about these two bars
| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double jig | 32 | AABB | D Major |
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording SE 1 (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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 10(1:08)#2 | [JKm] John J. Kimmel. John J. Kimmel. Early Recordings of Irish Traditional Dance Music. John J. Kimmel (accordion). |
| ~1959 | 12#2 | [SE 1] Seamus Ennis. The Bonny Bunch of Roses. Seamus Ennis (pipes, whistle, vocals). |
| 1977 | 6#2 | [MBP] Matt Molloy, Paul Brady, Tommy Peoples. Matt Molloy. Paul Brady. Tommy Peoples. Matt Molloy (flute), Paul Brady (guitar, vocals), Tommy Peoples (fiddle). |
| 1985 | 8#2 | [Kn] Noel Hill and Tony MacMahon. In Knocknagree. Noel Hill (concertina), Tony MacMahon (accordion). |
| ~1987 | 2#3 | [MM 3] Matt Molloy. Stony Steps. Matt Molloy (flute). |
| ~1993 | 20#2 | [JCnly] Johnny Connolly. An tOileán Aerach. Johnny Connolly (accordion). |
| ~1996 | 6#1 | [PCln] Pat Cloonan. Pat Cloonan's Thanksgiving. Patrick Cloonan (accordion). |
| ~1996 | 2#1 | [JB 3] Joe Burke, Charlie Lennon. The Bucks of Oranmore. Joe Burke (accordion), Charlie Lennon (piano). |
| ~1996 | B.2#2 | [MISD 7] Donncha Lynch Trio. The Magic of Irish Set Dancing. Vol. 7. Donncha Lynch (accordion), Aogán Lynch (concertina), Donncha Lynch Jr. (guitar). |
| 2002 | 13#2 | [DLB] Donncha Lynch Band. Timmy 'the Brit' McCarthy's Set Dances of Cork and Kerry. Donncha Lynch (accordion), Aogan Lynch (concertina), Ronan Lynch (fiddle), Donncha Lynch, Jr. (guitar). |
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 #1003 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #218 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #110 in volume 1 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
| As tune #11 in [A] Hugh McDermott. Allan's "Irish Fiddler." |
| On page 52 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| On page 73 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. |
| As misc #27 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| On page 49 of [Cr] Matt Cranitch. The Irish Fiddle Book. |
| On page 52 of [Cr] Matt Cranitch. The Irish Fiddle Book. |
| As tune #80 in [DM 1] Dave Mallinson. 100 Essential Irish Session Tunes. |
| As jig #5 in [Ng] Alan Ng. Alan Ng's Transcriptions. |
| On page 81 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| On page 131 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As jig #23 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| In [LM] L[arry]. E. McCullough. ? |
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?