Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1266 (McMahon's)
about these two barsThese two bars are quoted from the transcription in the book SR (details in the Bibliography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hornpipe | 32 | AABB | G Major |
McMahon's / McMahon's Hornpipe / Sean Ryan's Hornpipe / [misspelled as:] Séan Rians / Trip to Vermont / Paddy O'Brien's (composed by Seán Ryan)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1958 | 19#1 | [TDMI] Traditional Dance Music of Ireland. Jimmy Hogan (accordion).. |
| 1999 | 4#1 | [GCJR] Gerard Commane and Joe Ryan with Eoin O'Neill. Two Gentlemen of Clare Music. Gerard Commane (concertina), Joe Ryan (fiddle). For this tune: Gerdie Commane (concertina). |
| ~2004 | 3#2 | [MRaf] Mike Rafferty. Speed 78. Mike Rafferty (flute, pipes). |
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 #72 in volume 1 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols. |
| As hp #46 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| On page 23 of [SR] Brian Ryan. The Hidden Ireland. The First Selection of Irish Traditional Compositions of Seán Ryan. |
| As tune #264 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. |
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): 1958