about these two bars
| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 24 | ABC | G Major |
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). | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ~1922 | 1.14#2 | [MC] Michael Coleman. Michael Coleman 1891-1945. Michael Coleman (fiddle). | |
| ~1956 | 36#1 | [TDMI] various. Traditional Dance Music of Ireland. | |
| ~1959 | 12#2 | [AIC1] Paddy Canny, P.J. Hayes, Peadar O'Loughlin, Bridie Lafferty. An Historic Recording of Irish Traditional Music from County Clare and East Galway. Paddy Canny (fiddle), P.J. Hayes (fiddle). | |
| ~1959 | 3#2 | [AIC2] Paddy Canny. Meet Paddy Canny. All-Ireland Champion - Violin. Paddy Canny (fiddle). | |
| 1960 | 2.10#2 | [SltSdt] various. Seoltaí Séidte. Setting Sail. | |
| 1968 | 2.28#2 | [MGm] Michael Gorman. The Sligo Champion. The Fiddle Music of County Sligo. Michael Gorman (fiddle, vocals). | |
| ~1974 | 8#3 | [KCB 3] [The Kilfenora Ceili Band]. [The Kilfenora Céilí Band]. | |
| ~1977 | 7#1 | [ECst] various. Traditional Irish Music in America. The East Coast. | |
| ~1981 | B.5#2 | [SA] James Kelly, Paddy O'Brien, Daithi Sproule. Spring in the Air. James Kelly (fiddle), Paddy O'Brien (accordion), Daithi Sproule (guitar, vocals). | |
| ~1981 | 25#2 | [KOS] James Kelly, Paddy O'Brien, Daithi Sproule. Traditional Music of Ireland. James Kelly (fiddle), Paddy O'Brien (accordion), Daithi Sproule (vocals, guitar). | |
| ~1986 | 1.1#2 | [RtH] various. Round the House. Music for the Sets - Vol. 1. Séamus Meehan (piano accordion), Paul O'Shaughnessy (fiddle), Neillidh Mulligan (pipes), Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich (accordion), Gerry Bevan (fiddle). | |
| 1990 | 10#2 | [MLIIA] various. The Boston College Irish Fiddle Festival - My Love Is in America. | |
| 1991 | 14#2 | [FS] various. Fiddle Sticks. Irish Traditional Music from Donegal. | |
| ~1991 | 2#3 | [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). | |
| 1994 | 11#2 | [MH 2] Martin Hayes. Under the Moon. Martin Hayes (fiddle). | |
| ~1998 | 15#1 | [BG 5] Bobby Gardiner. The Clare Shout. Bobby Gardiner (accordion, lilting). | |
| ~1999 | 21#1 | [MtRd] various. The Mountain Road. A Compilation of Tunes Popular in South Sligo. | |
| 2001 | 5#2 | [JBC] Johnny B. Connolly. Bridgetown. Johnny B. Connolly (accordion). | |
| ~9999 | [2] various. Alan's other personal audiocassettes. |
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 #1328 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #587 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #53 in [WC] Pat Mitchell. The Dance Music of Willie Clancy. |
| As tune #13 in volume 1 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols. |
| On page 119 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| As tune #46 in [DM 1] Dave Mallinson. 100 Essential Irish Session Tunes. |
| On page 4 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| On page 8 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As reel #22 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #35 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?