Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1309 (Miss McGuiness)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording Ev (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 16 | AB | G Major |
Miss McGuiness / Miss McGuinness / Iníon Mhic Aonghusa / 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 Flowers of Redhill #2419)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1979 | 8#3 | [Ev] Kevin Burke and Jackie Daly. Eavesdropper. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Jackie Daly (accordion, concertina). For this tune: with Conal Ó Grada (flute). |
| ~1987 | 11#1 | [MM 3] Matt Molloy. Stony Steps. Matt Molloy (flute). |
| ~1996 | 28#2 | [CmA 1] The Coleman Archive Vol. 1: The Living Tradition. Gerry Donogher (harmonica). |
| 2000 | 1.14#1 | [LaL] Lámh ar Lámh. Many Hands. Nóra Ó Raghallaigh (fiddle), Áine Ó Raghallaigh (fiddle), Mac Dara Ó Raghallaigh (fiddle), Felim Ó Raghallaigh (flute), Micheál Ó Raghallaigh (concertina). |
| ~2003 | 1.2#1 | [WFO 2] Wooden Flute Obsession 2. Damien Stenson (C flute). |
| 2006 | 5#2 | [MMrch 2] Marcas Ó Murchú. Turas Ceoil. Marcas Ó Murchú (flute, whistle). For this tune: (flute), with Ben Lennon (fiddle). |
| ~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). For this tune: with Quentin Cooper (banjo). |
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 #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