Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1900 (Three Captains)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording EOD (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Mode ? |
|---|---|
| Set dance | G Major |
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)
Discography
Here is the sole recording of this tune considering only the indexed recordings.
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to hear the first 10 seconds.
to hear the first 10 seconds.| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Performers (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 11#1 | [EOD] Eugene O'Donnell. Slow Airs and Set Dances. Eugene O'Donnell (fiddle). |
Bibliography
Here are all transcriptions of this tune 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. |
| As tune #961 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #189 in volume 3 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
| As tune #115 in [A] Hugh McDermott. Allan's "Irish Fiddler." |
| On page 220 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| In [FMH] Tom Hastings. The Feis Musicians Handbook [sic]. |
| As setd #30 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #82 in [DM 4] Dave Mallinson. 100 Vital Irish Session Tunes. |
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