Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID# 4366 (Durang's)

RhythmBars8-bar phrase structureMode
Reel32AABBD Major
Transcription of first 2 bars of Durang's
 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 PS 4 (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):
Durang's / Durang's Hornpipe (also as hornpipe)
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
~19939#1[PS 4] Patrick Street. All in Good TIme. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Jackie Daly (accordion), Andy Irvine (vocals, bouzouki, mandolin, harmonica), Arty McGlynn (guitar), Bill Whelan (keyboards, vocals).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.

As tune #1772 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #936 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
On page 215 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
As tune #191 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. [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): 1903