Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID# 1558 (Paul Halfpenny)

RhythmBarsMode
Set dance20A Dorian
Transcription of first 2 bars of Paul Halfpenny
 about these two bars

These two bars are the start of the transcription in the book 1001 (details in the Bibliography below).

Where do you get the tune titles?
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Paul Halfpenny / Paul Ha'penny / Pol Ha'penny / Poll Ha'Penny / Molly Ha'penny / Molly Macalpin / Brian the Brave (compare as hornpipe/song-air #701)

cd Discography

I have determined by careful listening that there are zero recordings of this tune anywhere on the indexed recordings, regardless of tune title.

Bibliography

Here are all transcriptions of this tune under any title whatsoever – considering only the indexed books – listed in chronological order.

As tune #1783 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #983 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
As misc #7 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
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