Sarah Kelly’s Delight reel

I apologise once again for submitting a tune without a name. I learnt it from Ciar

This tune appears on the LP record "SPRING IN THE AIR" - Shanachie #29018 by PADDY O’BRIEN, JAMES KELLY, and DAITHI SPROULE, where it is given the name "SARAH’S DELIGHT".

Paddy O’Brian made this tune, and it is named after Sarah Kelly, James Kelly’s daughter:

In his collection he writes "During the time I was trying to make this reel, I was startled out of my concentration by tiny ticling fingers at my feet. When I looked down I saw this joyful child of one year looking up at me. As I continued to play more, she began to jump and prance on the boarded floor"

Here’s a transcription from the actual recording. It’s very close to how Spoon has it with a few minor differences, mainly the 2nd to last bar where it stays on Fnat for the whole bar (I think I prefer the way Spoon has it).

X: 1
T: Sarah’s Delight
C: Paddy O’Brien
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
G2Bd GdBd|G2Bd cAFA|D2FA DAFA|defd cAFA|
G2Bd GdBd|G2Bd cAFA|DEFG ABce|1 dcAF GDEF:|2 dcAF G2FE||
|:DGBd gfag|fd~d2 afdB|DFAB ~c3d|ed~d2 cAFA|
DGBd gfag|fd~d2 afde|=f2af gfdc |1 BGAF G2FE:|2 BGAF GDEF||

Paddy O’Brien recorded it in F with James Kelly and Teada play it in F too so I presume that’s the original key. Not easy on the banjo in F but it does sound nice.

I must say that this tune sound very swedish, at least the first few bars. Quite a wonderful tune.