about these two bars
| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | AABB | A Dorian |
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MC (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). | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 2.18#1 | [MC] Michael Coleman. Michael Coleman 1891-1945. Michael Coleman (fiddle). | |
| ~1966 | 12#1 | [TMC] Joe Burke, Andy McGann, and Felix Dolan. A Tribute to Michael Coleman. Joe Burke (accordion), Andy McGann (fiddle), Felix Dolan (piano). | |
| 1967 | 4#1 | [PitS] various. Paddy in the Smoke. Martin Byrnes (fiddle), Danny Meehan (fiddle), Bobby Casey (fiddle), Tony McMahon (accordion), Andy Boyle (fiddle), Jimmy Power (fiddle), Jimmy Dunleavy (fiddle), Sean O'Shea (fiddle), Con Curtin (fiddle), Denis McMahon (fiddle), Julia Clifford (fiddle), Tommy Maguire (accordion), Father O'Keeffe (mandolin), Lucy Farr (fiddle), Edmond Murphy (fiddle). | |
| 1967 | 22#1 | [ItS] various. In the Smoke. | |
| 1974 | 25#2 | [JD 3] John Doherty. The Celebrated Recordings. John Doherty (fiddle, vocals). | |
| ~1976 | 4#1 | [KClns] Kathleen Collins. Traditional Music of Ireland. Kathleen Collins (fiddle). | |
| ~1987 | 5#3 | [MM 3] Matt Molloy. Stony Steps. Matt Molloy (flute). | |
| 1991 | 11#3 | [BF] Bards of a Feather. Homeward Way. Josh Culley (harp, whistle, flute, pipes, Highland pipes, accordion, recorder, guitar, bouzouki, bodhrán, Scottish snare, vocals), Susanna Perry (fiddle, vocals, recorder), Barry Gilmore (guitar, bouzouki, hammered dulcimer, vocals, bodhrán), David Heiser (guitar, vocals, concertina, bodhrán). | |
| ~1995 | 16#1 | [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). | |
| ~2002 | 9#1 | [BCw] Brian Conway. First through the Gate. Brian Conway (fiddle). | |
| ~2007 | 5#5 | [KB ABR] Kevin Burke and Cal Scott. Across the Black River. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Cal Scott (guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, mountain dulcimer). | |
| ~2007 | 10#2 | [ATrgs 1] Athena Tergis. A Letter Home. Athena Tergis (fiddle). | |
| ~9999 | 1 | [1] various. Alan's personal session tapes. |
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 #1181 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #1182 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #461 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #15 in [D&M] Arthur Warren Darley and Patrick Joseph McCall. The Darley and McCall Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| On page 92 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| As tune #68 in [Cr] Matt Cranitch. The Irish Fiddle Book. |
| As tune #77 in [Cr] Matt Cranitch. The Irish Fiddle Book. |
| As reel #263 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| On page 95 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle 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?