The Swallow's Nest

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on June 8th 2002 by gian marco.

This tune has been added to 55 tunebooks.

Also known as The Stolen, Swallow's Nest, The Swallow's Nest, The Swallows Nest, The Swallows' Nest.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Breath Of Fresh Air by Kevin Crawford
• Bean Chairdin by Dympna O'Sullivan
• Gleanntan by Sliabh Notes
• Hawthorn by Carlos Plumley And Mike Herr
• In Good Company by Kevin Crawford
• Inishkeeragh by Brenda McCann
• Late... In The Night by Christy Barry, Conor McCarthy, Cyril O'Donoghue
• Shame The Devil by Turlach Boylan
• The Dangerous Reel by Mike And Mary Rafferty
• The Lakes Of Sligo by Carmel Gunning
• The Man Behind The Box by Joe Derrane
• Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 2, Disc 2 by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Swallow's Nest, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
|~G3A GEDE|G2BG AedB|A~E3 ~A2Bd|e2fa gedB|
~G3A GEDE|G2Bd efge|d~G3 EGDG|1FGAF GcBA:|2FGAF G2 z2|:
e~g3 edBA|GEDE G2Bd|eaag aged|~B3d e3g|
d~g3 agba|aged e2ge|d~G3 EGDG|FGAF G2 z2:|

Paddy O'Brien's

Source: Kevin Crawford_maiden voiage
Transcription: Gian Marco Pietrasanta

# Posted on July 21st 2002 by gian marco

Muddled!

Hi! sorry for sounding so un-learned but I read music as defgabc etc and I can't understand this ....G3A business or 2Fga or 1F ......are the lower case letters low notes and the upper case high notes ??? and what do the numbers mean???
Help!!!
Many thanks.

# Posted on May 13th 2003 by deputy_dd

Stolen Reel

This tune also appears on the album 'Fierce Traditional' by Frankie Gavin

# Posted on July 10th 2004 by petemay

Swallow's Nest

Just in case anybody hasn't noticed the "alternative" title, Paddy O'Brien published this reel as "The Swallow's Nest". Thought it worth putting in the "comments".

# Posted on October 31st 2004 by Kenny

Stolen reel - Where?

There's no "Stolen Reel" listed in the recording section on Frankie's "Fierce Traditional" CD that I can see.

# Posted on October 31st 2004 by Kenny

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

The tune that Trian plays is the "Nervous Man":

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

# Posted on July 19th 2005 by dlowder

"The Swallows' Nest" ~ by Paddy O'Brien

"The Compositions of Paddy O'Brien"
J.D.C. Publications Ltd., Scotland, 1992

Page 39: "The Swallow's Nest" / "The Swallows' Nest"

# Posted on February 18th 2006 by ceolachan

The Black Lough

The jig that is titled "Paddy O´Brien´s" on this great recording, is one of his compositions, and is called "The Black Lough". It has been submitted under that name. The tune that comes up when you follow the link on the playlist of the cd is ,of course, a reel and has nothing to do with the tune in question.

# Posted on October 15th 2006 by Tim@Copenhagen

I mean....

The recording I´m referring to being "They Sailes Away From Dublin Bay". I think I got a bit lost somewhere!!;o)

# Posted on October 15th 2006 by Tim@Copenhagen

The Black Lough: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/5459

# Posted on October 15th 2006 by slainte

Natalie MacMaster's Compilation?

This doesn't seem anything like the Paddy O'Brien's on Natalie MacMaster's Compilation CD. Is she playing a different song or a variation of this tune? Anybody know?

# Posted on October 22nd 2006 by blender

RE: Blender

There are a ton of tunes written by Paddy O'Brien that are called "Paddy O'Brien's". If it doesn't sound like the same tune, then it probably isn't, although I can't speak specifically for the the MacMaster CD.

# Posted on October 22nd 2006 by Jason G

Which Paddy O'Brien is this?

# Posted on March 29th 2007 by Nathan G

"The Swallows' Nest" by Paddy O'Brien

Read the comments ~ all will be revealed...

# Posted on March 30th 2007 by ceolachan

The Swallow's Nest

Another take on this tune.

X: 1
T: Swallow's Nest, The
C: Paddy O'Brien (Nenagh)
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: G
~G3A GEDE|G2BG AedB|A~E3 A2 B/c/d|egfa gedB|
~G3A GEDE|GABd efge|d~G3 EGDG|1 FGAF GcBA:|2 FGAF G2 Bc||
dgbg edBA|GEDE GABd|eaab aged|~B3d e2 ge|
d~g3 agbg|aged eage|d~G3 EGDG|1 FGAF GABc:|2 FGAF GcBA||

# Posted on October 2nd 2007 by Will CPT

A version from Des Mulkare

From a handout Des wrote for a 1983 workshop. The last couple of bars in his version clash with the usual way I've heard it played in sessions, but he's added some nice variations to the tune.

K:G
(3DEF|G3 A GEDB,|DEGA BedB|AE (3EEE ABcd|eaba gedB|
DG (3AGF GEDB,|DEGA BABc|dG (3GGG FDAF|DFAF G2 (3DEF|
GABA GEDB,|DEGA BedB|AE (3EEE ABcd|eg (3agf gedB|
GdBA GEDB,|DEGA BG (3ABc|dG (3GGG FDAF|DFAF G2||
Bc|dgag edBA|GBDE GABd|ea^gb aged|BABd ed (3ABc|
eg (3ggg agbg|aged eage|dG (3GGG FDAF|DFAF G2:||

# Posted on November 14th 2008 by dogbox