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. They are listed in order of when they were recorded.
| 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). |
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