Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID# 2912 (Ríl Sholais Uí Laighléis)

RhythmMode
ReelC Major
Transcription of first 2 bars of Ríl Sholais Uí Laighléis
 about these two bars

These two bars are the start of the transcription in the book CRE 1 (details in the Bibliography 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):
Ríl Sholais Uí Laighléis / Solus Lillis's Reel (compare 1st part with 1st part of Dr. Taylor #3786; compare 2nd part with 2nd part of The Beauty Spot #135)

cd Discography

I have determined by careful listening that there are zero recordings of this tune anywhere on the indexed recordings, regardless of tune title.

Bibliography

Here are all transcriptions of this tune under any title whatsoever – considering only the indexed books – listed in chronological order.

As tune #165 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1.

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): 1963
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