about these two bars
| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hornpipe | 32 | AABB | A Major |
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording JDa 1 (transposed) (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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 8#1 | [JDa 1] Jackie Daly. Music from Sliabh Luachra. Jackie Daly (accordion, concertina). |
| ~1979 | 3#1 | [KB Pr] Kevin Burke, Mícheál Ó Domhnaill. Promenade. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Mícheál Ó Domhnaill (vocals, guitar, piano). |
| ~1989 | 13#1 | [JOL 2] Johnny O'Leary. An Calmfhear. The Trooper. Johnny O'Leary (accordion). |
| 1998 | 8#1 | [KB IC] Kevin Burke. In Concert. Kevin Burke (fiddle). |
| ~2004 | 12#2 | [OMcD] Oisín Mac Diarmada. Ar an bhFidil. Oisín Mac Diarmada (fiddle, 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 #312 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. |
| As tune #90 in [Cr] Matt Cranitch. The Irish Fiddle Book. |
| As tune #119 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. |
| On page 215 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As hp #56 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #266 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?