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Tune ID#3088 (Nancy Hynes)

Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Double jig32AABBD Mixolydian
Transcription of first 2 bars of Nancy Hynes
 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 MMrch 2 (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Nancy Hynes / Nancy Hynes's Jig / Pádraic Mac Giollarnáth / Pádhraic Mac Giollarnáth / Peter Tuohey's Jig / Peter Tuohey's (also with a 3rd part) (compare 1st part with 1st part of Banish Misfortune #113)

cd 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). Album details
and contents
20067#1[MMrch 2] Marcas Ó Murchú. Turas Ceoil. Marcas Ó Murchú (flute, whistle).View album details

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 #903 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #150 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
As tune #44 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1.
As tune #50 in volume 4 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols.

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): 1903