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 SE 6 (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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 1#3 | [SE 6] Séamus Ennis. The Return from Fingal. Séamus Ennis (pipes, vocals). |
| 1974 | 4#2 | [RF] Miko, Pakie and Gussie Russell. The Russell Family of Doolin, County Clare. Miko Russell (whistle, flute, vocals), Gussie Russell (whistle), Pakie Russell (concertina). |
| ~1984 | 10#1 | [KB UC] Kevin Burke. Up Close. Kevin Burke (fiddle). |
| ~1992 | 15#1 | [PHt] Parson's Hat. The Better Match. Bríd Ní Chatháin (harp, vocals), Fred Johnston (guitar, vocals, mandolin), Janet Sutton (whistle), Paul Wilkins (piano accordion, whistle, keyboards, piano). |
| 2003 | 1#1 | [CSmth] Chris Smith with Roger Landes and Randal Bays. Coyotebanjo. Chris Smith (banjo, mandola, mandolin, field organ), Roger Landes (bouzouki), Randal Bays (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.
| As tune #1184 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #463 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #63 in [A] Hugh McDermott. Allan's "Irish Fiddler." |
| On page 93 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| As reel #206 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| On page 83 of [Cr] Matt Cranitch. The Irish Fiddle Book. |
| As reel #268 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #11 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?