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 JKn 1 (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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 17#2 | [WW 2] various. The Wheels of the World. Early Irish-American Music. Classic Recordings from the 1920s and 1930s. Vol. 2. |
| ~1976 | 2#1 | [MM 1] Matt Molloy accompanied by Dónal Lunny. Matt Molloy. Matt Molloy (flute). |
| ~1979 | 8#2 | [MB 1] Mary Bergin. Feadóga Stáin. Traditional Irish Music on the Tin Whistle. Mary Bergin (whistle). |
| ~1979 | 10#1 | [FR] Joe Burke, Andy McGann, and Felix Dolan. The Funny Reel. Traditional Music of Ireland. Joe Burke (accordion), Andy McGann (fiddle), Felix Dolan (piano). |
| ~1980 | 3#1 | [JKn 1] James Keane. Roll Away the Reel World. James Keane (accordion). |
| ~1980 | 2.13#1 | [GL20] various. Green Linnet Records. The Twentieth Anniversary Collection. |
| ~1991 | 17#2 | [TC] various. Turas Cheoil. A Musical Odyssey: A compilation of music from the traditional musicians of Toronto. |
| ~1995 | 2#1 | [CmA 1] various. The Coleman Archive Vol. 1: The Living Tradition. |
| ~1996 | 14#2 | [ST] Seamus Tansey. Easter Snow. Seamus Tansey (flute). |
| 2000 | 3#2 | [ACB 1] The Abbey Céilí Band. Bruach an tSuláin. Ger Murphy (accordion), Andrew O'Connell (fiddle), Liam Forde (banjo), Micheál Creedon (bass, keyboards). |
| ~2001 | 2#1 | [FG 6] Frankie Gavin. Fierce Traditional. Frankie Gavin (fiddle, flute). |
| ~2006 | 1.15#1 | [WFO 3] various. Wooden Flute Obsession 3. |
| ~2007 | 9#3 | [KB ABR] Kevin Burke and Cal Scott. Across the Black River. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Cal Scott (guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, mountain dulcimer). |
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 #1220 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #497 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #212 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. |
| As tune #11 in volume 3 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols. |
| On page 99 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| As tune #30 in [P] Brian and Eithne Vallely. Play 50 Reels. |
| As reel #132 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| As tune #3 in [DM 1] Dave Mallinson. 100 Essential Irish Session Tunes. |
| On page 69 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As reel #204 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #206 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?