about these two bars
| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double jig | 32 | AABB | D Major |
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording SE 6 (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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1949 | 20#3 | [IDM 2] various. Past Masters of Irish Dance Music. |
| 1959 | 19#3 | [SE 6] Séamus Ennis. The Return from Fingal. Séamus Ennis (pipes, vocals). |
| ~1973 | 10#2 | [JB 1] Joe Burke with Charlie Lennon. Traditional Music of Ireland. Joe Burke (accordion), with Charlie Lennon (piano). |
| ~1973 | 14#2 | [SE 2] Seamus Ennis. The Pure Drop. Seamus Ennis (pipes). |
| ~1977 | 16#1 | [SE 4] Séamus Ennis. Forty Years of Irish Piping. Seamus Ennis (pipes except where whistle or vocals noted). |
| ~1977 | 17#3 | [SE 4] Séamus Ennis. Forty Years of Irish Piping. Seamus Ennis (pipes except where whistle or vocals noted). |
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 #27 in [D&M] Arthur Warren Darley and Patrick Joseph McCall. The Darley and McCall Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| As tune #39 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. |
| As tune #18 in [WC] Pat Mitchell. The Dance Music of Willie Clancy. |
| As tune #98 in [DM 1] Dave Mallinson. 100 Essential Irish Session Tunes. |
| On page 108 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| On page 183 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As jig #117 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #205 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?