about these two bars
| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polka | 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 SSm (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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1993 | 1#2 | [SSm] Seán Smyth. The Blue Fiddle. Seán Smyth (fiddle, whistle, vocals). |
| ~1993 | 6#1 | [4MD 2] Four Men and a Dog. Shifting Gravel. Cathal Hayden (fiddle, banjo), Gino Lupari (percussion, vocals), Kevin Doherty (guitar, vocals), Arty McGlynn (guitar), Conor Keane (accordion), Gerry O'Connor (banjo, fiddle). |
| ~1996 | 6#3 | [BC] Séamus Begley and Stephen Cooney. Meitheal. Séamus Begley (accordion, vocals), Stephen Cooney (guitar, bass, keyboards, percussion, ditjeridú). |
| 2002 | 2#1 | [DLB] Donncha Lynch Band. Timmy 'the Brit' McCarthy's Set Dances of Cork and Kerry. Donncha Lynch (accordion), Aogan Lynch (concertina), Ronan Lynch (fiddle), Donncha Lynch, Jr. (guitar). |
| 2006 | 17#1 | [MMrch 2] Marcas Ó Murchú. Turas Ceoil. Marcas Ó Murchú (flute, whistle). |
| ~2008 | 12#3 | [TDeM] Tony DeMarco. The Sligo Indians. Tony DeMarco (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 polka #107 in [HN] Henrik Norbeck. Henrik Norbeck's Abc Tunes. |
| As polka #72 in [HN] Henrik Norbeck. Henrik Norbeck's Abc Tunes. |
| As tune #38 in [IBPS] Pat Conway. Ireland's Best Polkas and Slides. |
| As tune #89 in [IBPS] Pat Conway. Ireland's Best Polkas and Slides. |
| As polka #45 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?