about these two bars
| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | AABB | 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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 2.2#2 | [MC] Michael Coleman. Michael Coleman 1891-1945. Michael Coleman (fiddle). |
| 1927 | 5#2 | [WW 2] various. The Wheels of the World. Early Irish-American Music. Classic Recordings from the 1920s and 1930s. Vol. 2. |
| 1928 | 7#1 | [BFair] various. Ballinasloe Fair. Early Recordings of Irish Music in America. |
| 1928 | 20#1 | [WW 1] various. The Wheels of the World. Early Irish-American Music. Classic Recordings from the 1920s and 1930s. Vol. 1. |
| 1928 | 24#1 | [MG] various. Milestone at the Garden. Irish Fiddle Masters from the 78 RPM Era. |
| ~1951 | 21#2 | [AL] various. World Library of Folk and Primitive Music: Ireland. |
| 1952 | 9#2 | [KF] Padraig O'Keefe, Denis Murphy, Julia Clifford. Kerry Fiddles. Padraig O'Keefe (fiddle), Denis Murphy (fiddle), Julia Clifford (fiddle). |
| ~1956 | 1#1 | [Rnys] The Raineys. The Raineys. Paddy Rainey (fiddle), Stephen Rainey (fiddle), Bridie 'Biddy' Rainey (vocals). |
| ~1956 | 18#2 | [TDMI] various. Traditional Dance Music of Ireland. |
| 1960 | 31#1 | [ECr] Elizabeth Crotty. Concertina Music from West Clare. Elizabeth Crotty (concertina). |
| 1967 | 7#2 | [PitS] various. Paddy in the Smoke. Martin Byrnes (fiddle), Danny Meehan (fiddle), Bobby Casey (fiddle), Tony McMahon (accordion), Andy Boyle (fiddle), Jimmy Power (fiddle), Jimmy Dunleavy (fiddle), Sean O'Shea (fiddle), Con Curtin (fiddle), Denis McMahon (fiddle), Julia Clifford (fiddle), Tommy Maguire (accordion), Father O'Keeffe (mandolin), Lucy Farr (fiddle), Edmond Murphy (fiddle). |
| 1967 | 1#2 | [ItS] various. In the Smoke. |
| ~1976 | 11#2 | [KClns] Kathleen Collins. Traditional Music of Ireland. Kathleen Collins (fiddle). |
| ~1978 | 8(6:22)#5 | [KB Cap] Kevin Burke. If the Cap Fits. Kevin Burke (fiddle). |
| ~1978 | 8#2 | [Dbl] Paddy Glackin and Paddy Keenan. Doublin'. Paddy Glackin (fiddle, viola), Paddy Keenan (pipes). |
| ~1982 | 11#1 | [TP 4] Tommy Peoples. The Iron Man. Tommy Peoples (fiddle). |
| ~1989 | 9#2 | [FG 3] Frankie Gavin. Frankie Goes to Town. Frankie Gavin (fiddle, flute). |
| 1990 | 5#2 | [COG] Conal O Gráda. The Top of Coom. Conal Ó Gráda (flute). |
| 1999 | 10#2 | [RBys] Randal Bays. The Salmon's Leap. Randal Bays (fiddle, guitar). |
| 2001 | 9#1 | [PHCB] Public House Ceili Band. Go Figure. Dan Cobb (banjo), Dave Delgado (whistle), Alan Ng (fiddle), Bob Newton (octave mandolin). |
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.
| On page 111 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. |
| As tune #86 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. |
| On page 114 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| On page 111 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. |
| On page 28 of [TOC] Tomás Ó Canainn. Traditional Music in Ireland. |
| As tune #209 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. |
| On page 88 of [Cr] Matt Cranitch. The Irish Fiddle Book. |
| On pages 68-69 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| On page 119 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As reel #41 in [Ng] Alan Ng. Alan Ng's Transcriptions. |
| As reel #355 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #25 in [DM 4] Dave Mallinson. 100 Vital Irish Session Tunes. |
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?