Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1653 (Reconciliation)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | AABB | A Major |
about these two bars
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording CW (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Reconciliation, The / Humphrey's Reel / Humphrey's Hornpipe / The Olive Branch / The Contradiction (3rd in set The Conglomeration on CR 1; for dance The Sixteen Hand Reel in book MM) (also as hornpipe)
Discography
Here 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.
| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1985 | 14#3 | [CW] Matt Molloy and Sean Keane. Contentment Is Wealth. Matt Molloy (flute), Sean Keane (fiddle). |
| ~1992 | 11#3 | [CR 1] Craobh Rua. The More That's Said the Less the Better. Mark Donnelly (pipes, whistle), Michael Cassidy (fiddle), Brian Connolly (banjo, mandolin, bodhrán), Jim Byrne (guitar, mandola, vocals). |
| 1996 | 1#3 | [Dnu 1] Danú. Danú. Daire Bracken (fiddle), Brendan McCarthy (accordion), Donnchadh Gough (pipes, bodhrán), Tom Doorley (flute), Eamonn Doorley (bouzouki, fiddle), Timmy Murray (guitar), Cárthach Mac Craith (vocals). |
| ~1997 | 4#2 | [CBt] various. Celtic Beat. Traditional Music from Ireland. Neil Martin (pipes, whistle), Davy Maguire (flute, whistle), Brian McAteer (fiddle), Breandan O'Hare (flute, whistle), Jason O'Rourke (concertina), John McSherry (pipes), Ray Gallen (bodhrán). |
| 1999 | 5#3 | [JWh 2] John Whelan. Celtic Roots. John Whelan (accordion). |
| 2002 | 17#2 | [LAC] Tom and Kerry Barrett. Lios A'Cheoil. Traditional Irish Music. Tom Barrett (fiddle), Kerry Barrett (fiddle). |
Bibliography
Here 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 #1670 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #1727 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #524 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| On page 190 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| As misc #40 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| On page 52 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| On page 88 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As reel #281 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?
Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1903