about these two bars
| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double jig | 32 | AABB | A Dorian |
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording Chi (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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2#1 | [Chi] various. Traditional Irish Music in America. Chicago. |
| 1976 | 1#1 | [JCC] Jack and Charlie Coen. The Branch Line. Jack Coen (flute), Charlie Coen (concertina). |
| ~1978 | A.2#1 | [NF] Joe Shannon, Johnny McGreevy. The Noonday Feast. Joe Shannon (pipes), Johnny McGreevy (fiddle). |
| ~1982 | 4#3 | [KB Pt] Kevin Burke and Mícheál Ó Domhnaill. Portland. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Mícheál Ó Domhnaill (vocals, guitar, harmonium). |
| ~1989 | 8#1 | [CmA 1] various. The Coleman Archive Vol. 1: The Living Tradition. |
| 1995 | 2#2 | [EI 2] Eileen Ivers. Wild Blue. Eileen Ivers (fiddle), John Doyle (guitar), Tom 'T-Bone' Wolk (organ, accordion, guitar, bass), Ben Wittman (drums), Kimati Dinizulu (percussion). |
| ~1996 | 8#2 | [MOB] Mick O' Brien. May Morning Dew. Mick O' Brien (pipes, whistle). |
| ~1997 | 2#2 | [GL1] various. The Dance Music of Ireland. Jigs and Reels. |
| 1998 | 13#2 | [Chlr] Chulrua. Barefoot on the Altar. Paddy O'Brien (accordion), Tim Britton (pipes, flute, whistle), Pat Egan (guitar, vocals). |
| 2000 | 12#1 | [NR] Charlie Piggott and Gerry Harrington. The New Road. Charlie Piggott (accordion), Gerry Harrington (fiddle). |
| ~2001 | 13#1 | [JCt 3] John Carty. Yeh, That's All It Is. John Carty (fiddle, guitar). |
| ~2002 | 14#2 | [BCw] Brian Conway. First through the Gate. Brian Conway (fiddle). |
| ~2002 | 14#1 | [BRny 2] Brian Rooney. Leitrim to London. Brian Rooney (fiddle, accordion). |
| ~2003 | 2.2#2 | [WFO 2] various. Wooden Flute Obsession 2. |
| 2007 | 4#2 | [Aths 1] Áthas. Áthas. Heather Lewin-Tiarks (fiddle, viola, cello), Amy Richter (bodhrán, djembe, whistle), Jeff Ksiazek (guitar, whistle, flute). |
| ~2007 | 15#1 | [CMcN] Christy McNamara. The House I Was Reared In. Christy McNamara (accordion, concertina, vocals). |
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 #967 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #187 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #23 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. |
| As tune #34 in [WC] Pat Mitchell. The Dance Music of Willie Clancy. |
| On page 47 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| On page 109 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| On page 202 of [CITM] Fintan Vallely. The Companion to Irish Traditional Music. |
| On pages 180-181 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As jig #113 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #238 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. |
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?