about these two bars
| Rhythm | Mode |
|---|---|
| Set dance | G Major |
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording CC (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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 7#1 | [CC] Bernard O'Sullivan and Tommy McMahon. Clare Concertinas. Bernard O'Sullivan (concertina), Tommy McMahon (concertina) except where solos noted. |
| ~1976 | 3(7:52)#3 | [Ch 6] The Chieftains. 6. Bonaparte's Retreat. Paddy Moloney [misspelled as:] Maloney (pipes, whistle, bodhrán), Seán Potts (whistle, bodhrán), Martin Fay (fiddle), Michael Tubridy (flute, concertina, whistle), Derek Bell (harp, oboe, tiompán), Seán Keane (fiddle). |
| ~1986 | 3#1 | [HMSP] Joe Burke, Michael Cooney, Terry Corcoran. Happy to Meet and Sorry to Part. Joe Burke (accordion), Michael Cooney (pipes, whistle), Terry Corcoran (guitar, vocals). |
| ~1990 | 3#2 | [DMa] Declan Masterson. Deireadh an Fhómhair. End of the Harvest. Declan Masterson (pipes, whistle). |
| 1992 | 5#1 | [MR 5] Micho Russell. Ireland's Whistling Ambassador. Micho Russell (whistle, vocals). |
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 #1710 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #1789 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #902 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #980 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #280 in volume 2 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
| As tune #187 in volume 3 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
| On page 200 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| On page 221 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| As setd #9 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| As tune #317 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. |
| In [FMH] Tom Hastings. The Feis Musicians Handbook [sic]. |
| As setd #4 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As setd #5 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #291 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. |
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?