Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1068 (Lad O'Beirne's)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | AABB | G Major |
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 PCln (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Lad O'Beirne's / Lad O'Beirns / Ladd O'Beirne's Favourite / Ladd O' Beirne Favourite / Lad O' Beirne's Reel / The Galway Rambler / Elenor Nearey's Favorite [Eleanor Neary's Favorite] (for 1st figure of Caledonian Set on JRSLCB 2) (composed by James 'Lad' O'Beirne)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 7#1 | [TCB 3] The Tulla Ceili Band. A Celebration of 50 Years. P. J. Hayes (fiddle), Martin Hayes (fiddle), Francis Donnellan (fiddle), Mark Donnellan (fiddle), J. J. Conway (flute), Jennifer Lenihan (flute), Sean Donnelly (accordion), Michael McKee (accordion), Jim Corry (piano), Michael Flanigan (drums). |
| ~1996 | 7#2 | [PCln] Pat Cloonan. Pat Cloonan's Thanksgiving. Patrick Cloonan (accordion). |
| ~1996 | 3#2 | [ST] Seamus Tansey. Easter Snow. Seamus Tansey (flute). |
| ~1998 | 4#2 | [KH] Kieran Hanrahan. Kieran Hanrahan Plays the Irish Tenor Banjo. Kieran Hanrahan (banjo). |
| ~1998 | 7#1 | [JRSLCB 2] Johnny Reidy and the Sliabh Luachra Ceili Band. Music for Set Dancing Vol. II. Johnny Reidy (accordion). |
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 #15 in [DM 2] Dave Mallinson. 100 Enduring Irish Session Tunes. |
| As reel #220 in [HN] Henrik Norbeck. Henrik Norbeck's Abc Tunes. |
| As reel #173 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As reel #207 in [JKg 3] Josephine Keegan. A Drop in the Ocean. Traditional Irish Tunes Collected by Josephine Keegan. |
| As tune #162 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. |
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): 1995