about these two bars
| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | AABB | A Major |
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording JC (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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 20#1 | [BFair] various. Ballinasloe Fair. Early Recordings of Irish Music in America. |
| 1947 | 2#1 | [GD] various. From Galway to Dublin. Early Recordings of Traditional Irish Music. |
| 1961 | 2.21#1 | [SltSdt] various. Seoltaí Séidte. Setting Sail. |
| ~1962 | 10#1 | [JC] Joe Cooley. Cooley. Joe Cooley (accordion). |
| ~1993 | 5#3 | [JKn 2] James Keane. That's the Spirit. James Keane (accordion). |
| ~2002 | 5#3 | [BCw] Brian Conway. First through the Gate. Brian Conway (fiddle). |
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 #52 in volume 1 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols. |
| On page 189 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. |
| As reel #29 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| On page 15 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| On page 20 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
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?