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Paddy Sean Nancy’s reel

Also known as Paddy Sean Nancy.

There are 7 recordings of a tune by this name.

Paddy Sean Nancy’s has been added to 2 tune sets.

Paddy Sean Nancy's has been added to 19 tunebooks.

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Four settings

X: 1
T: Paddy Sean Nancy's
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|: D3A B2 Ac | ~BG3 DEGE | D2Ac BABc |dBAG EGGE :|
|: ~Bd3 edgd | ~Bd2B AGEG |~Bd3 efge |1 dBcA BGGA :|2 dBcA BGGE||
X: 2
T: Paddy Sean Nancy's
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
D3 A B2 Ac | BG ~G2 DEGE | D2 Ac BABc |dBAG EGG :|
Bd ~d2 edgd | B ~d2 B AGEG | Bd ~d2 efge | dBcA BGG :|
X: 3
T: Paddy Sean Nancy's
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|: DGBd d2 Bd | dB B2 cA A2 | DGBc dgec | dBAc BG G2 :|
|: gfgd e2 e2 | dB B2 cA A2 |[1 gfgd e/f/g dB | dBAc BG G2 |
|: E | D3 A B2 Ac | BG ~G2 DEGE | D2 Ac BABc |dBAG EGG :|
|: A | Bd ~d2 edgd | B ~d2 B AGEG | Bd ~d2 efge | dBcA BGG :|
X: 4
T: Paddy Sean Nancy's
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|:D3c B2Ac|BG~G2 AEGE|D3c B3c|1 dBAG EGGE:|2 dBAG EGGA||
|:Bd~d2 edgd|B~d2B AGEG |Bd~d2 efge |1 dBAc BGGA:|2 dBAc BGGE||

Twelve comments

Paddy Sean Nancy

This is a Sligo reel ~ Paddy Sean Nancy was a uilleann piper from Doocastle. Ususally played single, but somewhere I heard it played part A double and part B single, but that could have been someone having fun. I nifty little tune.

Anyone know if Paddy Sean Nancy was connected with John Watt Henry? The other Paddy Sean Nancy reel posted (a different one) has an alternate name of John Watt Henry’s.

Did you mean for your rolls (~) to be on the long notes? In other words, though the 2nd bar of the B-part - B ~d2 B - has me confused. Maybe you could explain what you think happens there?

K: Gmaj
|: E |\
D3 A B2 Ac | BG ~G2 DEGE | D2 Ac BABc |dBAG EGG :|
|: A |\
Bd ~d2 edgd | B ~d2 B AGEG | Bd ~d2 efge | dBcA BGG :|

Rolls

I guess I think of it as a short roll or a flick, or anything else of interest.

Duplication

Actually, I don’t think it’s a duplication, it’s a totally different tune ~ there are some similarities, but it does seem quite different. However, thanks ~ I have a track with first Paddy Sean Nancy’s, then Road to Ballymote, and always wondered the name of the second one. They’re both from County Sligo, it looks.

Also, Teada recorded this tune under the name of Paddy Sean Nancy’s, so the information I have on that is from them.

Conjuration

I’m using my six-sided die to summon Dow…..

No, I wouldn’t call it a duplication either. Even the repeating bar theme of ~ | dB ~B2 cA ~A2 | ~ in "The Road to Ballymote" works against that idea, in my mind. But it’s an interesting comparison. But here’s a reduction of that for a closer look between the two, out of curiosity ~

T: Road To Ballymote, The
R: reel, single
K: Gmaj
|: DGBd d2 Bd | dB B2 cA A2 | DGBc dgec | dBAc BG G2 :|
|: gfgd e2 e2 | dB B2 cA A2 |[1 gfgd e/f/g dB | dBAc BG G2 |
[2 GABd egfa | gedc BG G2 |]
T: Paddy Sean Nancy’s
|: E | D3 A B2 Ac | BG ~G2 DEGE | D2 Ac BABc |dBAG EGG :|
|: A | Bd ~d2 edgd | B ~d2 B AGEG | Bd ~d2 efge | dBcA BGG :|

I’d love these in a set together… :-D

~ | dBAc BG G2 :|[2

Oops on Ballymote, I forgot the repeat sign on the B-part… :-/
(cough, cough, wheeze! ~ seeking the sympathy vote.)

Wizards have to rest

I guess I have to accept the opinion of a Level 20 Wizard (hope your powers are restored soon ceol!) The version of Paddy Sean Nancy’s I learned off Diarmuid O’Brien’s CD sounds a lot closer to the Ballymote tune. I also have to agree with c about the B ~d2 B - it’s a great tune though

Hi airport. Sorry - have to agree with ceolachan and enirehtac here. These two tunes have recently become popular in Sydney played together as a set, with this one first - Paddy Sean Nancy’s, then the other tune The Road to Ballymote (aka Johnny Watt Henry’s. However, I do find that this tune is duplicated, albeit with an extra 3rd part in the middle - look here https://thesession.org/tunes/5435. I’ve x-referenced them.