about these two bars
| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 16 | AB | G Major |
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording IDM 2 (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). | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | 3#1 | [IDM 2] various. Past Masters of Irish Dance Music. | |
| 1928 | 16#2 | [FBros] The Flanagan Brothers. The Tunes We Like to Play on Paddy's Day. Joe Flanagan (accordion), Louis Flanagan (guitar, banjo), Mike Flanagan (banjo, vocals, mandolin). | |
| ~1963 | 8#2 | [Ch 1] The Chieftains. The Chieftains. Paddy Moloney (pipes, whistle), Michael Tubridy (flute, concertina), Seán Potts (whistle), Martin Fay (fiddle), David Fallon (bodhrán). | |
| ~1975 | 6#1 | [PCt] Paddy Carty. Traditional Irish Music. Paddy Carty (flute). | |
| ~1978 | A.1#1 | [NF] Joe Shannon, Johnny McGreevy. The Noonday Feast. Joe Shannon (pipes), Johnny McGreevy (fiddle). | |
| ~1983 | 14#1 | [JB 2] Joe Burke with Máire Ní Chathasaigh. The Tailor's Choice. Joe Burke (flute, whistle, accordion). | |
| ~1985 | 6#2 | [CW] Matt Molloy and Sean Keane. Contentment Is Wealth. Matt Molloy (flute), Sean Keane (fiddle). | |
| ~1993 | 14#1 | [SSt] various. The Sound of Stone. Artists for Mullaghmore. | |
| ~1993 | 2#1 | [MR 2] Micho Russell. The Limestone Rock. Micho Russell (whistle). | |
| 1999 | 11#3 | [JWh 2] John Whelan. Celtic Roots. John Whelan (accordion). | |
| 1999 | 11#1 | [GCJR] Gerard Commane and Joe Ryan with Eoin O'Neill. Two Gentlemen of Clare Music. Gerard Commane (concertina), Joe Ryan (fiddle). | |
| ~1999 | 1#1 | [KR] Kevin Rowsome. The Rowsome Tradition. Kevin Rowsome (pipes). | |
| ~2000 | 5#5 | [Sld 1] Slide. The Flying Pig. Aogán Lynch (concertina, whistle), Daire Bracken (fiddle, guitar, vocals), Mick Broderick (bouzouki), Éamonn de Barra (flute, piano, keyboards, whistle, vocals). | |
| ~2002 | 1#4 | [AFL] Michael McGoldrick and John McSherry. At First Light. Michael McGoldrick (flute, whistle, pipes, bodhrán), John McSherry (pipes, whistle). | |
| 2006 | 16#1 | [TCB 4] The Tulla Céilí Band. 60th Anniversary Celebration. Mark Donnellan (fiddle), Martin Hayes (fiddle), Jim Corry (piano), Sean Donnelly (accordion), Michael McKee (accordion), J.J. Conway (flute), Jennifer Lenihan (flute), Martin Glynn (flute), Mick Flanagan (drums). | |
| ~9999 | 1 | [1] various. Alan's personal session tapes. |
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 #1457 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #688 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #113 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. |
| On page 143 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| As reel #195 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| On page 19 of [MR] Barbara Wygol (tunes), Jenny Loui (text). The Piper's Chair. A Collection of Tunes and Folklore from Micho Russell. |
| As reel #178 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #22 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?