about these two bars
| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 24 | ABC | A Major |
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording FS (track 1) (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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1978 | 6#4 | [DD 2] De Danann. The Star Spangled Molly. Jackie Daly (accordion), Alec Finn (bouzouki, guitar), Frankie Gavin (fiddle, flute), Johnny "Ringo" McDonagh (bodhrán, bones), Charlie Piggot (banjo), Maura O'Connell (vocals). |
| 1991 | 1#1 | [FS] various. Fiddle Sticks. Irish Traditional Music from Donegal. |
| 1991 | 19#3 | [FS] various. Fiddle Sticks. Irish Traditional Music from Donegal. |
| 1991 | 12#3 | [FS] various. Fiddle Sticks. Irish Traditional Music from Donegal. |
| 1991 | 10#1 | [BBow 3] Buttons and Bows. Grace Notes - Nótaí Maise. Jackie Daly (accordion, concertina), Séamus McGuire (fiddle, viola), Manus McGuire (fiddle), Garry O'Briain (guitar, mandocello, piano). |
| ~1992 | 11#5 | [CR 1] Craobh Rua. The More That's Said the Less the Better. Mark Donnelly (pipes, whistle), Michael Cassidy (fiddle), Brian Connolly (banjo, mandolin, bodhrán), Jim Byrne (guitar, mandola, vocals). |
| 2003 | 18#3 | [CSmth] Chris Smith with Roger Landes and Randal Bays. Coyotebanjo. Chris Smith (banjo, mandola, mandolin, field organ), Roger Landes (bouzouki), Randal Bays (fiddle). |
| 2005 | 5#2 | [BLch 2] Brendan P. Lynch. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music from the Heart of Fingal. Brendan P. Lynch (fiddle). |
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 #132 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. |
| As tune #130 in [FT] Randy Miller. The Fiddler's Throne. |
| As tune #61 in [Cr] Matt Cranitch. The Irish Fiddle Book. |
| As reel #8 in [Ng] Alan Ng. Alan Ng's Transcriptions. |
| On page 9 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As reel #23 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?