about these two bars
| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | AABB | E Dorian |
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MG (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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1959 | 7#1 | [MG] various. Milestone at the Garden. Irish Fiddle Masters from the 78 RPM Era. |
| 1960 | 2.2#1 | [SltSdt] various. Seoltaí Séidte. Setting Sail. |
| ~1978 | 10#1 | [LCTM] Liz Carroll & Tommy Maguire. Kiss Me Kate. Liz Carroll (fiddle), Tommy Maguire (accordion). |
| ~1985 | 7#3 | [CW] Matt Molloy and Sean Keane. Contentment Is Wealth. Matt Molloy (flute), Sean Keane (fiddle). |
| ~1986 | 1.3#3 | [RtH] various. Round the House. Music for the Sets - Vol. 1. Séamus Meehan (piano accordion), Paul O'Shaughnessy (fiddle), Neillidh Mulligan (pipes), Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich (accordion), Gerry Bevan (fiddle). |
| 1987 | 12#1 | [BBow 2] Buttons and Bows. The First Month of Summer. Séamus McGuire (fiddle, viola), Manus McGuire (fiddle), Jackie Daly (accordion, concertina, whistle). |
| 1992 | 13#1 | [DOEI] various. Dear Old Erin's Isle. Irish Traditional Music from America. |
| 1999 | 13#1 | [JWh 2] John Whelan. Celtic Roots. John Whelan (accordion). |
| ~2004 | 12#1 | [MRaf] Mike Rafferty. Speed 78. Mike Rafferty (flute, pipes). |
| 2007 | 10#1 | [PotW] John Wynne and John McEvoy. Pride of the West. John Wynne (flute), John McEvoy (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 #1657 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #769 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| On page 187 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| On page 93 of [Cr] Matt Cranitch. The Irish Fiddle Book. |
| As reel #274 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As reel #149 in [JKg 3] Josephine Keegan. A Drop in the Ocean. Traditional Irish Tunes Collected by Josephine Keegan. |
| As tune #52 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. |
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?