about these two bars
| Rhythm | Mode |
|---|---|
| Set dance | D Major |
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording LR 2 (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 | 16#2 | [LR 2] Leo Rowsome. The King of the Pipers. Leo Rowsome (pipes). |
| ~1981 | 10#1 | [BMc] Billy McComiskey. Makin' the Rounds. Irish Traditional Music. Billy McComiskey (accordion). |
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 #1561 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #973 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #282 in volume 2 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
| On page 165 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| On page 29 of [RW] Robin Williamson. The Penny Whistle Book. |
| In [FMH] Tom Hastings. The Feis Musicians Handbook [sic]. |
| As setd #24 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
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?