about these two bars
| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 16 | AB | D Mixolydian |
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording JD 5 (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 | 10#1 | [IDM 1] various. Irish Dance Music. |
| 1968 | 2.17#1 | [MGm] Michael Gorman. The Sligo Champion. The Fiddle Music of County Sligo. Michael Gorman (fiddle, vocals). |
| ~1974 | 15#1 | [JD 5] John Doherty. The Floating Bow. John Doherty (fiddle). |
| ~1977 | 4#1 | [ECst] various. Traditional Irish Music in America. The East Coast. |
| 2000 | 4#1 | [Ch W] The Chieftains. Water from the Well. Paddy Moloney (pipes, whistle, accordion), Derek Bell (harp, harpsichord, piano, tiompán), Seán Keane (fiddle), Martin Fay (fiddle), Kevin Conneff (bodhrán, vocals), Matt Molloy (flute). |
| ~2000 | 1#3 | [Sld 1] Slide. The Flying Pig. Aogán Lynch (concertina, whistle), Daire Bracken (fiddle, guitar, vocals), Mick Broderick (bouzouki), Éamonn de Barra (flute, piano, keyboards, whistle, vocals). |
| 2001 | 3#1 | [KlmFcy] Catherine McEvoy and John McEvoy. The Kilmore Fancy. Catherine McEvoy (flute), John McEvoy (fiddle). |
| 2001 | 1#2 | [FDys] Davy Spillane and Kevin Glackin. Forgotten Days. Davy Spillane (pipes, whistle), Kevin Glackin (fiddle). |
| ~2001 | 13#1 | [JW 2] John Williams. Steam. John Williams (accordion, concertina, whistle, flute, bodhrán). |
| ~2002 | 9#1 | [EON] Eoin O'Neill. In Session. Eoin O'Neill (bouzouki, fiddle). |
| 2003 | 8#3 | [CSmth] Chris Smith with Roger Landes and Randal Bays. Coyotebanjo. Chris Smith (banjo, mandola, mandolin, field organ), Roger Landes (bouzouki), Randal Bays (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 #1511 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #730 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #179 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. |
| As tune #20 in volume 3 of [AW] Eithne Vallely. Learn to Play the Tin Whistle. |
| On page 153 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| As tune #33 in [DM 3] Dave Mallinson. 100 Evergreen Irish Session Tunes. |
| As reel #354 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?