Paddy O'Brien's

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on November 6th 2003 by Graham Guerin.

This tune has been added to 26 tunebooks.

Also known as An Fear Sona, The Happy Man, The Happy Old Man.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 20th Feakle Festival: Reeling Through The Years by Various Artists
• A Compilation by Natalie MacMaster
• A Musical Trip To Coleman Country by Various Artists
• A Small Island (Traditional Music From Cork) by Brid Cranitch, Vince Milne And Pat Sullivan
• A Tribute To John McKenna by Mick Woods
• Across The Waters - Irish Traditional Music From England by Various Artists
• An Buachaill Dreoite by Joe Ryan
• An Fhidil by Various Artists
• An Phíb by Dicky Deegan
• Around St. James' Well by Carmel Gunning
• Beal A' Mhurlaigh by P.J. And Marcus Hernon
• Celtic Ceili by Various Artists
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
• Dancing To Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
• Deireadh An Fhómhair - End Of The Harvest by Declan Masterson
• Devenish by Mick Heffernan, Niall O'Callanain, Brid Donnelly And Cillian O'Briann
• Drops Of Brandy by Sean McAloon And John Rea
• First Flight by Gerald Trimble
• Fresh Takes by John Whelan And Eileen Ivers
• From A Distant Shore: Irish And Cape Breton Traditional Music by Various Artists
• Hand-Me-Downs by Mary Rafferty
• Humours Of Highgate by John Blake, Lamond Gillespie And Mick Leahy
• In Safe Hands by Various Artists
• Irish Traditional Music by Kevin Taylor
• Irish Traditional Music (on Uilleann Pipes, Hammered Dulcimer, Fiddle, Flute And Whistle) by Various Artists
• Jigs, Reels And Airs by Seamus Tansey
• Jumping Ahead by Harriet Earis
• Long Distance by Nancy Conescu And Friends
• Maiden Voyage by Various Artists
• Musical Delights From Ireland by Comhaltas Tour Group 1998
• Na Draiodoiri by Na Draiodoiri
• Northern Tradition by Mary Mulholland
• O' Bheal Go Beal by Marcas O'Murchu
• One More Time by McComiskey, Mulvihill And McLeod
• Pride Of Erin by Under-18 All-Ireland Champions
• Ring The Bell ... Run Like Hell by Midnight Court
• So Far by Eileen Ivers
• Son Of Morris On by Morris On
• Temple House 2 by Temple House Ceili Band
• The Back Door by Cherish The Ladies
• The Branch Line by Jack And Charlie Coen
• The Cat That Ate The Candle by John Carty And Brian McGrath
• The Compositions Of Paddy O'Brien by Eileen O'Brien And Willie Fogarty
• The Curlew by Cliff Moses
• The Fertile Rock by Chris Droney
• The Luck Penny by Seamus Bugler
• The Mad Skeleton by Fianna
• The Mason's Apron by The Madden Brothers
• The Michael Sexton Ceili Band by The Michael Sexton Ceili Band
• The Slopes Of Benbulben by John Regan
• The Times We've Had by The Irish Tradition
• They Sailed Away From Dublin Bay by Liam Farrell And Joe Whelan
• Traditional Dance Music Of Ireland by Various Artists
• Trian by Trian
• Up She Flew by Dana Lyn
• Weeds In The Garden by Muintir Lewis
• Wintering Out by Simon Bradley And Luke Plumb
• With Eugene O'Donnell by Mick Moloney

X: 1
T: Paddy O'Brien's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
|:ge | dB3 AcBA | GEDE GABd | gbaf gedB | cedB A2ge |
dB3 AcBA | GEDE GABd | gbaf gedB | AGAB G2 :|
|:Bc | dg3 agbg | agef gedB | dg3 agbg | agef g2ab |
agef gfge | d2BG AGEF | GABd gedB | AGAB G2 :|

This is another beautiful composition of Paddy O'Briens, and I usually play this tune before Creigs Pipes

# Posted on November 6th 2003 by Graham Guerin

This is NOT the Paddy O'Brien's in Trian's first album

That tune is the "Nervous Man":

http://thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3247

# Posted on July 19th 2005 by dlowder