Paddy Fahey's
reel
Key signature: Ddorian
Submitted on December 28th 2001 by Caoimghgin.
This tune has been added to 219 tunebooks.
Also known as Fahey's, Fahy's, Paddy Fahy's, Paddy Fahy's Reel No.1.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
- 20th Feakle Festival: Reeling Through The Years by Various Artists
- A Clare Conscience by Aidan McMahon And Anthony Quigney
- A Job Of Journeywork: A Tribute To Larry Redican And His Musical Friends by Various Artists
- A Letter Home by Athena Tergis
- A River Of Sound by Various Artists
- A Thousand Miles by Filska
- Accordion Music From The Soul by Finbarr Dwyer
- Ace And Deuce by Ace And Deuce
- Across The Waves by Cherish The Ladies
- All Ireland Champion Musicians Singers And Dancers On Tour Of Australia by Na Ridiri
- An Fhidil by Various Artists
- An Tris Is A Rian by Claire Keville, John Weir And Eithne Ni Dhonaile
- Angelina Carberry And Martin Quinn by Angelina Carberry And Martin Quinn
- Aontas by Aontas
- Around The World For Sport by The Doon Céilà Band
- Atlantic Breeze by Shaskeen
- Banjoed by Dessie Kelliher
- Barefoot On The Altar by Chulrua
- Basil And Thyme by Breda Smyth
- Battlefield Band by Battlefield Band
- Best Of Finbarr Dwyer by Finbarr Dwyer
- Bothar Gan Briseadh/Down The Line by Calua
- Bridging The Gap by Kevin And Sean Moloney
- Call Of The Wild by Wild Asparagus
- Call The Tune: Music For The Sets Volume 4 by Various Artists
- Came The Dawn by Seamus Creagh
- Celtic Fire by John Whelan
- Ceol More by Tony McManus
- Ceolmhar by Holly Geraghty And Jonathan Roche
- Champions Of Ireland Concertina by Denise Shiel
- Chasing The Dawn by Jenny Crook And Henry Sears
- Claire Mann by Claire Mann
- Clare Accordion by Seamus Walshe
- Coleman's Cross: Tradtional Irish Music From County Sligo by Philip Duffy
- D Flute Album by Kevin Crawford
- Dance Music Of Ireland: Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
- Dancing To Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
- Down The Ivory Stairs by Padraic O'Reilly
- Drive The Cold Winter Away by Horslips
- Ebony And Brass by Marc Pollier
- Faoi Bhlath by Dave Sheridan, Ciaran Somers, Nicolas Quemener
- Far From The Hills Of Donegal by Oisin McAuley
- Father Charlie by Father Charles Coen
- Festival Of Traditional Irish Music by Various Artists
- Fiddle Fair: Declan McCarthy's Baltimore by Various Artists
- Flame On The Banks by Maeve Donnelly
- Footprints by No I.D.
- For The Same Reason by Anders Trabjerg And Tak Tamura
- Fort Of The Jewels by Brian McNamara
- Foxglove by Moving Cloud
- Gaelic Roots by Various Artists
- Galway's Own by Joe Burke
- Gavin Whelan by Gavin Whelan
- Geantrai - Live Session Recordings From The TV Series by Various Artists
- Green Energy by The Irish Experience
- Hand-Me-Downs by Mary Rafferty
- Happy To Meet by P.J. Crotty, Carol Cullinan, James Cullinan
- Hawthorn by Carlos Plumley And Mike Herr
- Here Among Strangers by SÍucra
- Hills Of Clare by Joe Fitzgerald
- Homecoming by Steampacket
- House To House by Randal Bays And Roger Landes
- If The Cap Fits by Kevin Burke
- In Good Company by Kevin Crawford
- In Good Hands by Paddy Murphy
- In The Footsteps Of Coleman by Various Artists
- In Your Ear by Seamus Egan
- Inishkeeragh by Brenda McCann
- Irish Heritage: Ireland's Musical Tradition (CD 1) by Various Artists
- Irish Traditional Accordion Session With Four Champions by Joe Burke, Kevin Loughlin, Finbarr Dwyer And John Whelan
- Irish Traditional Music by Jim McKillop
- Irish Traditional Music by Paddy Carty
- It's Not Racket Science by At The Racket
- John Bowe And Mary Conroy by John Bowe
- Katy Bar The Door by Randal Bays
- Kiss Me Kate by Liz Carroll And Tommy Maguire
- Knot The Metronome by Runt O'the Litter
- L'Anche À Deux Cordes by Frank Sears, Sebastien Deshaies Et Marc Benoît
- Land's End by Michael Rooney And June McCormack
- Launching The Boat by Siona
- Le Chéile (Lord Mayo) by Various Artists
- Legacy by The Dunne Family
- Links by Silver Arm
- Live From The Katharine Cornell Theater Traditional Irish Music by Various Artists
- Live In Concert by Brid Harper And Dermot Byrne
- Live In Ennis by The Bowhouse Quintet
- Long Distance by Nancy Conescu And Friends
- Lord Mayo by Le Cheile
- Many Happy Returns by Arcady
- Mapless Journey by Kathy Buys
- Martin Hayes by Martin Hayes
- Masters Of Irish Music by Martin Byrnes
- Masters Of Tradition by Various Artists
- Memories From The Holla by Peter Carberry, Angelina Carberry And John Blake
- Memories Of Galway by Seamus Walshe
- Merry Bits Of Timber by Emer Mayock
- Music And Songs By The Sea by Michael Falsey
- Music Of A Champion by Brendan McGlinchey
- Musical Delights From Ireland by Comhaltas Tour Group 1998
- Northern Lights by Kevin And Seamus Glackin
- O'er The Moor, Among The Heather by Deby Benton Grosjean
- O'Malley's Music by Various Artists
- Old Time Irish Music In America by Terry Teahan And Gene Kelly
- Overland by Randal Bays And Daithi Sproule
- Paddy And Bridget And Their Great Friends 2 by Various Artists
- Paddy In The Smoke by Various Artists
- Pick It Up by Enda Scahill
- Potsticks by Sean Moloney
- Pumpkinhead by Pumpkinhead
- Ragairne Revelling At Night by Seamus Begley
- Samhradh by Abisko
- Seamus Tansey With Eddie Corcoran by Seamus Tansey
- Selection Box by Conor McCarthy And Alph Duggan
- Selkie by Mick Conneely
- Shame The Devil by Turlach Boylan
- Shantalla by Shantalla
- Skin And Bow by Declan Folan And Junior Davey
- Soh It Is by Craobh Rua
- Song Of The Chanter by Various Artists
- Star Of Ireland by Finbarr Dwyer
- Steam by John Williams
- Stepping Stones by Juniper
- Strange But True... by Takuji Tamura And Yukio Kashiwagi
- Strayaway by Caoimhin Vallely
- Tasty Touches CD 1 by Martin Donohoe
- The Best Of Irish Jigs And Reels Vol.1 by Various Artists
- The Boys From The Blue Hill by Vinnie Kilduff
- The Bucks Of Oranmore by Joe Burke
- The Bunch Of Keys by Jason O'Rourke
- The Daisy Field by Claire Keville
- The Dusty Bridge by Fergal Scahill
- The Factory Turn by Damian O'Brien And Oliver Loughlin With Arty McGlynn And Kevin Brehony
- The Groves by Laurel Martin
- The Half Gate by Iontach
- The Hop Down by Breda Keville
- The Irish Girl by Robin Bullock And Michel Sikiotakis
- The Kilmore Fancy by Catherine McEvoy And John McEvoy
- The Lonesome Touch by Martin Hayes
- The Luck Penny by Seamus Bugler
- The Mad Skeleton by Fianna
- The Maid At The Well by Tony O'Rourke
- The Music Makers: Celebrating 35 Years Of Comhaltas In Leeds by Leeds CCE
- The Next Turn by Trouble In The Kitchen
- The Pipes Are Calling by Peter And Noel Carberry
- The Road From Ballinakill by Mike And Mary Rafferty
- The Road From Ballybrack by Jim McKillop
- The Tie That Binds by Joe Derrane
- The Tie That Binds by Various Artists
- The Times We've Had by The Irish Tradition
- The Tocane Concerts by Various Artists
- The Well Tempered Bow by Liz And Yvonne Kane
- The Wind Among The Reeds by Tommy Keane And Jaqueline McCarthy
- The Windy Gap by Laurence Nugent
- They Sailed Away From Dublin Bay by Liam Farrell And Joe Whelan
- Through The Round Window by Eamonn Coyne
- Tone Roads by Wild Asparagus
- Torch And Fire by Dan Beimborn
- Tracin' by Gearóid Ó HAllmhuráin And Patrick Ourceau
- Track Across The Deep by London Lasses And Pete Quinn
- Traditional Fiddle Music From County Clare by Vincent Griffin
- Traditional Irish Music by Setanta
- Traditional Irish Music From County Clare by Martin Vaughan
- Traditional Irish Music From County Clare by Eamon Cotter
- Traditional Irish Music On Button Accordion by Patty Furlong
- Traditional Music From Ireland by Kieran Fahy
- Traditional Music Of Ireland by Kathleen Collins
- Traditional Music Of Ireland And The Bucks Of Oranmore by Joe Burke And Charlie Lennon
- Two Miles To Tulla by Larry Gavin, Micheál O'Rourke And Charlie Lennon
- Under The Diamond by Liz And Yvonne Kane
- Up And Coming - Ó Ghlúin Go Glúin by OisÃn And Conal Hernon
- Up She Flew by Dana Lyn
- Weeds In The Garden by Muintir Lewis
- Welcome Here Again by Martin Hayes And Dennis Cahill
- Wild Blue by Eileen Ivers
- Wintering Out by Simon Bradley And Luke Plumb
- With Complements by Patsy Reid
- With Every Breath by John Wynne
- Yeh, That's All It Is by John Carty
- Zoe Conway by Zoe Conway
X: 1
T: Paddy Fahey's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Ddor
|:D2A,D FEFG|Addc d2de|fedf edcA|dcAG FDCD|
D2A,D FEFG|Addc d2de|f2gf edcA|dcAG FDD2:|
|:d2 e daded|c2Gc EcGc|d2 e daded|cBcd edcA|
a2^ga ABcA|dcAG FDCE|D2DE FEFG|Addc d2de:|
Paddy Fahey's Reel
Seems to be about a half dozen Paddy Fahey tunes floating about, but in Dallas, this one is the king of them all. Pick up the Tir Na Nog CD titled Black Rose if you want to hear it properly. This tune lends itself to being played as a slow reel.
# Posted on December 28th 2001 by Caoimghgin
I'm glad that this one has been posted as it's a favourite of mine and it's good to hear you like it played slow as that's my feeling too.
It's often done a bit too quick for my liking at our local session but it still works and it usually goes into Julia Delaney.
dave
# Posted on December 30th 2001 by biggus dave
I've heard this chameleon of a tune played with some c sharps, and also in Dm with the B notes flatted.
# Posted on March 1st 2002 by Miss Lonelyhearts
Wild Asparagus
This is the Fahey's on Call of the Wild....
# Posted on April 8th 2004 by emily_bmore
Here's how I play this tune...
...with _lots_ of accidentals!
D2A,D FEFG|Add^c d2de|fedf edcA|dcAG FDEC|
DAAG FEFG|Add^c d2de|fedf edcA|dcAG FDD2:|
|:Ad ~d2 ^fded|c2 Gc EcGc|Ad ~d2 ^fded|cBcd ed ~d2|
a2 ^ga ABcA|dcAG FD ~D2|D2 A,D FEFG|Ad^ce d4:|
# Posted on September 8th 2004 by rfdarsie
P. Fahey: Reel, Opus 40?
I've read that Maestro Fahey numbered his tunes, yet I rarely see them referred to by number. Why is this? Wouldn't it be a lot easier to talk about them if we didn't have to say, "you know, the one that goes ta da diddley diddley do"? I put in a request here for one of the reels and the only way I could refer to it was by its track position on a specific recording.
Is there a list somewhere that ties tune to number?
# Posted on September 5th 2005 by Bob himself
VI chord with a major seventh
In the book Ceol Rince na hÉireann, the second part starts:
|:Ad ~d2 ad_Bd|~c3G EDG_B|Ad ~d2 ad_Bd|~c3d edcA ...
I think the ad_Bd thing is really beautiful
# Posted on October 24th 2006 by BaSaSa
Paddy Fahey's Reel
The G# in the B-part can be played a little flat, but not as flat as a true G-nat.
# Posted on June 21st 2008 by lazyhound
Martin Hayes version
This is Martin Hayes version from "Welcome Here Again".
X: 1
T: Paddy Fahy's Reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
BGBd c3 d|BGBd cAFA|BGBd c3 d|fgaf gedc|
BGBd c3 d|BGBd cAF2|fgaf gdeg|fdfa gdgb|
g3 a bgag|fddf ecce|g3 a bgag|fdde =f3 a|
g3 a bgag|fddf ecce|fddg e2 ag|fdfa gedc|
# Posted on January 9th 2009 by jlfinkels
That's a different tune. There are two transcriptions of it on this site: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/3346; http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/3738
# Posted on January 9th 2009 by slainte
Martin Hayes version redux
The link from "Welcome Here Again" pointed to this tune, so I assumed it was supposed to be what was played on the CD. Should the link for that album point to the other Paddy Fahy reel?
Whatever it's actually called it is what Martin Hayes plays on the CD. Thanks for pointing out the error.
# Posted on January 10th 2009 by jlfinkels
Paddy Fahey (aka Fahy)
The composer:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddy_Fahy
Pronounced FA-He in Ireland.
The reel on Alan Ng's site:
http://www.irishtune.info/tune/1499/
# Posted on May 16th 2009 by joebowbeer