Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID# 247 (Bundle and Go)

RhythmBars8-bar phrase structureMode
March32AABBE Dorian
Transcription of first 2 bars of Bundle and Go
 about these two bars

These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording JD 4 (details in the Discography 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):
Bundle and Go / Beer and Ale and Brandy / Cnocán an Teampaill / An Rogaire Dubh (as Untitled on JD 4) (also in A Dorian and as a jig) (compare Cnocán an Teampaill #3851 and compare 1st part with 1st part of The Black Rogue #160)
What do the "track#tune" codes mean?

cd 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. They are listed in order of when they were recorded.

Year
Recorded		 Track
#Tune		 [Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). Album details
and contents
19776#1[JD 4] John Doherty. Bundle and Go. John Doherty (fiddle).View album details
19932#1[MOK] Máire O'Keeffe. Cóisir. House Party. Máire O'Keeffe (fiddle).View album details
1994[2] various. Alan's other personal audiocassettes.

Bibliography

According to my research, there are zero transcriptions that sound very similar to this tune anywhere in the indexed books, regardless of tune title. Try my recommended links to other indexes if you need a transcription. To learn to play this tune, simply learn it from another musician or study the recording(s) listed above. See also: Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music.

Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1977
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