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Tune ID#3657 (Patsy Sean Nancy's)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Patsy 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 KHe (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):
Patsy Sean Nancy's / Paddy Sean Nancy's / Casagh Reel / Ríl na Ceasaí / Johnny 'Watt' Henry's Reel / After the Hare (credited to Johnny 'Watt' Henry in the 1950s, according to CMcEv 3, but that claim is contradicted on JyHenry, where it is credited to Patsy Sean Nancy aka Patsy John Ann aka Patrick Hunt) (composed by Patrick Hunt)
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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).
~197513#1
[JyHenry] Johnny Henry. One Out of the Fort. Johnny Henry (fiddle).
~19858#2
[KHe] Kevin Henry. One's Own Place - A Family Tradition. Kevin Henry (flute, whistle, pipes, vocals). For this tune: Johnny Henry (fiddle).
~19928#1
[FireAfl] Matt Molloy, Seán Keane, Liam O'Flynn. The Fire Aflame. Matt Molloy (flute), Seán Keane (fiddle), Liam O'Flynn (pipes). For this tune: Matt (B flute).
20072#2
[CMcEv 3] Catherine McEvoy. The Home Ruler. Traditional Irish Flute Music. Catherine McEvoy (flute).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Paddy Sean Nancy's
KHe
McGovern's Favourite
CMcEv 3
Played beforeOn Albums
Jerry McMahon's Reel
FireAfl
Martin Ainsboro's
CMcEv 3

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 #151 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