about these two bars
| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 16 | AB | G Major |
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording BtB (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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 14#2 | [BtB] Paddy Killoran, James Morrison. From Ballymote to Brooklyn. Paddy Killoran (fiddle), James Morrison (fiddle). |
| 1978 | 7#3 | [NHTL] Noel Hill and Tony Linnane. Noel Hill and Tony Linnane. Noel Hill (concertina), Tony Linnane (fiddle). |
| ~1979 | 8#4 | [Ch B] The Chieftains. 9. Boil the Breakfast Early. Paddy Moloney (pipes, whistle), Seán Keane (fiddle), Martin Fay (fiddle, bones), Derek Bell (harp, tiompán), Kevin Conneff (bodhrán, vocals), Matt Molloy (flute, whistle). |
| ~1982 | 7#2 | [TP 4] Tommy Peoples. The Iron Man. Tommy Peoples (fiddle). |
| ~1993 | 11#3 | [MB 2] Mary Bergin. Feadóga Stáin 2. Mary Bergin (whistle). |
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 #1198 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| On page 95 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| As tune #35 in [P] Brian and Eithne Vallely. Play 50 Reels. |
| As reel #326 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As reel #192 in [JKg 3] Josephine Keegan. A Drop in the Ocean. Traditional Irish Tunes Collected by Josephine Keegan. |
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?