about these two bars
| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double jig | 64 | AABBCCDD | D Major |
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording AL (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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1951 | 13#1 | [AL] various. World Library of Folk and Primitive Music: Ireland. |
| ~1956 | 3#1 | [Rnys] The Raineys. The Raineys. Paddy Rainey (fiddle), Stephen Rainey (fiddle), Bridie 'Biddy' Rainey (vocals). |
| ~1959 | 12#3 | [SE 1] Seamus Ennis. The Bonny Bunch of Roses. Seamus Ennis (pipes, whistle, vocals). |
| ~1971 | 18#1 | [GP] various. The Gentlemen Pipers. Classic Recordings of Irish Traditional Piping. |
| ~1987 | 1#3 | [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). |
| 2001 | 3#1 | [FDys] Davy Spillane and Kevin Glackin. Forgotten Days. Davy Spillane (pipes, whistle), Kevin Glackin (fiddle). |
| ~2002 | 8#2 | [TP 8] Tommy Peoples. Waiting for a Call. Tommy Peoples (fiddle). |
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 #744 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #745 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #34 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #111 in [WC] Pat Mitchell. The Dance Music of Willie Clancy. |
| As tune #5 in [A] Hugh McDermott. Allan's "Irish Fiddler." |
| As tune #27 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. |
| On page 164 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. |
| As misc #23 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| As tune #186 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. |
| As tune #76 in [DM 1] Dave Mallinson. 100 Essential Irish Session Tunes. |
| On page 94 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| On pages 157-158 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As jig #68 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #226 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. |
| On page 26 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. |
| In [LM] L[arry]. E. McCullough. ? |
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?