Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1240 (Mayor Harrison's Fedora)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording AW (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 48 | AABBCC | E Dorian |
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.
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to hear the first 10 seconds.| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Performers (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). For this tune: Paddy Reynolds (fiddle), Charlie Mulvihill (accordion). |
| ~1985 | 12#2 | [CW] Matt Molloy and Sean Keane. Contentment Is Wealth. Matt Molloy (flute), Sean Keane (fiddle). |
| ~1985 | 1.11#2 | [GL20] 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 8] John Whelan. Celtic Roots. John Whelan (accordion). |
| ~2005 | 7#3 | [ACarbry] Angelina Carberry. An Traidisiún Beo. Angelina Carberry (banjo). For this tune: with Peter Carberry (accordion). |
| 2009 | 4#1 | [Hmmrs] The Hammers. From Distant Shores. Paul Hammer (mandolin, banjo), Susan Hammer (whistle, concertina). For this tune: (low A 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.
| 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