Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1703 (Rose in the Garden)

Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel32AABBG Major
Transcription of first 2 bars of Rose in the Garden
 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 MMlny (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Rose in the Garden, The / A Thaidhg, a Rún / Tadhg a Rúin / The Lisdoonvarna Reel / Lisdoonvarna / Cailín na Samhaircíní / The Primrose Girl (also in A) (compare Rose in the Garden #5298)

cd Discography

Here is the sole recording of this tune considering only the indexed recordings.

Year
Recorded		 Track
#Tune?		 [Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). Album details
and contents
~19801#2[MMlny] Mick Moloney. Strings Attached. Mick Moloney (banjo, mandolin, guitar).View album details

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 recording listed above.

As tune #1314 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #576 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
As tune #150(ii) in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2.
As tune #150(i) in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2.
On page 116 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
As reel #179 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #252 in [FT] Randy Miller. The Fiddler's Throne. [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): 1903
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