about these two bars
| Rhythm | Mode |
|---|---|
| Set dance | D Major |
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording EOD (details in the Discography below).
DiscographyHere is the sole recording of this tune considering only the indexed recordings.
| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 3#1 | [EOD] Eugene O'Donnell. Slow Airs and Set Dances. Eugene O'Donnell (fiddle). |
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 recording listed above.
| As tune #1790 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #964 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #192 in volume 3 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
| On page 221 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| As setd #6 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| In [FMH] Tom Hastings. The Feis Musicians Handbook [sic]. |
| As setd #18 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
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?