about these two bars
| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double jig | 32 | AABB | D Major |
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording SatG (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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1969 | 12#2 | [SatG] Denis Murphy and Julia Clifford. The Star above the Garter. Fiddle music from Kerry, played by Denis Murphy and Julia Clifford. Denis Murphy (fiddle), Julia Clifford (fiddle). |
| ~1995 | 10#1 | [Whr] Paddy Glackin and Robbie Hannan. The Whirlwind. Paddy Glackin (fiddle), Robbie Hannan (pipes). |
| ~1996 | 7#3 | [PS 5] Patrick Street. Cornerboys. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Jackie Daly (accordion), Andy Irvine (vocals, bouzouki, harmonica, mandolin), Ged Foley (guitar, Northumbrian smallpipes). |
| ~1998 | 21#1 | [BG 5] Bobby Gardiner. The Clare Shout. Bobby Gardiner (accordion, lilting). |
| ~2005 | 2#1 | [JCt 5] John Carty. I Will If I Can. John Carty (banjo, guitar, fiddle). |
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.
| On page 29 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. |
| As tune #43 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. |
| As jig #4 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| As misc #25 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| On page 30 of [T] Fintan Vallely. Timber. The Flute Tutor. 2nd Edition. |
| As tune #16 in [Cr] Matt Cranitch. The Irish Fiddle Book. |
| On page 98 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| On page 168 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As tune #242 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. |
| As tune #41 in [DM 4] Dave Mallinson. 100 Vital Irish Session Tunes. |
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?