about these two bars
| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | AABB | D Dorian |
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording KClns (details in the Discography below).
DiscographyHere are all recordings of this tune considering only the indexed recordings. I have discovered by careful listening that these sources are in fact musically the same tune, regardless of the tune titles they use, key changes, retuning, etc. They are listed in order of when they were recorded.
| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1975 | 13#1 | [PCt] Paddy Carty. Traditional Irish Music. Paddy Carty (flute). |
| ~1976 | 9#1 | [KClns] Kathleen Collins. Traditional Music of Ireland. Kathleen Collins (fiddle). |
| ~1987 | 7#2 | [Boys 13] Boys of the Lough. Farewell and Remember Me. Aly Bain (fiddle), Cathal McConnell (flute, whistle, vocals), Dave Richardson (concertina, mandolin, cittern), Christy O'Leary (pipes, whistle, vocals), John Coakley (guitar, piano, bodhrán, mandolin, fiddle). |
| 1991 | 8#1 | [FS] various. Fiddle Sticks. Irish Traditional Music from Donegal. |
| ~1993 | 5#2 | [JMd] Joanie Madden. A Whistle on the Wind. Joanie Madden (flute, whistle). |
| ~1995 | 1#2 | [JW 1] John Williams. John Williams. John Williams (accordion, concertina). |
| ~1996 | 9#2 | [JB 3] Joe Burke, Charlie Lennon. The Bucks of Oranmore. Joe Burke (accordion), Charlie Lennon (piano). |
| ~1996 | 2.17#2 | [GL20] various. Green Linnet Records. The Twentieth Anniversary Collection. |
| 1999 | 9#1 | [MCnnly] Mick Conneely. Selkie. Mick Conneely (fiddle, bouzouki). |
| ~2006 | 1#1 | [Srnd] Mick McAuley and Winifred Horan. Serenade. Mick McAuley (accordion, vocals, whistle, bodhrán, keyboards, percussion, guitar), Winifred Horan (fiddle, vocals). |
| ~2007 | 11#1 | [CMcN] Christy McNamara. The House I Was Reared In. Christy McNamara (accordion, concertina, vocals). |
| ~2007 | 10#2 | [NNC] Niamh Ní Charra. Ón Dá Thaobh. From Both Sides. Niamh Ní Charra (fiddle, concertina). |
BibliographyHere are all transcriptions of this tune under any title whatsoever – considering only the indexed books – listed in chronological order. I have discovered by careful comparison that these are very similar to this tune as played on the recordings listed above.
| As tune #1542 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #758 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| On page 160 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| As tune #11 in [P] Brian and Eithne Vallely. Play 50 Reels. |
| On page 153 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. |
| As reel #78 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| As reel #10 in [Ng] Alan Ng. Alan Ng's Transcriptions. |
| As reel #160 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
If you are considering using the above transcriptions to help you learn this tune, I invite you to check these practical Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music. See also: So why do you bother indexing books and abc?