'hanly's tweed' reel
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'hanly's tweed' reel
anyone play the reel 'hanly's tweed', a compostion by paddy o'brien?
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fairly common
Off the top of my head, the following musicians have recorded it: Brian Finnegan, Michael McGoldrick, Claire Mann, Leo McCann, and "Fisherstreet". A good tune, and it would seem to be much favoured by flute/whistle players. So the answer is "yes".
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Hanley's Tweed
Hey Rama Lama, I play it. It is a lovely tune, as are most of Paddy's tunes: Iniscealtra, Townteine, Ormond Sound, Banks of the Ilen, The One that was Lost (Liam Lewis told me that the last title refered to a big fish that got away).
Toot on. See, I'm still here.
Toot on. See, I'm still here.
Time will tell who has fell and who's been left behind,
Most likely you'll go your way, I'll go mine.
Most likely you'll go your way, I'll go mine.
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Re: Hanley's Tweed
Paddy O'Brien (Nenagh) wrote Banks of the Ilen (the one usually played with Scartaglen)? I didn't know that. I'll have to look in my Paddy O'Brien tune book and see if it's there...David Levine wrote:Hey Rama Lama, I play it. It is a lovely tune, as are most of Paddy's tunes: Iniscealtra, Townteine, Ormond Sound, Banks of the Ilen, The One that was Lost (Liam Lewis told me that the last title refered to a big fish that got away).
Toot on. See, I'm still here.
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Re: Hanley's Tweed
The story I heard of "The One That Was Lost" was that it was a tune he'd composed and forgotten, and then when he remembered it again he called it "the one that was lost."David Levine wrote:The One that was Lost (Liam Lewis told me that the last title refered to a big fish that got away).
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Hanly's Tweed and Ormond Sound are pretty similar in structure, especially in the turn, and I'm always amazed at people who can play those two together in one set without getting mixed up.
Town Teine is a brilliant tune, not often played but it should be, it's one of my all-time favorite reels. Larry Gavin's Favourite ("Lar's Favourite") is another one brilliant one.
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yeah, he's got a bunch of 'keepers' alright, not a bum in the lot!
on 'hanly's tweed' ...how's the last couple of bars of the 'a' part suppose to go? i guess it's the same ending for the 'b' part as well, but i've heard it played a couple of different ways. so i was wondering if there's a definitive or more common way to play those couple of bars.
on 'hanly's tweed' ...how's the last couple of bars of the 'a' part suppose to go? i guess it's the same ending for the 'b' part as well, but i've heard it played a couple of different ways. so i was wondering if there's a definitive or more common way to play those couple of bars.
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Well, if you consider the book (The Compositions of Paddy O'Brien) as the "definitive" source), the last two bars of the turn go like this (bearing in mind that my abc skills are rudimentary at best...the notes will be correct but can't vouch for the timing):rama wrote:yeah, he's got a bunch of 'keepers' alright, not a bum in the lot!
on 'hanly's tweed' ...how's the last couple of bars of the 'a' part suppose to go? i guess it's the same ending for the 'b' part as well, but i've heard it played a couple of different ways. so i was wondering if there's a definitive or more common way to play those couple of bars.
agab g2 ag edBA BGG2 BedBA
-Brad
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i suppose you can't get much more definite than that!bradhurley wrote:Well, if you consider the book (The Compositions of Paddy O'Brien) as the "definitive" source), the last two bars of the turn go like this (bearing in mind that my abc skills are rudimentary at best...the notes will be correct but can't vouch for the timing):rama wrote:yeah, he's got a bunch of 'keepers' alright, not a bum in the lot!
on 'hanly's tweed' ...how's the last couple of bars of the 'a' part suppose to go? i guess it's the same ending for the 'b' part as well, but i've heard it played a couple of different ways. so i was wondering if there's a definitive or more common way to play those couple of bars.
agab g2 ag edBA BGG2 BedBA
-Brad
thanks brad, that was how i had sort of 'heard it' first, and then hearing it played another way later on, got me more confused than i already am.
i am finally getting around to learning the whole tune thru and thru. i used to sort of halfass it before.
interesting, i find some of paddy o's tunes turn and twist a little different than how i would anticpate or expect them to until i listen to them enough times to let them sink in. and so i only grabbed hold of a few of them. fun tunes though. i hope to finally nail this one down.
i finally worked thru another reel, called 'the fisherman's harvest', lovely tune. anyone play it? (not a paddy o tune , at least i don't think so)
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To get the book, try Cranford Publications in Canada--look under "Irish Music":
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Guess you can order on line, though I've just called the guy in the past.
BTW, love Paddy's Coming of Spring, which I like to put with Apples in Winter--a weather transition, though backwards.
Mike
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Guess you can order on line, though I've just called the guy in the past.
BTW, love Paddy's Coming of Spring, which I like to put with Apples in Winter--a weather transition, though backwards.
Mike