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Tune ID#1900 (Three Captains)

Rhythm ?Mode ?
Set danceG Major
Transcription of first 2 bars of Three Captains
 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 EOD (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Three Captains, The / The Sea Captains / The Three Sea Captains / Three Sea Captains / William Clark's Favorite (compare jig #2905)

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
197811#1[EOD] Eugene O'Donnell. Slow Airs and Set Dances. Eugene O'Donnell (fiddle).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 #1787 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #961 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
As tune #189 in volume 3 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. [available]
As tune #115 in [A] Hugh McDermott. Allan's "Irish Fiddler." [available]
On page 220 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
In [FMH] Tom Hastings. The Feis Musicians Handbook [sic].
As setd #30 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #82 in [DM 4] Dave Mallinson. 100 Vital Irish Session Tunes. [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