Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#2965 (Great Eastern)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|
| Reel | 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 Crsl (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Great Eastern, The / Jacket of Batteries (compare Silver Spire #1771)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1984 | 9#1 | [Crsl] Séamus McGuire, Manus McGuire, Dáithí Sproule. Carousel. Séamus McGuire (fiddle, viola), Manus McGuire (fiddle), Dáithí Sproule (guitars, vocals). |
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 reel #272 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): 1984