about these two bars
| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 80 | AABBCCDDEE | D Major |
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MC (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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1934 | 1.10#1 | [MC] Michael Coleman. Michael Coleman 1891-1945. Michael Coleman (fiddle). |
| ~1953 | 15#1 | [TDMI] various. Traditional Dance Music of Ireland. |
| 1974 | 31#1 | [JD 3] John Doherty. The Celebrated Recordings. John Doherty (fiddle, vocals). |
| ~1977 | 10#2 | [SE 4] Séamus Ennis. Forty Years of Irish Piping. Seamus Ennis (pipes except where whistle or vocals noted). |
| ~1984 | 1#1 | [KB UC] Kevin Burke. Up Close. Kevin Burke (fiddle). |
| ~1993 | 9#1 | [JCnly] Johnny Connolly. An tOileán Aerach. Johnny Connolly (accordion). |
| ~1994 | 5#1 | [SRn 2] Seán Ryan. Minstrel's Fancy. Cliaraí Ceoil. Seán Ryan (whistle). |
| ~1996 | 10#2 | [LN 1] Laurence Nugent. Traditional Irish Music on Flute and Tin-Whistle. Laurence Nugent (flute, whistle). |
| 2001 | 9#1 | [FDys] Davy Spillane and Kevin Glackin. Forgotten Days. Davy Spillane (pipes, whistle), Kevin Glackin (fiddle). |
| ~2002 | 13#1 | [BRny 2] Brian Rooney. Leitrim to London. Brian Rooney (fiddle, accordion). |
| ~2005 | 4#1 | [CTrsh] Ciaran Tourish. Down the Line. Ciaran Tourish (fiddle, whistle). |
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 #1433 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #670 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #162 in volume 1 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
| On pages 84-85 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. |
| As tune #213 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. |
| As tune #70 in [A] Hugh McDermott. Allan's "Irish Fiddler." |
| As tune #203 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. |
| On page 138 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| On page 174 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. |
| As tune #82 in [Cr] Matt Cranitch. The Irish Fiddle Book. |
| As reel #9 in [Ng] Alan Ng. Alan Ng's Transcriptions. |
| As reel #184 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| On page 83 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?