about these two bars
| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 16 | AB | E Dorian |
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording GD (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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 13#2 | [IDM 2] various. Past Masters of Irish Dance Music. |
| 1931 | 17#2 | [GD] various. From Galway to Dublin. Early Recordings of Traditional Irish Music. |
| ~1956 | 8#1 | [Rnys] The Raineys. The Raineys. Paddy Rainey (fiddle), Stephen Rainey (fiddle), Bridie 'Biddy' Rainey (vocals). |
| ~1967 | 2#1 | [WC 1] Willie Clancy. The Minstrel from Clare. Willie Clancy (pipes, whistle, vocals). |
| ~1976 | 11#1 | [MM 1] Matt Molloy accompanied by Dónal Lunny. Matt Molloy. Matt Molloy (flute). |
| 1985 | 1#2 | [Kn] Noel Hill and Tony MacMahon. In Knocknagree. Noel Hill (concertina), Tony MacMahon (accordion). |
| 1986 | 7#2 | [TJC] Frankie Gavin and Paul Brock. Ómós do Joe Cooley. A Tribute to Joe Cooley. Frankie Gavin (fiddle), Paul Brock (accordion). |
| 1999 | 7#3 | [GCJR] Gerard Commane and Joe Ryan with Eoin O'Neill. Two Gentlemen of Clare Music. Gerard Commane (concertina), Joe Ryan (fiddle). |
| ~2002 | 6#1 | [BRny 2] Brian Rooney. Leitrim to London. Brian Rooney (fiddle, accordion). |
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 #1230 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #505 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| On page 134 of [IMM] Francis O'Neill. Irish Minstrels and Musicians. |
| As tune #70 in [D&M] Arthur Warren Darley and Patrick Joseph McCall. The Darley and McCall Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| As tune #166 in volume 1 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
| As tune #65 in [A] Hugh McDermott. Allan's "Irish Fiddler." |
| On page 101 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| As reel #332 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #152 in [FT] Randy Miller. The Fiddler's Throne. |
| As tune #120 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?