about these two bars
| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double jig | 32 | AABB | A Dorian |
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording Kn (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). | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 4#1 | [Kn] Noel Hill and Tony MacMahon. In Knocknagree. Noel Hill (concertina), Tony MacMahon (accordion). | |
| 1994 | 3#3 | [MH 2] Martin Hayes. Under the Moon. Martin Hayes (fiddle). | |
| 1995 | [2] various. Alan's other personal audiocassettes. | ||
| ~1995 | 2#1 | [Whr] Paddy Glackin and Robbie Hannan. The Whirlwind. Paddy Glackin (fiddle), Robbie Hannan (pipes). | |
| 2000 | 2#1 | [KC 2] Kevin Crawford. In Good Company. Kevin Crawford (flute, whistle). | |
| 2001 | 3#2 | [Dnu 3] Danú. All Things Considered. Tom Doorley (flute, whistle), Eamon Doorley (bouzouki, mandola), Brendan McCarthy (accordion, harmonica), Oisin MacAuley (fiddle, vocals, guitar), Jesse Smith (fiddle, viola), Noel Ryan (guitar), Donnchadh Gough (bodhrán, pipes), Ciarán Ó Gealbháin (vocals, piano accordion). | |
| ~2002 | 9#1 | [BRny 2] Brian Rooney. Leitrim to London. Brian Rooney (fiddle, accordion). | |
| ~2004 | 20#1 | [MRaf] Mike Rafferty. Speed 78. Mike Rafferty (flute, pipes). |
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 #908 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #153 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| On page 41 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| As jig #6 in [Ng] Alan Ng. Alan Ng's Transcriptions. |
| As jig #150 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?