Annotation:Dan Breen's Reel
Tune properties and standard notation
DAN BREEN'S REEL. AKA and see "Breen's," "Kevin Burke's," "The Shepherd's Daughter [1]." Irish, Reel. A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Kevin Burke recorded the tune as "The Shepherd's Daughter," an obviously influential recording as several recordings subsequently appeared with the tune under the title "Kevin Burke's." However, "Dan Breen's" appears to be similar to the tune "The Shepherd's Daughter" in only one part, leading perhaps to a confusion of titles.
Source for notated version: flute player James Murray (b. 1947, Ougham, outside Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo) [Flaherty].
Printed sources: Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland), 1974, vol. 1, No. 35. Flaherty (Trip to Sligo), 1990; p. 171. Tubridy (Irish Traditional Music, Book Two), 1999; p. 16. Vallely (Play Tin Whistle with the Armagh Pipers Club), vol. 3; 17.
Recorded sources: Green Linnet SIF-1109, Altan - "The Red Crow" (1990. Appears as "Breen's"). The Chieftains #1. Folan & Davey (appears as "Marice Lennon's"). See also listing at Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1].