about these two bars
| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 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 PCt (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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1975 | 1#1 | [PCt] Paddy Carty. Traditional Irish Music. Paddy Carty (flute). |
| ~1993 | 3#1 | [JKn 2] James Keane. That's the Spirit. James Keane (accordion). |
| ~1995 | 10#2 | [PCny] Paddy Canny. Traditional Music from the Legendary East Clare Fiddler. Paddy Canny (fiddle). |
| ~1997 | 3#1 | [GL1] various. The Dance Music of Ireland. Jigs and Reels. |
| 1999 | 5#1 | [GCJR] Gerard Commane and Joe Ryan with Eoin O'Neill. Two Gentlemen of Clare Music. Gerard Commane (concertina), Joe Ryan (fiddle). |
| ~2001 | 5#1 | [JMcK] Joe McKenna. The Irish Low Whistle. Joe McKenna (whistle, pipes, keyboards, piano). |
| ~2003 | 10#3 | [KitRec] Seán O'Driscoll and Larry Egan. The Kitchen Recordings. Seán O'Driscoll (banjo, bouzouki), Larry Egan (accordion). |
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 #104 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. |
| As reel #322 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As reel #245 in [JKg 3] Josephine Keegan. A Drop in the Ocean. Traditional Irish Tunes Collected by Josephine Keegan. |
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?