about these two bars
| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hornpipe | 32 | AABB | G Major |
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MvC 2 (details in the Discography below).
DiscographyHere 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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1996 | 16#1 | [JB 3] Joe Burke, Charlie Lennon. The Bucks of Oranmore. Joe Burke (accordion), Charlie Lennon (piano). |
| ~1996 | 10#2 | [DD HR] De Dannan. Hibernian Rhapsody. Frankie Gavin (fiddle, flute), Alec Finn (bouzouki, guitar), Colm Murphy (bodhrán), Derek Hickey (accordion), Tommy Flemming (vocals). |
| ~1998 | 7#2 | [MvC 2] Moving Cloud. Foxglove. Paul Brock (accordion), Maeve Donnelly (fiddle), Manus McGuire (fiddle), Kevin Crawford (flute, whistle, bodhrán), Carl Hession (piano). |
| ~1999 | 11#2 | [PF] Patty Furlong. Traditional Irish Music on Button Accordion. Patty Conway Furlong (accordion). |
| 2003 | 10#1 | [Dnu 4] Danú. The Road Less Travelled. Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh (vocals, flute, whistle), Benny McCarthy (accordion), Donnchadh Gough (bodhrán, pipes), Oisin McAuley (fiddle, vocals), Tom Doorley (flute, whistle, vocals), Eamon Doorley (bouzouki), Donal Clancy (guitar). |
BibliographyHere 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 recordings listed above.
| As tune #1604 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #1740 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| On page 175 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| As hp #59 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #324 in [FT] Randy Miller. The Fiddler's Throne. |
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?