Annotation:West Clare Reel (1) (The)
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WEST CLARE REEL [1], THE. AKA and see “Blue Meadow (The)," "Fair Wind (The)," "Rip the Calico," “Tear the Calico (1),” "Tear the Calico (2)," "Tommy Glenny's Reel." Irish, Reel. A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. According to a personal communication from fiddler Patrick Ourceau, it was Clare fiddler Junior Crehan who adapted “Tear the Calico (1),” transforming it into the “West Clare Reel.” Compare with County Cork cleric and uilleann piper James Goodman's "What the Devil Ails You (5)."