about these two bars
| Rhythm | Bars | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Waltz | 16 | G Major |
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording DD 7 (details in the Discography below).
DiscographyHere is the sole recording of this tune considering only the indexed recordings.
| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1987 | 10(2:01)#3 | [DD 7] De Dannan. Ballroom. Dolores Keane (vocals), Frankie Gavin (fiddle, viola, flute, whistle, piano), Martin O'Connor (accordion), Johnny (Ringo) McDonagh (bodhrán, bones, triangles), Caroline Lavelle (cello, vocals), Alec Finn (guitar, bouzouki). |
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 recording listed above.
| As tune #2 in volume 1 of [AW] Eithne Vallely. Learn to Play the Tin Whistle. |
| On page 19 of [T] Fintan Vallely. Timber. The Flute Tutor. 2nd Edition. |
| As waltz #2 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As other #25 in [Ng] Alan Ng. Alan Ng's Transcriptions. |
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?