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Tune ID#132 (Bean Pháidín)

These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording AL (details in the Discography below).

Basic musical information on this tune.
Type ?	Bars	8-bar phrase structure	Mode ?
Song	16	AB	G Major

Basic musical information on this tune.

Type ?

Bars

8-bar phrase structure

Mode ?

Song

G Major

Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):

Bean Pháidín / Bean Phaidín / Bean Paidín / [misspelled as:] Bean Phaidón / The Wife of Páidín (also as slip jig, in G or C or D)

Discography

Here are all recordings of this song – considering only the indexed recordings.

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Year Recorded	Track #Tune?	[Album code] Artist. Title (Link to Album Info page). Performers (instruments).
~1951	15#1	[AL] World Library of Folk and Primitive Music: Ireland. Colm Keane / Colm Ó Caoidheán.
1957	1.1#1	[SltSdt] Seoltaí Séidte. Setting Sail. Seán 'ac Dhonncha.
1973	8#1	[Plx 2] Planxty. The Well below the Valley. Unidentified on this reissue, but: Liam O'Flynn, Andy Irvine, Donal Lunny, Christy Moore. For this tune: [unidentified guest] (vocals).
~1979	9#1	[Plx 4] Planxty. Collection. Unidentified on this reissue.
~1998	11#1	[JOCBM] Johnny Óg Connolly and Brian McGrath. Dreaming up the Tunes. Johnny Óg Connolly (accordion), Brian McGrath (banjo). For this tune: Johnny (accordion).
~2006	10#2	[HB 3] Harry Bradley. The Night-Rambler's Companion. Harry Bradley (flute, whistle). For this tune: with Emmett Gill (pipes).
~2013	6#2	[JAbrt 1] Joey Abarta. Swimming against the Falls. Snámh in aghaidh easa. Joey Abarta (pipes).
~2017	2#1	[UI 1] Usher's Island. Usher's Island. Andy Irvine (vocals, mandola, harmonica), Dónal Lunny (vocals, bouzouki, baritone bouzouki, bodhrán, keyboards), Paddy Glackin (fiddle), Mike McGoldrick (flute, pipes, whistle), John Doyle (vocals, guitar, bouzouki). For this tune: Dónal (vocals).

Played after	On Albums
Repeal of the Union	HB 3
Last Night's Fun	JAbrt 1

Played after

On Albums

Repeal of the Union

HB 3

Last Night's Fun

JAbrt 1

Played before	On Albums
Rakish Paddy	Plx 2, Plx 4
Seanamhac Tube Station	JOCBM
Humours of Derrycrosane	JAbrt 1
First Slip	UI 1

Played before

On Albums

Rakish Paddy

Plx 2, Plx 4

Seanamhac Tube Station

JOCBM

Humours of Derrycrosane

JAbrt 1

First Slip

UI 1

Bibliography

I have found zero transcriptions of this song anywhere on the indexed books. Try my recommended links to other indexes if you need a transcription. If you want to actually learn to sing this song, simply learn it from a fellow singer or from a recording listed above. See also: Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music.

Tune ID#132 (Bean Pháidín)

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