Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#2554 (Sean Coghlan's Kesh [Sean Coughlan's Kesh])
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double jig | 32 | AABB | A Major |
![Transcription of first 2 bars of Sean Coghlan's Kesh [Sean Coughlan's Kesh]](incipit.png)
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 BC (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Sean Coghlan's Kesh [Sean Coughlan's Kesh] (for 5th figure of Taille Mhara Jig Set on MISD 7) (compare 1st part with 1st part of Kesh Jig #1022)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1996 | 9#3 | [BC] Séamus Begley and Stephen Cooney. Meitheal. Séamus Begley (accordion, vocals), Stephen Cooney (guitar, bass, keyboards, percussion, ditjeridú). |
| ~1996 | B.5#3 | [MISD 7] Donncha Lynch Trio. The Magic of Irish Set Dancing. Vol. 7. Donncha Lynch (accordion), Aogán Lynch (concertina), Donncha Lynch Jr. (guitar). |
Bibliography
Here 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 jig #328 in [HN] Henrik Norbeck. Henrik Norbeck's Abc Tunes. |
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): 1996