Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#2834 (£42 Cheque)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|
| Polka | 32 | D Major |
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 Plx 4 (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
£42 Cheque, The / The Forty-Two Pound Cheque
Discography
Here is the sole recording of this tune considering only the indexed recordings.
| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1979 | 11#2 | [Plx 4] Planxty. Collection. Unidentified on this reissue. |
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 recording listed above.
| As tune #67 in [IBPS] Pat Conway. Ireland's Best Polkas and Slides. |
| As polka #43 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
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): 1979