about these two bars
| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double jig | 32 | AABB | E Minor |
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MC (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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 2.19#1 | [MC] Michael Coleman. Michael Coleman 1891-1945. Michael Coleman (fiddle). |
| 1927 | 12#1 | [WW 2] various. The Wheels of the World. Early Irish-American Music. Classic Recordings from the 1920s and 1930s. Vol. 2. |
| 1938 | 6#2 | [HG] Hugh Gillespie. Classic Recordings of Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. Hugh Gillespie (fiddle). |
| 1964 | 1.5#1 | [MGm] Michael Gorman. The Sligo Champion. The Fiddle Music of County Sligo. Michael Gorman (fiddle, vocals). |
| 1968 | 2.16#2 | [MGm] Michael Gorman. The Sligo Champion. The Fiddle Music of County Sligo. Michael Gorman (fiddle, vocals). |
| ~1973 | 10#1 | [Ch 3] The Chieftains. 3. Michael Tubridy (flute, concertina, whistle), Seán Potts (whistle), Paddy Moloney (pipes, whistle), Martin Fay (fiddle), Seán Keane (fiddle), Peadar Mercier (bodhrán, bones). |
| ~1988 | 2#1 | [PO] Paddy O'Brien with Daíthi Sproule. Stranger at the Gate. Paddy O'Brien (accordion). |
| 2003 | 17#1 | [CSmth] Chris Smith with Roger Landes and Randal Bays. Coyotebanjo. Chris Smith (banjo, mandola, mandolin, field organ), Roger Landes (bouzouki), Randal Bays (fiddle). |
| 2006 | 15#3 | [MMrch 2] Marcas Ó Murchú. Turas Ceoil. Marcas Ó Murchú (flute, whistle). |
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 #1019 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #1020 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #240 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| On page 431 of [IMM] Francis O'Neill. Irish Minstrels and Musicians. |
| On page 40 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. |
| As tune #3 in volume 2 of [AW] Eithne Vallely. Learn to Play the Tin Whistle. |
| On page 54 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| On page 279 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. |
| In [L] Alan's private loose music. |
| On page 111 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| On page 192 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As jig #137 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
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?