Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#3717 (Planxty Hugh O'Donnell)
| Type ? | Mode ? |
|---|---|
| Piece | C Major |
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 EOD (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Planxty Hugh O'Donnell / Planxty O'Donnell
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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 7#1 | [EOD] Eugene O'Donnell. Slow Airs and Set Dances. Eugene O'Donnell (fiddle). |
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 #682 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| On page 240 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
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