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Tune ID#1665 (Reel with the Beryl)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Reel with the Beryl about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MR 2 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel32AABBE Dorian
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Reel with the Beryl, The / The Reel with the Beryle / The Reel with the Birl in It / The Reel with the Birl / Reel with the Birl / The Reel with the Burl / The Lady's Bonnet / Craith na Cleiteacha / Toss the Feathers / Drowsy Maggie / Drowsey Maggie (also singled, also in A) (compare 1st part with 1st part of Toss the Feathers #1957 and with 1st part of Drowsy Maggie #545)

cd 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.

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Year
Recorded
Track
#Tune?
[Album code] Artist. Title. Performers (instruments). Go to album
19601#2
[ECr] Elizabeth Crotty. Concertina Music from West Clare. Elizabeth Crotty (concertina).
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~196718#1
[PKlly] Patrick Kelly. Patrick Kelly From Cree. Fiddle Music. Patrick Kelly (fiddle).
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~19774#1
[FG 1] Frankie Gavin and Alec Finn. Frankie Gavin and Alec Finn. Frankie Gavin (fiddle, whistle), Alec Finn (bouzouki).
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~197811#2
[Ch 8] The Chieftains. 8. Paddy Moloney (pipes, whistle), Seán Potts (whistle), Seán Keane (fiddle), Martin Fay (fiddle, bones), Michael Tubridy (flute, concertina, whistle), Derek Bell (harp, tiompán), Kevin Conneff (bodhrán).
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~19935#2
[MR 2] Micho Russell. The Limestone Rock. Micho Russell (whistle).
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~19932.15#2
[WFO 1] Wooden Flute Obsession. Micho Russell (Eb flute).
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~19955#3 (2:21)
[JW 1] John Williams. John Williams. John Williams (accordion, concertina). For this tune: (concertina), with Micho Russell (whistle).
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19976#2
[MH 3] Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill. The Lonesome Touch. Martin Hayes (fiddle), Dennis Cahill (guitar).
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~19988#3
[BG 5] Bobby Gardiner. The Clare Shout. Bobby Gardiner (melodeon, lilting). For this tune: (D melodeon).
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20098#2
[RoClare] Riches of Clare. Tony Linnane, Jim O'Connor, Mick Conneely, Johnny 'Ringo' McDonagh.
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201213#2
[CtNGn] Caitlín Nic Gabhann. Caitlín. Caitlín Nic Gabhann (concertina, dance).
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Bibliography

Here are all transcriptions of this tune 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.

Listing of published transcriptions of this tune.
As tune #195 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1.
As tune #28 in [WC] Pat Mitchell. The Dance Music of Willie Clancy. [available]
On page 7 of [SK] Sean Keane. Fifty Fiddle Solos. [available]

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): 1960