X: 1
T: Dan Breen's Reel (A dorian) / West Clare Reel / Kevin Burke's Reel
C: traditional
O: Ireland
R: Reel
Z: transcribed and arranged by Frank Weber
S: learned from uilleann piper Tom Kannmacher in Elmstein 2012
N: Chords: | Am -  | Am -  | Am -  | Em G  :|
N:         | Am -  | Am -  | Am -  | G  -  :|
N:         Last line to finish:
N:         | Am -  | Am -  | Am -  | G  -   | Am |]
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
Q: 1/4=180
K: A dorian % 1 sharp
N:
N: Tune only:
N: ==========
N: fg | e2dB ABAG | EA AG A2gf | e2dB ABAG | EDEF G2gf |
N:      e2dB ABAG | EA AG A2gf | e2dB ABAG | EDEF G2   |]
N: Bd | e2ge edBd | eA~A2 eABd | e2ge edBc | d2ef g2fg |
N:      e2ge edBd | eA~A2 eABd | e2ge edBc | d2ef g2   |]
N:
N: P: last line to finish:
N:      e2ge edBd | eA~A2 eABd | e2ge edBc | d2ef g2fg | e8 |]
N:
N: P: Variations:
N: fg | e2dB A3 G | EA AG AB cd | egdB A3 G |     EG GF G2Bd |
N:      eBdB A3 G | EA AG AB cd | egdB A3 G |     EG GF G2   |]
N: Bd | e2ge edBd | eA~A2 eA~A2 | e2ge edBA | B/^c/d ef g2fg |
N:      e2ge edBd | eA~A2 eA~A2 | e2ge edBA | B/^c/d ef g2   |] 
N:
N: Tune with Chords:
N: =================
fg | "Am" e2dB ABAG | "Am" EA AG A2gf | "Am" e2dB ABAG | "Em" EDEF "G" G2gf |
     "Am" e2dB ABAG | "Am" EA AG A2gf | "Am" e2dB ABAG | "Em" EDEF "G" G2   |]
Bd | "Am" e2ge edBd | "Am" eA~A2 eABd | "Am" e2ge edBc | "G"  d2ef     g2fg |
     "Am" e2ge edBd | "Am" eA~A2 eABd | "Am" e2ge edBc | "G"  d2ef     g2   |]
N:
P: last line to finish:
     "Am" e2ge edBd | "Am" eA~A2 eABd | "Am" e2ge edBc | "G"  d2ef     g2fg | "Am" e8 |]
N:
P: Variations:
fg | "Am" e2 dB A3 G  | "Am" EA AG AB cd | "Am" egdB A3 G | "Em"    EG GF "G" G2Bd |
     "Am" eB dB A3 G  | "Am" EA AG AB cd | "Am" egdB A3 G | "Em"    EG GF "G" G2   |]
Bd | "Am" e2 ge ed Bd | "Am" eA~A2 eA~A2 | "Am" e2ge edBA | "G" B/^c/d ef     g2fg |
     "Am" e2 ge ed Bd | "Am" eA~A2 eA~A2 | "Am" e2ge edBA | "G" B/^c/d ef     g2   |] 
N:
D: 1963: The Chieftains: Chieftains 1 (titled 'Dan Breen's')
D: 1975: The Chieftains: Chieftains 5 (titled 'Dan Breen's')
D: 1978: Boys of the Lough: Wish You Were Here. Highlands and Islands Tour (titled 'West Clare Reel')
D: 1984: Jackie Daly, Seamus McGuire & Manus McGuire: Buttons & Bows (titled 'Kevin Burke's')
D: 1984: Kevin Burke (fiddle): Up Close (titled 'The Shepherd's Daughter')
D: 1986: Seamus Egan (flute): Traditional Music of Ireland (third tune in 'The Maids of Galway' set)
D: 1987: John Whelan (accordion) & Eileen Ivers (fiddle): Fresh Takes (titled 'Kevin Burke's')
D: 1990: Altan: The Red Crow (titled 'Breen's')
D: 1990: Mick Mulcahy & Cairde: Mick Mulcahy & Cairde (titled 'Mrs. Crotty's')
D: 1994: Brendan Ring: Across the Waters (Compilation, titled 'Dan Breen's')
D: 1995: James Keane: That's the Spirit (titled 'Dan Breen's')
D: 1995: Martin Hayes (fiddle): Under the Moon (titled 'West Clare Reel')
D: 1996: Declan Folan (fiddle) & Junior Davey (bodhrán): Skin and Bow (titled 'Maurice Lennon's')
D: 1998: Moving Cloud: Foxglove (titled 'Dan Breen's')
D: 1999: Flook: Flatfish (1999)
D: 1999: Chulrua: Barefoot on the Altar (titled 'West Clare Reel')
D: 2000: James Keane, Sean  Keane, Kevin Conneff, Mick O´Connor & Garry O´Briain: Live in Dublin (titled 'Dan Breen's')
D: 2000: Michael McGoldrick: Fused (titled 'Dan Breen's')
D: 2000: Fianna: The Mad Skeleton (second tune in 'The New Custom House' set)
D: 2001: Catherine McEvoy & John McEvoy: The Kilmore Fancy (titled 'Dan Breen's')
D: 2001: Cillian Vallely & Tiarnan Ó Duinchinn: Live Recordings from the William Kennedy Piping Festival (titled 'Dan Breen's')
D: 2002: Trouble in the Kitchen (Adrian Barker, Ben Stephenson, Kate Burke & Joe Ferguson): When the World Was Wide ... (titled 'Breen's Reel')
D: 2002: Seamus Egan (flute): Wooden Flute Obsession, Vol. 1 (Compilation, third tune in 'The Maids of Galway' set)
D: 2003: Franz Sanger & Susan Frances: Instrumental (titled 'Dan Breen's')
D: 2003: Seán O´Driscoll (banjo) & Larry Egan (accordion): The Kitchen Recordings (titled 'West Clare Reel')
D: 2003: Dervish: Spirit (titled 'Kevin Burke's')
D: 2004: Maeve Donnelly & Peadar O'Loughlin: The Thing Itself (titled 'Dan Breen's')
D: 2004: Catherine McEvoy & John McEvoy: The Kilmore Fancy (titled 'Dan Breen's')
D: 2004: Carmel Gunning: The Sligo Maid (titled 'Dan Breen's')
D: 2004: Matt Cunningham: Dance Music of Ireland, Vol. 14 (second tune in Claddagh Set, Figure 3)
D: 2004: Sean Ryan: Wooden Flute Obsession, Vol. 2 (Compilation), titled 'Dan Breen's')
D: 2004: Johnny Brennan: Lupi (second tune in the 'Cleek' set)
D: 2005: Keep It Up: On Safari (last tune in the 'Pants' set)
D: 2006: Eliot Grasso & Dave Cory: North by NorthWest (titled 'Dan Breen's')
D: 2006: Shelta: Shelta (titled 'Dan Breen's')
D: 2006: Kieran O'Hare: Kieran O'Hare (titled 'West Clare Reel')
D: 2008: Ladies of the Lake: Follow Me Down (titled 'Dan Breen's')
D: 2008: Fintan Vallely & Mark Simos: The Starry Lane to Monaghan (titled 'Dan Breen's')
D: 2008: Markus Asunta: Kuin Unta Ja Varjoa (titled 'Dan Breen's')
D: 2008: Nils Nolte & Klaus Feketics: Drifted (titled 'West Clare Reel')
D: 2009: Pride of the New York: Pride of New York (titled 'Dan Breen's')
D: 2009: Stephen Ducke: If there weren't any Women in the World (titled 'Dan Breen's')
D: 2009: An Dóchas: Rise (titled 'West Clare Reel')
D: 2010: Seamus Begley & Tim Edey: Disgrace Notes (second tune in the 'Winnie Hayes' set)
D: 2011: Turlach Boylan: Lift (titled 'Dan Breen's')
D: 2011: Flight 714: Flight 714 (titled 'Paddy Finlay's')
D: 2012: Brian Holleran & Brian Bigley: Traditional Irish Music on Flute and Pipes (titled 'Dan Breen's')
D: 2012: Fish'n Jigs: What You are Waiting for (titled 'Dan Breen's')
D: 2013: Tommy Guihen, John Carty, Séamus Begley & Dónal Lunny: The Leitrim Equation, Vol. 3 (titled 'Dan Breen's')
D: 2013: Brian Hughes: The Beat of the Breath (titled 'Dan Breen's')
D: 2013: Hannah & Robert Muehlbauer: Rambler (titled 'Dan Breen's')
D: 2014: Dale Russ: Soul Food (titled 'Dan Breen's')
D: 2014: Flashpoint: A Timely Misadventure (titled 'Dan Breen's')
D: 2014: The Alt: The Alt (titled 'Dan Breen's')
D: 2016: Sheena Vallely: It was great altogether - The Continuing Tradition of Irish Music in London (titled 'Dan Breen's')
D: 2016: Runa: Live (titled 'Dan Breen's')
D: 2016: Kathleen Boyle, Joannie Madden, Adrian Brady, Attracta Brady & Janine Redmond: Comhaltas Live #508-7 (titled 'Dan Breen's')
D: 2017: Brian Hughes: This Day 20 Years (titled 'Dan Breen's')
D: 2017: Cogar: Cogar (titled 'Dan Breen's')
D: 2017: Fergal Scahill: A Tune a Day for Pieta House (titled 'Dan Breen's')
D: 2018: Dylan Foley & Yosh Dukes: The New York Connection (titled 'Dan Breen's')
D: 2020: Seán Potts: Number 6 (titled 'Dan Breen's')
D: 2021: Pádraig Rynne & Tara Breen: Nasc (titled 'Dan Breen's')
D: 2021: Fintan Vallely & Mark Simos: Back to the Starry Lane (titled 'Dan Breen's')
D: 2024: Aidan Crossey: The Hard Mile (titled 'Dan Breen's')
D: 2024: Sharon Shannon: Now! (titled 'Dan Breen's')