), Andy Irvine (vocals, bouzouki, harmonica, mandolin), Ged Foley (guitar, Northumbrian smallpipes).
~20068#2
[Tda 3] Téada. Inné Amárach. Seán McElwain (guitar, bouzouki, banjo), Damien Stenson (flute), Tristan Rosenstock (bodhrán), Oisín Mac Diarmada (fiddle, piano), Paul Finn (accordion).
~20123#3
[KC 3] Kevin Crawford. Carrying the Tune. Kevin Crawford (flute, whistle). For this tune: (Eb flute).
~202114#1
[BrtDrkly] Nathan Gourley and Laura Feddersen. Brightly or Darkly. Nathan Gourley (fiddle, guitar, bouzouki), Laura Feddersen (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Leitrim Rover
PS 5
Sarah's Delight
Tda 3
Cormac O'Lunny's
KC 3
Played beforeOn Albums
Patsy Sean Nancy's
KHe
Ireland We Knew
Tda 3
Leitrim Thrush
BrtDrkly

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.
As tune #142 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. [available]

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): 1966