about these two bars
| Rhythm | Bars | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Hornpipe | 32 | G Major |
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording JDr 1 (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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 6#2 | [JDr 1] Joe Derrane with Felix Dolan. Give Us Another. Joe Derrane (accordion), Felix Dolan (piano). |
| 1999 | 13#2 | [GCJR] Gerard Commane and Joe Ryan with Eoin O'Neill. Two Gentlemen of Clare Music. Gerard Commane (concertina), Joe Ryan (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 #1563 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #814 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #97 in [A] Hugh McDermott. Allan's "Irish Fiddler." |
| On page 166 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| As tune #228 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. |
| As hp #25 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| In [FMH] Tom Hastings. The Feis Musicians Handbook [sic]. |
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?