about these two bars
| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 16 | AB | D Mixolydian |
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording WC 3 (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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 12#1 | [WC 3] Willie Clancy. The Pipering of Willie Clancy. Volume 2. Willie Clancy (pipes, whistle). |
| ~1980 | 6#2 | [JKn 1] James Keane. Roll Away the Reel World. James Keane (accordion). |
| ~1988 | 5#1 | [SWW] Ronan Browne and Peter O'Loughlin. The South West Wind. Traditional Music from County Clare. Ronan Browne (pipes), Peter O'Loughlin (fiddle). |
| ~1991 | 12#1 | [PG 2] Paddy Glackin. Rabharta Ceoil. In Full Spate. Paddy Glackin (fiddle), Dónal Lunny (bouzouki, guitar, bodhrán). |
| ~1996 | 14#3 | [MOB] Mick O' Brien. May Morning Dew. Mick O' Brien (pipes, whistle). |
| ~2001 | 1#3 | [HOP] Claire Byrne, Darragh Murphy, Barry Kerr, Patrick Davey. The Humours of Piping. Claire Byrne (pipes), Darragh Murphy (pipes), Barry Kerr (pipes), Patrick Davey (pipes). |
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 #89 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. |
| As tune #62 in [WC] Pat Mitchell. The Dance Music of Willie Clancy. |
| On page 17 of [SK] Sean Keane. Fifty Fiddle Solos. |
| As reel #43 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As reel #187 in [JKg 3] Josephine Keegan. A Drop in the Ocean. Traditional Irish Tunes Collected by Josephine Keegan. |
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?