Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#2097 (Durham Rangers)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording CA (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barn dance | 32 | AABB | D Major |
Durham Rangers / The Sherwood Rangers / Sherwood Forest / Pádraig O'Keeffe's Hornpipe (2nd in set Germans on CA) (also as hornpipe) (compare 1st part with 1st part of #395)
Discography
Here 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.
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to hear the first 12 seconds.| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Performers (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1983 | 9#2 | [CA] Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and Frankie Kennedy. Ceol Aduaidh. Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh (fiddle, vocals), Frankie Kennedy (flute). |
| ~1994 | 5#1 | [SndCmC] The Sound of Coleman Country. PJ Hernon (accordion), Donal Hernon (fiddle). |
| ~1996 | 4#1 | [DH 1] Dan Herlihy and Friends. The Night of the Fair. Traditional Irish Music from Sliabh Luachra. Dan Herlihy (accordion). |
| ~1999 | 5#1 | [SN 2] Sliabh Notes. Gleanntán. Dónal Murphy (accordion), Tommy O'Sullivan (guitar, vocals), Matt Cranitch (fiddle). |
Bibliography
Here are all transcriptions of this tune 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 3 of [Ba] Betty M. Barlow. Fiddle Tunes for the Violinist. |
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?
Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1977