Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1240 (Mayor Harrison's Fedora)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 48 | AABBCC | E Dorian |
about these two bars
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording AW (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Mayor Harrison's Fedora / Major Harrison's / Fedora / The Fedora / Feadoir An Meara Harrison / From Distant Shores (also without 3rd part)
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. They are listed in order of when they were recorded.
| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1971 | 8#1 | [AW] Paddy Reynolds, Charlie Mulvihill, James Keane, with Felix Dolan. Atlantic Wave. Paddy Reynolds (fiddle), Charlie Mulvihill (accordion), James Keane (accordion). |
| ~1985 | 12#2 | [CW] Matt Molloy and Sean Keane. Contentment Is Wealth. Matt Molloy (flute), Sean Keane (fiddle). |
| ~1985 | 1.11#2 | [GL20] various. Green Linnet Records. The Twentieth Anniversary Collection. |
| ~1995 | 10#1 | [PCny] Paddy Canny. Traditional Music from the Legendary East Clare Fiddler. Paddy Canny (fiddle). |
| ~1998 | 11#1 | [TP 7] Tommy Peoples. The Quiet Glen / An Gleann Ciúin. Tommy Peoples (fiddle). |
| 1999 | 11#1 | [JWh 2] John Whelan. Celtic Roots. John Whelan (accordion). |
| 2009 | 4#1 | [Hmmrs] The Hammers. From Distant Shores. Paul Hammer (mandolin, banjo), Susan Hammer (whistle, concertina). |
Bibliography
Here 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 #799 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #243 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. |
| On page 71 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. |
| As reel #106 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish 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?
Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1907