Sean Reid's

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on December 10th 2003 by whistlemanhimself.

This tune has been added to 159 tunebooks.

Also known as Gilbert Clancy's, Séan Reid's, Sean Reid's Fancy, Sean Reid's Favorite, Sean Reid's Favourite, Seán Reid's Fancy, West Wind.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Piper's Dream by Brian McNamara
• A Stone's Throw by Michael Cooney
• At Home by Rosie Shipley And Matt Mulqueen
• Barco by Cormac De Barra
• Feadoga Stain by Mary Bergin
• Fiddle And Concertina Player by John Kelly
• Fiddledance by Frank Ferrel And Friends
• Folktrax-173: Willie Clancy And Bobby Casey by Willie Clancy And Bobby Casey
• Fused by Michael McGoldrick
• Garden Of Butterflies by Jody's Heaven
• Inside Out by Mícheál O' Raghallaigh
• Irish Piping Tradition by Gay McKeon
• Irish Piping, Flutes And Whistles by Various Artists
• Keelwest by Paul McGrattan
• Light Through The Leaves by Various Artists
• Links by Silver Arm
• Miles From Dublin by Dan Carollo
• Piping Hot by Various Artists
• Sean Reid's Favourite by Jimmy O'Brien-Moran
• The Girls Won't Leave The Boys Alone by Cherish The Ladies
• The Hidden Note by Jacqueline McCarthy
• The Iron Behind The Velvet by Christy Moore
• The Kilmore Fancy by Catherine McEvoy And John McEvoy
• The Lark's March by Patricia Clark
• The Pipering Of Willie Clancy. Vol 1 by Willie Clancy
• The Pipes Are Calling by Peter And Noel Carberry
• The Tailor's Choice by Joe Burke
• The Tempest by Robbie Hannan
• The Whinny Hills Of Leitrim by Noel Sweeney
• The Wild Keys by Mikie Smyth
• Touch Me If You Dare by Ronan Browne And Peter O'Loughlin
• Traditional Irish Music (traditional Music Session From Belfast) by Various Artists
• With Eugene O'Donnell by Mick Moloney
• With Friends Like These by James Keane

X: 1
T: Sean Reid's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
DG~G2 BG~G2|cA~A2 dBcA|DGGF GABd|cAFG AGG2|
DG~G2 BG~G2|cA~A2 d2ef|g2ag gfde|fdcA AGG2:|
dgga gfde|fdge fdcA|dg~g2 gfde|fdcA AGG2|
~g3a gfde|~f3g fdcA|dg~g2 bgag|fdcA AGG2:|

Try this one with the F in the 2nd and 6th measures of the B part as a natural. I personally like it a lot more that way...

# Posted on December 11th 2003 by Zina Lee

Friel's Kitchen

I love this tune! Michael Eskin plays it here: http://www.granitehillsdesign.com/michael/lastnightsfun/seanreids.mp3 Also, this sounds a lot like the last tune played in the "Friel's Kitchen" set, track 3 of The Best of the Chieftains. I looked inside the cover, but it didn't say what tunes were played in that set. I think its the same tune, though. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

-Max

# Posted on December 11th 2003 by Max Becher

I have 3 recordings of this tune. The first one is on the Bothy Band's album "Live in Concert". After the Kesh Jig/Give us a Drink of Water they play two reels led by Matt Molloy on flute. The call the first one "The Flower of the Flock" but in actual fact its this tune.

I also have a Paddy Carty album with Mick O Connor. He plays this tune after "Stone in the Field" and calls it "The West Wind". However, Michael O Raghallaigh calls this tune "West Wind" too and on the sleeve notes points out that there is indeed another tune by the same name but this isn't related to it.

Catherine McEvoy and John McEvoy have it as "Gilbert Clancy's" on their album Kilmore Fancy. I'll call it that.

# Posted on November 1st 2006 by 52Paddy

Wrong

PaddyC - this is not the same tune as "Flower Of The Flock".

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/585

# Posted on November 1st 2006 by Kenny

Yes, I know that. I said the Bothy Band called this tune (Sean Reid's) "The Flower of the Flock" but this was incorrect.

# Posted on November 2nd 2006 by 52Paddy

No, they called Flower Of The Flock Flower Of The Flock.

# Posted on February 2nd 2007 by Dow

Also on Danu's "Think before You Think" album, on which it's mistakenly called "Peeler's Jacket."

# Posted on February 2nd 2007 by slainte

I guess Paddy Carty confused this tune with the real "West Wind": http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2837 Or maybe it was someone else that put the "wrong" title on the recording.

# Posted on June 5th 2007 by slainte

Flower of the Flock

I know I'm a year late but for anyone who's interested, there is actually one recording (The Live in Concert at BBC one) of the Bothy Band where Matt Molloy plays Sean Reid's instead of The Flower of the Flock, and whoever named it apparantly didn't pay attention and gave it the name of the tune they always played, the Flower of the Flock

# Posted on March 15th 2008 by TMB