Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1064 (Knotted Cord)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | AABB | A Dorian |
about these two bars
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording Plx 1 (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Knotted Cord, The / An Corda Snaidhmthe / The Knot in the Cord / Bridie Morley's / Bridie Morley / Junior Crehan's / Junior Crehan's Favourite / Junior Crehan's Favorite / Juniors / The Bangor Reel / Bangor Reel / Cronin's
Discography
Here 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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 4#1 | [GD] various. From Galway to Dublin. Early Recordings of Traditional Irish Music. |
| ~1973 | 5#1 | [Plx 1] Planxty. Planxty. Liam O'Flynn (pipes, whistle), Andy Irvine (vocals, mandola, mandolin, hurdy-gurdy, harmonica), Donal Lunny (vocals, bouzouki, guitar, bodhrán), Christy Moore (vocals, guitar, harmonica, bodhrán). |
| ~1978 | 22#1 | [CmA 1] various. The Coleman Archive Vol. 1: The Living Tradition. |
| ~1995 | 5#2 | [KC 1] Kevin Crawford. 'D' Flute Album. Kevin Crawford (flute, whistle, bodhrán). |
| 2001 | 2#1 | [PHCB] Public House Ceili Band. Go Figure. Dan Cobb (banjo), Dave Delgado (whistle), Alan Ng (fiddle), Bob Newton (octave mandolin). |
| ~2002 | 2.3#2 | [MSCB] Michael Sexton Ceili Band. Michael Sexton Ceili Band. Michael Sexton (accordion), Caroline Tubridy (fiddle), Pat Curtin (flute), Brian Morgan (flute), Ralph Morgan (banjo), George Byrt (piano), Martin Garrihy (drums). |
| ~2003 | 6#1 | [MMlvy] Mick Mulvey. Within a Mile o' Jamestown. Mick Mulvey (flute). |
Bibliography
Here 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 #229 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. |
| As tune #22 in volume 1 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols. |
| As reel #2 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| As tune #40 in [DM 1] Dave Mallinson. 100 Essential Irish Session Tunes. |
| As reel #171 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| On page 81 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. |
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?
Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1937