Annotation:West Wind (1) (The)
X:1 T:West Wind [1], The R:reel Z:id:hn-reel-430 Z:transcribed by henrik.norbeck@mailbox.swipnet.se M:C| F:http://home.swipnet.se/hnorbeck/abc/hnr4.abc K:G BdGA BGdB|ADFG ABcA|(3Bcd GA BGdB|cAFG AG~G2| BdGA BGdB|AD~D2 ABcA|GABd ~g3e|fdcA BGFA:| |:G2Bd ~g3e|~f3d ABcA|G2Bd ~g3e|fdcA BGFA| G2Bd ~g3e|~f3d ABcA|dg~g2 bgag|1 fdcA BGGF:|2 fdcA BGGA|| |:B2GB ~B2GB|A2FA ~A2FA|B2GB ~B2GB|cADF AGGA| B2GB GBdB|A2FA dAFA|G2 (3Bcd ~g3e|fdcA BGGA:|]
WEST WIND [1], THE (Ghaoth Aniar (An)). AKA and see "Gilbert Clancy's Reel," "James Ryan's Favorite," "John Reid's Favourite," "Seán Reid’s Reel." Irish, Reel. G Major/Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABC. The melody is melodically related to the hornpipe "Buachaill Dreoite (1) (An)" and the jig "Bímid ag Ól is ag Pógadh na mBan." Breathnach (1963) says the melody, or at least the first part of it, is the same as the reel “James Ryan's Favorite” in Irish Folk Dance Music (153). Compare also with an untitled reel in Feldman & O’Doherty’s Northern Fiddler (1979, p. 76) and with an untitled reel in volume 1 (No. 105, p. 44) of James Goodman's large mid-19th century music manuscript collection.