Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1207 (Man of Aran)
about these two barsThese two bars are quoted from the transcription in the book HN (details in the Bibliography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | AABB | B Minor |
Man of Aran / The Man of Aran / The Man of Arran (composed by Darach de Brún)
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.
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to hear the first 12 seconds.| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Performers (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1992 | 5#1 | [NP] Niamh Parsons. Loosely Connected. Niamh Parsons (vocals), John McSherry (pipes, whistles), Dee Moore (bass). For this tune: John McSherry (low whistle), then John McSherry (pipes). |
| ~2012 | 10#2 | [In2M] Len Graham and Brían Ó hAirt. In Two Minds. Len Graham (vocals, spoons), Brían Ó hAirt (vocals, whistle, dance). For this tune: Brían Ó hAirt (whistle). |
Bibliography
Here are all transcriptions of this tune 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.
| In [L] Alan's private loose music. |
| As reel #244 in [HN] Henrik Norbeck. Henrik Norbeck's Abc Tunes. |
| As tune #199 in [FT] Randy Miller. The Fiddler's Throne. |
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): 1992