about these two bars
| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double jig | 32 | AABB | G Major |
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording BB 1 (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 | 1#1 | [BB 1] The Bothy Band. 1975. The First Album. Paddy Keenan (pipes, whistle), Matt Molloy (flute, whistle), Tommy Peoples (fiddle), Donal Lunny (bouzouki, vocals), Tríona Ni Dhomhnaill (harpsichord, bodhrán, vocals), Mícheál Ó Domhnaill (guitar, vocals). |
| 1978 | 1#1 | [BB 4] The Bothy Band. After Hours. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Paddy Keenan (pipes, whistle), Matt Molloy (flute), Dónal Lunny (vocals, bouzouki, guitar, bodhrán), Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill (vocals, keyboards, bodhrán), Mícheál Ó Domhnaill (vocals, guitar, keyboards). |
| ~1978 | 6#1 | [ItS] various. In the Smoke. |
| ~1980 | 10#1 | [JKn 1] James Keane. Roll Away the Reel World. James Keane (accordion). |
| ~2007 | 15#2 | [CMcN] Christy McNamara. The House I Was Reared In. Christy McNamara (accordion, concertina, vocals). |
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 #1030 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #1080 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #243 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| On page 24 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. |
| As tune #56 in volume 1 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols. |
| On page 57 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| On page 66 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| On page 157 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. |
| As jig #20 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| As tune #81 in [DM 1] Dave Mallinson. 100 Essential Irish Session Tunes. |
| On page 90 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| In [FMH] Tom Hastings. The Feis Musicians Handbook [sic]. |
| On page 150 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As jig #64 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As jig #101 in [JKg 3] Josephine Keegan. A Drop in the Ocean. Traditional Irish Tunes Collected by Josephine Keegan. |
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?