about these two bars
| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 48 | AABCBC | D Major |
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording ItS (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). | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 10#1 | [DC1] various. The Drones and the Chanters. Irish Pipering. Séamus Ennis (pipes), Peadar Broe (pipes), Leo Rowsome (pipes), Paddy Moloney (pipes), Dan Dowd (pipes), Tommy Reck (pipes), Willie Clancy (pipes). | |
| ~1974 | 3#2 | [ItS] various. In the Smoke. | |
| ~1988 | 1#2 | [NH 1] Noel Hill. The Irish Concertina. Noel Hill (concertina). | |
| ~1991 | 16#2 | [MV] various. Maiden Voyage. Live Traditional Irish Music Session from Pepper's Bar, Feakle, Co. Clare. Tommy Peoples (fiddle), Siobhán Peoples (fiddle), Andrew McNamara (accordion), Kevin Crawford (flute), P.J. King (accordion), Páraic Mac Donnchadha (banjo), Pat Marsh (bouzouki), Joe Bane (whistle), John Maloney (bodhrán), Séan Mac Donnchadha (vocals). | |
| ~1993 | 6#1 | [JCnly] Johnny Connolly. An tOileán Aerach. Johnny Connolly (accordion). | |
| ~1996 | 3#1 | [ADB] various. Mighty Session! | |
| 1999 | 10#1 | [CrssCl] Seamus Glackin, Brendan Begley, Michael O'Brien, Mary Corcoran, Mick Gaynor. Crossroads Céilí. Seamus Glackin (fiddle), Brendan Begley (accordion), Michael O'Brien (flute), Mary Corcoran (piano), Mick Gaynor (drums). | |
| 2001 | 10#2 | [JBC] Johnny B. Connolly. Bridgetown. Johnny B. Connolly (accordion). | |
| ~2004 | 15#2 | [OMcD] Oisín Mac Diarmada. Ar an bhFidil. Oisín Mac Diarmada (fiddle, whistle). | |
| ~9999 | 1 | [1] various. Alan's personal session tapes. |
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 #127 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. |
| As tune #27 in volume 1 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols. |
| As tune #15 in [DM 1] Dave Mallinson. 100 Essential Irish Session Tunes. |
| On page 65 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| On page 116 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As reel #339 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| In [LM] L[arry]. E. McCullough. ? |
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?