Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#3557 (Old Pigeon on the Gate)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 16 | AB | G Mixolydian |
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 PF (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Old Pigeon on the Gate, The / An Sean-Cholúr ar an nGeata / Kieran Kelly's / Carnanban (also in G Major) (compare 1st part with 1st part of #3665)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1999 | 8#2 | [PF] Patty Furlong. Traditional Irish Music on Button Accordion. Patty Conway Furlong (accordion). |
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 #162 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. |
| On page 55 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. |
| As reel #168 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| On page 94 of [Cr] Matt Cranitch. The Irish Fiddle Book. |
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