Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#372 (Concert Reel)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording ECst (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | AABB | A Dorian |
Concert Reel, The / Concert Reel / Ríl na Ceolchoirme / The Concert (also in B) (compare 2nd part with 2nd part of Rainy Day #1636)
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.
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to hear the first 12 seconds.| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Performers (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1961 | 2.9#1 | [JV] John Vesey. Sligo Fiddler. John Vesey (fiddle). |
| ~1977 | 20#1 | [ECst] Traditional Irish Music in America. The East Coast. Gene Kelly (accordion), Gus Collins (flute). |
| ~1977 | 12#1 | [FG 1] Frankie Gavin and Alec Finn. Frankie Gavin and Alec Finn. Frankie Gavin (fiddle, whistle), Alec Finn (bouzouki). |
| ~1979 | 10#2 | [MB 1] Mary Bergin. Feadóga Stáin. Traditional Irish Music on the Tin Whistle. Mary Bergin (whistle). For this tune: (Eb whistle). |
| ~1990 | 13#2 | [SK 2] Seán Keane. Jig It in Style. Seán Keane (fiddle). |
| ~1995 | 20#1 | [MMR 1] Mike and Mary Rafferty. The Dangerous Reel. Mike Rafferty (flute, whistle, pipes), Mary Rafferty (accordion, flute, whistle). |
| 1996 | 10#3 | [AW] Paddy Reynolds, Charlie Mulvihill, James Keane, with Felix Dolan. Atlantic Wave. Paddy Reynolds (fiddle), Charlie Mulvihill (accordion), James Keane (accordion). For this tune: James Keane (accordion). |
| 1998 | 13#1 | [JWh 6] John Whelan. Come to Dance. John Whelan (accordion). |
| ~2001 | 2#1 | [Beg 2] Beginish. Stormy Weather. Brendan Begley (accordion, vocals), Noel O'Grady (bouzouki), Paul McGrattan (flute, whistle), Gavin Ralston (guitar, keyboards), Paul O'Shaughnessy (fiddle). |
| 2002 | 9#2 | [AJK] Alan and John Kelly. Fourmilehouse. Alan Kelly (piano accordion), John Kelly (flute, whistle). |
| ~2002 | 1#2 | [BCw 1] Brian Conway. First through the Gate. Brian Conway (fiddle). |
| 2007 | 9#1 | [CMcEv 3] Catherine McEvoy. The Home Ruler. Traditional Irish Flute Music. Catherine McEvoy (flute). For this tune: (Eb flute). |
| ~2008 | 8#3 | [BMc 2] Billy McComiskey. Outside the Box. Billy McComiskey (accordion). |
| 2009 | 9#1 | [Hmmrs] The Hammers. From Distant Shores. Paul Hammer (mandolin, banjo), Susan Hammer (whistle, concertina). For this tune: (whistle). |
Bibliography
Here are all transcriptions of this tune 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 #9 in [WC] Pat Mitchell. The Dance Music of Willie Clancy. |
| As reel #136 in [HN] Henrik Norbeck. Henrik Norbeck's Abc Tunes. |
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): 1961