about these two bars
| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | AABB | G Major |
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording WW 1 (2nd time through) (details in the Discography below).
DiscographyHere 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). | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 22#3 | [PT] Patsy Touhey. The Piping of Patsy Touhey. Patsy Touhey (pipes). | |
| 1919 | 7#3 | [WW 1] various. The Wheels of the World. Early Irish-American Music. Classic Recordings from the 1920s and 1930s. Vol. 1. | |
| 1926 | 21#1 | [MG] various. Milestone at the Garden. Irish Fiddle Masters from the 78 RPM Era. | |
| 1928 | 6#2 | [BFair] various. Ballinasloe Fair. Early Recordings of Irish Music in America. | |
| 1951 | 1.29#1 | [MGm] Michael Gorman. The Sligo Champion. The Fiddle Music of County Sligo. Michael Gorman (fiddle, vocals). | |
| 1952 | 14#3 | [KF] Padraig O'Keefe, Denis Murphy, Julia Clifford. Kerry Fiddles. Padraig O'Keefe (fiddle), Denis Murphy (fiddle), Julia Clifford (fiddle). | |
| ~1953 | 17#1 | [JDJO] Joe Derrane and Jerry O'Brien. Irish Accordion Masters. Joe Derrane (accordion), Jerry O'Brien (accordion). | |
| 1957 | 1.5#2 | [SltSdt] various. Seoltaí Séidte. Setting Sail. | |
| 1960 | 1.22#2 | [SltSdt] various. Seoltaí Séidte. Setting Sail. | |
| ~1974 | 25#2 | [JD 5] John Doherty. The Floating Bow. John Doherty (fiddle). | |
| ~1975 | 1#2 | [PK 1] Paddy Keenan. Paddy Keenan. Paddy Keenan (pipes, whistle, low whistle). | |
| ~1977 | 20#2 | [ECst] various. Traditional Irish Music in America. The East Coast. | |
| ~1978 | B.2#3 | [NF] Joe Shannon, Johnny McGreevy. The Noonday Feast. Joe Shannon (pipes), Johnny McGreevy (fiddle). | |
| ~1988 | 1#3 | [SCnly 1] Séamus Connolly. Notes from My Mind. Séamus Connolly (fiddle). | |
| 1991 | 19#2 | [FS] various. Fiddle Sticks. Irish Traditional Music from Donegal. | |
| ~1992 | 12#2 | [MMM] various. Music at Matt Molloy's. | |
| ~1993 | 8#2 | [MR 2] Micho Russell. The Limestone Rock. Micho Russell (whistle). | |
| ~1993 | 1#2 | [JCnly] Johnny Connolly. An tOileán Aerach. Johnny Connolly (accordion). | |
| ~1994 | 2#1 | [SRn 2] Seán Ryan. Minstrel's Fancy. Cliaraí Ceoil. Seán Ryan (whistle). | |
| ~1995 | 1#2 | [Arc 2] Arcady. Many Happy Returns. Johnny McDonagh (bones, bodhrán, triangle), Nicholas Quemener (guitar, flute, whistle, vocals), Patsy Broderick (piano, keyboards), Conor Keane (accordion), Brendan Larrissey (fiddle), Niamh Parsons (vocals). | |
| ~1996 | 4#2 | [PCln] Pat Cloonan. Pat Cloonan's Thanksgiving. Patrick Cloonan (accordion). | |
| ~1996 | 12#3 | [JK 3] James Kelly. Traditional Irish Music. James Kelly (fiddle). | |
| 1998 | 12#3 | [PS 7] Patrick Street. Live from Patrick Street. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Jackie Daly (accordion), Andy Irvine (vocals, bouzouki, mandolin, hurdy-gurdy, harmonica), Ged Foley (guitar, fiddle). | |
| ~1998 | 2.10#1 | [ESL 1] various. An Evening in Sliabh Luachra. Volume One. A Collection of Traditional Music and Song from the Sliabh Luachra Area. | |
| ~1998 | 12#1 | [BG 5] Bobby Gardiner. The Clare Shout. Bobby Gardiner (accordion, lilting). | |
| ~1999 | 2#1 | [OMT] Billy McComiskey, Brendan Mulvihill, and Zan McLeod. One More Time. Billy McComiskey (accordion), Brendan Mulvihill (fiddle), and Zan McLeod (guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, bass). | |
| 2000 | 13#1 | [MMR 3] Mike and Mary Rafferty. The Road from Ballinakill. Mike Rafferty (flute, whistle, lilting), Mary Rafferty (accordion, flute, whistle, concertina). | |
| ~2002 | 10#3 | [LitN] Christy Barry, Conor McCarthy, Cyril O'Donoghue. Late . . . in the Night. Christy Barry (flute, whistle, spoons), Conor McCarthy (accordion), Cyril O'Donoghue (bouzouki, guitar). | |
| ~2007 | 5#1 | [Hmdgr] Paul Brock and Enda Scahill. Humdinger. Paul Brock (accordion), Enda Scahill (banjo, mandolin). | |
| ~9999 | [2] various. Alan's other personal audiocassettes. |
BibliographyHere 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 #1418 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #655 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #148 in volume 1 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
| As tune #69 in [A] Hugh McDermott. Allan's "Irish Fiddler." |
| On page 134 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| On page 11 of [Ba] Betty M. Barlow. Fiddle Tunes for the Violinist. |
| On pages 38, 52, 66 of [TS] Tony DeMarco and Miles Krassen. A Trip to Sligo. A Comprehensive Guide to the Art of Irish Fiddling, Sligo-Style. |
| On page 192 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. |
| On pages 192-193 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. |
| As tune #143 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. |
| On page 43 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| As reel #18 in [Ng] Alan Ng. Alan Ng's Transcriptions. |
| On page 71 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As reel #219 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #138 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. |
| As tune #19 in [DM 4] Dave Mallinson. 100 Vital Irish Session Tunes. |
| In [LM] L[arry]. E. McCullough. ? |
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?