about these two bars
| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hornpipe | 32 | AABB | D Major |
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MGm (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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1919 | 3#1 | [PT] Patsy Touhey. The Piping of Patsy Touhey. Patsy Touhey (pipes). |
| 1928 | 18#1 | [JDJO] Joe Derrane and Jerry O'Brien. Irish Accordion Masters. Joe Derrane (accordion), Jerry O'Brien (accordion). |
| 1937 | 5#1 | [IDM 2] various. Past Masters of Irish Dance Music. |
| 1951 | 1.28#1 | [MGm] Michael Gorman. The Sligo Champion. The Fiddle Music of County Sligo. Michael Gorman (fiddle, vocals). |
| 1994 | 10#1 | [JDr 1] Joe Derrane with Felix Dolan. Give Us Another. Joe Derrane (accordion), Felix Dolan (piano). |
| ~2007 | 15#1 | [Hmdgr] Paul Brock and Enda Scahill. Humdinger. Paul Brock (accordion), Enda Scahill (banjo, mandolin). |
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 #1559 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #809 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #94 in [A] Hugh McDermott. Allan's "Irish Fiddler." |
| As tune #298 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. |
| On page 164 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| On page 78 of [Cr] Matt Cranitch. The Irish Fiddle Book. |
| On page 10 of [SK] Sean Keane. Fifty Fiddle Solos. |
| As tune #265 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. |
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?