Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1965 (Travers' Reel)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 16 | AB | G Major |
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 MM 1 (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Travers' Reel / Travers' / Travers / Hughie Travers' / Hughie Travers' No. 1 / Travers' No. 1 / Traver's No. 1 / Tommy McMahon's Reel / Tommy McMahon's / The Sligo Reel (1st in set Travers' Reels on MM 1) (also doubled) (compare as jig #2552)
Discography
Here 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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 11#1 | [CC] Bernard O'Sullivan and Tommy McMahon. Clare Concertinas. Bernard O'Sullivan (concertina), Tommy McMahon (concertina) except where solos noted. |
| ~1976 | 12#1 | [MM 1] Matt Molloy accompanied by Dónal Lunny. Matt Molloy. Matt Molloy (flute). |
| ~1997 | 23#3 | [Shskn 10] Shaskeen. Music for Set Dancing and Listening. Tom Cussen (banjo, mandolin), Benny O'Connor (drums, bodhrán, bongos), Seán Conway (flute, whistle, guitar), Eamonn Cotter (flute), Mike Fahy (guitar), Charlie Harris (accordion), Geraldine Cotter (piano), Carl Hession (piano). |
| ~2002 | 1.8#2 | [MSCB] Michael Sexton Ceili Band. Michael Sexton Ceili Band. Michael Sexton (accordion), Caroline Tubridy (fiddle), Pat Curtin (flute), Brian Morgan (flute), Ralph Morgan (banjo), George Byrt (piano), Martin Garrihy (drums). |
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 recordings listed above.
| As tune #202 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. |
| As tune #32 in [SIMB] Tony Sullivan. Sully's Irish Music Book. |
| As tune #42 in [P50] Brian and Eithne Vallely. Play 50 Reels. |
| As tune #51 in [DM 3] Dave Mallinson. 100 Evergreen Irish Session Tunes. |
| As reel #135 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #131 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?
Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1968