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Andy McGann's

reel

Key signature: Cmajor

Submitted on July 14th 2004 by cos.

This tune has been added to 51 tunebooks.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

A Tribute To Michael Coleman by Joe Burke, Andy McGann And Felix Dolan
Ace And Deuce by Ace And Deuce
An Fhidil by Various Artists
Angelina Carberry And Martin Quinn by Angelina Carberry And Martin Quinn
Any Old Time by Any Old Time
Best Of Irish Traditional Music by Sean McGuire And Roger Sherlock
Claire Mann by Claire Mann
Damp In The Attic (I Was Flyin' It) by P.J. King, Martin Murray, Cyril O'Donoghue, And Colm Murphy
Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 7 by Matt Cunningham
Eavesdropper by Kevin Burke And Jackie Daly
Ireland's Harvest : A Tribute To The Golden Years Of Music In Irish America by Joe Derrane, Frankie Gavin And Brian McGrath
Irish Dancer by Larry McKee And The Shandonairs
It's A Hard Road To Travel by Andy McGann And Paul Brady
King Of The Concert Flute by Seamus Tansey
Morning Rory by Michael McGoldrick
Northern Lights by Kevin And Seamus Glackin
On TSean - Am Anall by Danny O'Donnell
P.J. Hernon by P.J. And Marcus Hernon
Remember Des Donnelly by Des Donnelly
Shame The Devil by Turlach Boylan
Sugrú by Eilish O'Connor
Temple House 2 by Temple House Ceili Band
The First Month Of Summer by Buttons And Bows
The Flute Players Of Roscommon - Vol 1 by Various Artists
The Funny Reel by Joe Burke, Andy McGann And Felix Dolan
The Rights Of Man The Concert For Joseph Doherty by Various Artists
The Silver Spire by Karen Tweed
Tune For Michael by Tom McConville
Yvonne Casey by Yvonne Casey

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Andy McGann`s Reel

I am submitting this as we appear to only have one of Andy`s reels in the Database and some of Andy`s tunes were asked for earlier as a little tribute.I hope this isn`t already there under some spurious name.A great tune which I presume Andy composed.

# Posted on July 14th 2004 by cos

Single?

Isn't this usually played as a single? I've only heard it that way, and it's often paired with The Humours of Scariff.

# Posted on July 14th 2004 by Phantom Button

I think you are right Jack!

I must be slipping-I turned fifty 3 days ago!
Yes I love this tune with the Humours of Scariff-McGann,McGuire and Burke have all recorded that pairing and recently Sean told me that Paddy Fahey composed the Humours of Scariff.

# Posted on July 14th 2004 by cos

Happy birthday, cos!

# Posted on July 14th 2004 by Zina Lee

Thank you Zina !

I must admit to being in awe of any woman who has made 6605 comments on this web-site!When do you get time for a few tunes!

# Posted on July 14th 2004 by cos

Heh, Zina's a very old soul. She posted many of those comments during a previous life.... *snort*

# Posted on July 14th 2004 by Will CPT

LOL -- ignore Will, cos, but don't bother being in awe of me, the however-many-comments certainly aren't all worth reading! He's just jealous of my extremely fast typing skills. (The "old soul" thing is a bit of a private joke, sorry.) In fact, I think I'll go play some tunes right now. I've been working on Jenny's Welcome to Charlie, The Girl Who Broke My Heart, and Exile of Erin, and need to get back to them.

# Posted on July 14th 2004 by Zina Lee

This is a different Andy McGann's

This fine tune here is not the one which appears under this name on the Angelina Carberry and Martin Quinn CD. I will post these ABCs today.

# Posted on July 19th 2004 by petemay

I just heard this tune played on Clare fm. I didn't catch who was playing, but they repeated the parts.

# Posted on July 22nd 2004 by Phantom Button

Hugh and Colm Healey from Clare call this tune "Tommy People's" on their cd Macalla na hÓige. I've always known it as Andy McGann's though.

# Posted on April 8th 2005 by cmlindsay

Andy McGann's -It's a Hard Road- Track 2

Just noticed that this tune is not the one on the album. It is the second, also called Andy McGann's No.42 or the Bunratty Reel.

# Posted on July 1st 2006 by Acacia

Claire Mann also recorded this reel on her solo album.

# Posted on July 1st 2006 by slainte

Alternate version

Hi,

Here is my version of this tune (from a session heard in 1994 in Miltown Malbay)

X:1
T:The Bunratty Reel
T:Andy McGann's #42
M:4/4
R:Reel
K:C

Regards

# Posted on April 2nd 2007 by Emmanuel Delahaye

Am i right in thinking that this is *not* the first tune of track 9 on mcgoldrick's morning rory? despite the listing under tunes..? even apart from the differnet key...

# Posted on June 26th 2007 by bassetrox

Not on morning rory??

**listing under recordings sorry...

the track is list called gan ainm on the listing i have seen. although i guess that means it could be anything, it doesnt sound anything like this to my ears...

# Posted on June 26th 2007 by bassetrox

Andy McGann's - more than 1 tune

Read the "comments" to "Morning Rory".

# Posted on June 27th 2007 by Kenny

Composer credits

Andy did not compose this tune but got it from Lad O'Beirne, whose source is unkown. Andy did adopt it as one of his pet tunes, however, playing so often and so well that it became "his" tune in name. "The Humours of Scariff," by the way, was collected by Francis O'Neill in east Clare and published in his Dance Music of Ireland, so I don't think we can credit it to Paddy Fahey!

# Posted on July 10th 2007 by blarneystar

No. 42 Bunratty

There is some confusion here in the name "Andy McGann's No. 42 Bunratty Reel." That was a joke title on Andy's Shanachie LP for the reel usually called "Drag Her Round the Road," which is a completely different tune than this "Andy McGann's Reel."

# Posted on July 10th 2007 by blarneystar