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Tune ID#1309 (Miss McGuiness)

Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel16ABG Major
Transcription of first 2 bars of Miss McGuiness
 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)

cd 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). Album details
and contents
~19798#3[Ev] Kevin Burke and Jackie Daly. Eavesdropper. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Jackie Daly (accordion, concertina).View album details
~198711#1[MM 3] Matt Molloy. Stony Steps. Matt Molloy (flute).View album details
~199628#2[CmA 1] various. The Coleman Archive Vol. 1: The Living Tradition. View album details
~20031.2#1[WFO 2] various. Wooden Flute Obsession 2. View album details
20065#2[MMrch 2] Marcas Ó Murchú. Turas Ceoil. Marcas Ó Murchú (flute, whistle).View album details
~20068#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).View album details
20094#2[DPss 2] Dan Possumato. Pulling Out the Stops. Traditional Music and Song of Ireland. Dan Possumato (accordion).View album details

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. [available]
As tune #1412 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #466 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
On page 93 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
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