Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#3306 ([untitled])
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double jig | 32 | AABB | G Major |
![Transcription of first 2 bars of [untitled]](incipit.png)
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 MMM (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
[untitled] (1st in The Kinvara Set on MV; 2nd in set Cape Breton Jigs on MMM) [This tune is not (yet?) part of the Irish tradition, but belongs rather to Scottish music.]
Discography
Here 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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1991 | 11#2 | [MV] various. Maiden Voyage. Live Traditional Irish Music Session from Pepper's Bar, Feakle, Co. Clare. Tommy Peoples (fiddle), Siobhán Peoples (fiddle), Andrew McNamara (accordion), Kevin Crawford (flute), P.J. King (accordion), Páraic Mac Donnchadha (banjo), Pat Marsh (bouzouki), Joe Bane (whistle), John Maloney (bodhrán), Séan Mac Donnchadha (vocals). |
| ~1992 | 2#2 | [MMM] various. Music at Matt Molloy's. |
Bibliography
According to my research, there are zero transcriptions that sound very similar to this tune anywhere in the indexed books, regardless of tune title. Try my recommended links to other indexes if you need a transcription. To learn to play this tune, simply learn it from another musician or study the recording(s) listed above. See also: Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music.
Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1991