Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1309 (Miss McGuiness)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 16 | AB | G Major |
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 Ev (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Miss McGuiness / Miss McGuinness / Going to the Fair / Take Your Choice / Terence's Rambles / Jim Coleman's / Miss Parr's Reel (also in D) (compare Miss McGuiness #937; compare 2nd part with 2nd part of Micho Russell's #3855)
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.
| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1979 | 8#3 | [Ev] Kevin Burke and Jackie Daly. Eavesdropper. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Jackie Daly (accordion, concertina). |
| ~1987 | 11#1 | [MM 3] Matt Molloy. Stony Steps. Matt Molloy (flute). |
| ~1996 | 28#2 | [CmA 1] various. The Coleman Archive Vol. 1: The Living Tradition. |
| ~2003 | 1.2#1 | [WFO 2] various. Wooden Flute Obsession 2. |
| 2006 | 5#2 | [MMrch 2] Marcas Ó Murchú. Turas Ceoil. Marcas Ó Murchú (flute, whistle). |
| ~2006 | 8#3 | [DCB 1] The Doon Céilí Band. Around the World for Sport. Paddy O'Brien (accordion), Kate Dowling (flute), Laura MacKenzie (flute), Brian Miller (flute), Jode Dowling (fiddle), Django Amerson (fiddle), Sean Egan (piano). |
| 2009 | 4#2 | [DPss 2] Dan Possumato. Pulling Out the Stops. Traditional Music and Song of Ireland. Dan Possumato (accordion). |
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 #1187 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #1412 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #466 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| On page 93 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| As reel #162 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): 1903