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Tune ID#1972 (A Trip to the Cottage)

Transcription of first 2 bars of A Trip to the Cottage about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording JB 2 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Double jig32AABBG Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
A Trip to the Cottage / Trip to the Cottage / The Trip to the Cottage / Turas chun an Teachín / Cuairt ar an Teachín / Turas 'un Tí / The Self (6th in set Light Jigs on TrsCl; 1st part appears as recurring part in dance The Bridge of Athlone in book A) (also in A or D) (note the unusual 1st part on JKm, duplicated on Ev, which is furthermore the same as the 1st part of Sean Coughlan's #6257)
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Discography cd

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.

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Year
Recorded		 Track
#Tune?		 [Album code] Artist. Title (Link to Album Info page). Performers (instruments).
19281#1
[OTPR] Oldtime Records. Vol. 3. Piping Rarities. William Andrews (pipes).
192915#1
[JKm] John J. Kimmel. John J. Kimmel. Early Recordings of Irish Traditional Dance Music. John J. Kimmel (accordion).
192910#3
[ITWWW] "If There Weren't Any Women in the World". Leo Molloy's Siamsa Gaedheal Band: possibly Tom Page (fiddle), Mrs. Sheridan (fiddle), Mrs. Whelan (fiddle), Dave Page (pipes), Tommy Breen (piccolo).
~19733#1
[JB 2] Joe Burke with Charlie Lennon. Traditional Music of Ireland. Joe Burke (accordion), with Charlie Lennon (piano).
19767#2
[JsMcD] Josie McDermott. Darby's Farewell. Josie McDermott (flute, whistle, vocals). For this tune: (flute).
~197912#2
[Ev] Kevin Burke and Jackie Daly. Eavesdropper. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Jackie Daly (accordion, concertina). For this tune: 1st time Jackie Daly (accordion).
~199515#1
[CDrny 3] Chris Droney. The Fertile Rock. Chris Droney (concertina).
~199616#6
[TrsCl] Turas Cheoil. A Musical Odyssey: A compilation of music from the traditional musicians of Toronto. Pat King (piano accordion).
~199713#2
[WyndTrn] Dan Healy and Ciaran O'Raghallaigh. The Wyndy Turn. Dan Healy (flute), Ciaran O Raghallaigh (fiddle).
20003#2
[DMeehan] Danny Meehan. Navvy on the Shore. Danny Meehan (fiddle).
~20071.8#1
[CLnn 2] Charlie Lennon. Turning the Tune. Charlie Lennon (fiddle, viola, piano, harpsichord, bass, keyboards).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Paddy from Portlaw		ITWWW
Dominic's Farewell to Cashel		JsMcD
O'Keeffe's		Ev
Buttermilk Mary		WyndTrn
Johnny's So Long at the Fair		DMeehan
Girls of Banbridge		TrsCl
Played beforeOn Albums
Mouse in the Cupboard		OTPR
Tatter Jack Walsh		JB 2
Butlers of Glen Avenue		CDrny 3
Pathway to the Well		CLnn 2

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 musical matches to this tune as played on the recordings listed above.

Listing of published transcriptions of this tune.
As tune #802 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #74 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
As tune #82 in volume 1 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. [available]
As tune #12 in [A] Hugh McDermott. Allan's "Irish Fiddler." [available]
As tune #121#2 in [A] Hugh McDermott. Allan's "Irish Fiddler." [available]
On page 25 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
As tune #136 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. [available]
As tune #25 in [DM 2] Dave Mallinson. 100 Enduring Irish Session Tunes. [available]
In [FMH] Tom Hastings. The Feis Musicians Handbook [sic].
As jig #138 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [available]

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 only the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1903
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