about these two bars
| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | AABB | D Major |
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording JDJO (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 | 18#1 | [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). |
| 1928 | 4#1 | [JDJO] Joe Derrane and Jerry O'Brien. Irish Accordion Masters. Joe Derrane (accordion), Jerry O'Brien (accordion). |
| 1934 | 18#1 | [IDM 2] various. Past Masters of Irish Dance Music. |
| 1937 | 9#2 | [GD] various. From Galway to Dublin. Early Recordings of Traditional Irish Music. |
| ~1974 | 12#1 | [ItS] various. In the Smoke. |
| ~1976 | 5#2 | [MM 1] Matt Molloy accompanied by Dónal Lunny. Matt Molloy. Matt Molloy (flute). |
| ~1982 | 2.10#3 | [GL20] various. Green Linnet Records. The Twentieth Anniversary Collection. |
| 1994 | 9#1 | [JDr 1] Joe Derrane with Felix Dolan. Give Us Another. Joe Derrane (accordion), Felix Dolan (piano). |
| ~1996 | A.5#1 | [MISD 6] Donncha Lynch Trio. The Magic of Irish Set Dancing. Vol. 6. Donncha Lynch (accordion), Aogán Lynch (concertina), Donncha Lynch Jr. (guitar). |
| ~2000 | 3#2 | [TC] various. Turas Cheoil. A Musical Odyssey: A compilation of music from the traditional musicians of Toronto. |
| ~2005 | 9#2 | [JCt 5] John Carty. I Will If I Can. John Carty (banjo, guitar, 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 #62 in [A] Hugh McDermott. Allan's "Irish Fiddler." |
| On page 181 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. |
| On page 260 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. |
| As tune #21 in [DM 1] Dave Mallinson. 100 Essential Irish Session Tunes. |
| On page 39 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| On page 64 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As reel #9 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #4 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. |
| 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?