Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#237 (Peter Baillie)
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 ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strathspey | 16 | AB | E Dorian |
Peter Baillie / Peter Bailie's / The Brown-Sailed Boat (1st in set John Doherty's Selection on JJK) (also in F#) (compare Miss Chalmer's Reel #4607)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1973 | 6#1 | [JJK] John and James Kelly with Michael Crehan and Michael Gavin. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. James Kelly (fiddle), John Kelly (fiddle). |
| ~1983 | 14#1 | [CA] Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and Frankie Kennedy. Ceol Aduaidh. Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh (fiddle, vocals), Frankie Kennedy (flute). |
| ~1996 | 4#2 | [DByrn] Dermot Byrne. Dermot Byrne. Dermot Byrne (accordion). |
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 174 of [NF] Allen Feldman. The Northern Fiddler. |
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): 1973