Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID# 4286 (Hogan's Pass)

RhythmBars8-bar phrase structureMode
Hornpipe32AABBD Major
Transcription of first 2 bars of Hogan's Pass
 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 KClns (details in the Discography below).

Where do you get the tune titles?
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Hogan's Pass / Sean Ryan's (composed by Seán Ryan)
What do the "track#tune" codes mean?

cd 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). Album details
and contents
~197612#2[KClns] Kathleen Collins. Traditional Music of Ireland. Kathleen Collins (fiddle).View album details

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.

On page 22 of [SR] Brian Ryan. The Hidden Ireland. The First Selection of Irish Traditional Compositions of Seán Ryan. [available]

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): 1976
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