Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID# 2378 (Mills Are Grinding)

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Reel32G Mixolydian
Transcription of first 2 bars of Mills Are Grinding
 about these two bars

These two bars are the start of the transcription in the book 1850 (tune #1378) (details in the Bibliography below).

Where do you get the tune titles?
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Mills Are Grinding, The / Whistling Barber (compare The Flowers of Limerick #648 and The Bunch of Keys #245) (also in D Major)

cd Discography

I have determined by careful listening that there are zero recordings of this tune anywhere on the indexed recordings, regardless of tune title.

Bibliography

Here are all transcriptions of this tune under any title whatsoever – considering only the indexed books – listed in chronological order.

As tune #1378 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #1379 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #627 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
On page 128 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
On page 128 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]

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): 1903
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