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Hanley’s Tweed reel

By Paddy O’Brien

Also known as Hanly’s Tweed.

There are 31 recordings of this tune.

This tune has been recorded together with

Hanley’s Tweed appears in 2 other tune collections.

Hanley’s Tweed has been added to 23 tune sets.

Hanley's Tweed has been added to 146 tunebooks.

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Seven settings

1
X: 1
T: Hanley's Tweed
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Ador
A2eA fAeA|BdAB ~G3B|AE~E2 A2 (3Bcd|edef g2fg|
eaag edef|g2fa gedg|ed (3cBA BGGA|1 BedB A2AG:|2 BedB A2Bd||
|:eaaf g2fg|egdg edBd|eaaf g2fe|dG~G2 dGBd|
ea~a2 bg~g2|agab g2ag|ed (3cBA BGGA|1 BedB A2Bd:|2 BedB A2AG||
2
X: 2
T: Hanley's Tweed
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Ador
A2eA fAed|BcAB ~G3B|AE~E2 ABcd|edef g2fg|
eaag edef|g2fa gedf|eA~A2 BAGA|1 BedB AcBG:|2 BedB ABcd||
|:eaaf g2fg|(3efg dg ed (3Bcd|eaaf ~g3e|dG~G2 BGBd|
ea~a2 bg~g2|agab g2ag|edBA BAGA|1 BedB A2 (3Bcd:|2 BedB AcBG||
3
X: 3
T: Hanley's Tweed
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Ador
A2eA FAeA|deAB ~G3B|AE~E2 ABcd|~e3f g2fg|
eaag edef|~g3a gedg|edBA BG~G2|1 BedB ~A3B:|2 BedB ~A2cd||
eaaf g2fg|egdg ed B/c/d|eaaf ~g2fg|dG~G2 BG^cd|
ea~a2 bg~g2|agab g2ed|edBA BG~G2|1 BedB A4:|2 BedB A3G||
4
X: 4
T: Hanley's Tweed
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Ador
A2EA FAEA|BedB ~G3B|AE~E2 AEAd|edef g2fg|
eaag edBd|g2fa gedg|edBA BG~G2|1 BedB GAA2:|2 BedB gaag||
|:eaaf g2fg|egdg egdg|eaaf g2ge|dG~G2 ~d3z|
ea~a2 bg~g2|a2ab g2ag|edBA BG~G2|1 BedB gaag:|2 BedB AEFG||
5
X: 5
T: Hanley's Tweed
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Ador
A3e faeA|B2AB ~G3B|AE~E2 A2 (3Bcd|edef g2(3efg|
~a3a agef|g2fa gedg|ed (3cBA BGGG|1 BedB A2AG:|2 BedB A3d||
|:eaaf g2fg|eaag edBd|eaab g2fg|dB~B2 dABd|
ea~a2 bg~g2|agab g2ag|ed (3cBA BGGA|1 BedB A2Bd:|2 BedB A2AG||
6
X: 6
T: Hanley's Tweed
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Ador
|:A2eA fAeA|~B2BA G2AG|EA~A2 BA^cd|edef g2fg|
e2ag edef|g2fa gedg|eAA2 BAGA|1 BedB A2FG:|2 BedB A2AB||
|:Aaaf g2fg|egdg egdg|Aaaf g2ge|d2BG DGBA|
BAaa bagb|agef gedB|eAA2 BAGA|1 BedB A2AB:|2 BedB A2AG||
7
X: 7
T: Hanley's Tweed
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Ddor
ABc|d2ad bdad|egde c3e|dA (3ABA dcde|agab c'2bc'|
ad'd'c' ag (3efg|c'bc'd' c'agc'|aged ec (3cdc|eage d:|
efg|ad'd'b c'2 (3abc'|ac'gc' ag (3efg|ad'd'b c'2 (3abc'|ac' (3gab c'geg|
ad' (3d'e'd' e'c' (3c'd'c'|d'c'd'e' c'2ag|aged ec (3cdc|eage d:|

Nine comments

T:Hanley’s Tweed
M:C|
L:1/8
C:Paddy O’Brien (Nenagh)
S:session
R:reel
D:Fisherstreet
Z:id:hn-reel-454
K:Ador
A2eA fAed|BcAB ~G3B|AE~E2 ABcd|edef g2fg|
eaag edef|g2fa gedf|eA~A2 BAGA|1 BedB AcBG:|2 BedB ABcd||
|:eaaf g2fg|(3efg dg ed (3Bcd|eaaf ~g3e|dG~G2 BGBd|
ea~a2 bg~g2|agab g2ag|edBA BAGA|1 BedB A2 (3Bcd:|2 BedB AcBG||

Henrik Norbeck’s version

The above transcription is from the Henrik Norbeck collection and differs only in a few notes from the version submitted.
Personally, I prefer Tanya’s version as it is closer to what Paddy O’Brien actually wrote.

Paddy O‘Brien’s daughter, Eileen O’Brien Minogue has produced a book of Paddy’s compositions entitled “The Compositions of Paddy O’Brien” published 1992 by J.D.C Publications Ltd.,
36 Westportland Street, Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland, KA 106AB.

There are many excellent tunes in it. I don’t believe Paddy composed a bad one.

Hanley’s Tweed by Brian Finnegan ( more or less )

T:Hanley’s Tweed
M:4/4
L:1/8
S:Brian Finnegan
R:reel
Z:g.m.p
K:ADor
A2eA FAeA|deAB ~G3B|AE~E2 ABcd|~e3f g2fg|
eaag edef|~g3a gedg|edBA BG~G2|1BedB ~A3B:|2BedB ~A2cd|:
eaaf g2fg|egdg ed B/c/d|eaaf ~g2fg|dG~G2 BG^cd|
ea~a2 bg~g2|agab g2ed|edBA BG~G2|1BedB A4:|2BedB A3G|

God I love this tunes, it is dead set one of my favourites and Paddy O’brien wrote some awesome tunes. Now this is most definately a classy tune.

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Paddy O’Brien

He named Hanley’s tweed after he won a “world” ceili band competition with the Ormond Ceili Band, the prize? Rolls of tweed from Hanley’s!

Hanley’s Tweed, X:7

This is the setting I play, with my personal choice with the triplets.

I play it here:

https://youtu.be/iDcIqdO_fVg


I am using two harmonicas, one in C and another in G. I am using the G harmonica to play the pedal note bit at the beginning and a few notes more in order to do the harmonica change in a good place. That pedal note in the C harmonica is quite hard to do as all the notes are on the draw.

Explained with colours here:

https://imgur.com/a/8vPzCx6

Orange => pedal note.
Yellow => extra notes that I play on the G harmonica.